BEFORE YOU BUY A TRAVEL TRAILER WATCH THIS
THIS is a video of how trailers were made in 2008 and the importance of that is that it is said that the quality has gone DOWN since then. WATCH this whole video, BEFORE you buy a Trailer but also mo...
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Well, we had an entire TT replaced under warranty because it had a "standard" junk frame on it. Luckily we happened to find out the day after we bought it and luckily the TT manufacturer did something. Most would probably do nothing and blame the owner. The frame was like it was made from rubber and the tail end would bob up and down like a duck in water going down the highway. Even found a failed weld in the aluminum superstructure framing due to excessive flex. After waiting 9 months, the replacement came with a very heavy duty frame c/w 2 sizes higher rated axles, like it should have had to start with. Zero frame issues after that and way better performance. Frame & axles added only only 200 or so lbs. Still, plenty of other issues and terrible build quality though.
I think a big part of the problem with TTs and other RVs is the complete lack of industry regulations on frames and structures and lack of oversight by an authority having jurisdiction. Quite often, an RV manufacturer simply flips you over to a 3rd party (like Lippert for ex.) to fight it out with and they don't get involved. Add to that dealers who refuse to fix things under warranty or don't know how to properly stuff, if at all. It's like no other industry out there. Ridiculous!
As for that video, we don't know the history of it's use. Rot could simply be due to lack of maintenance and use of the trailer during cold weather and failure to vent out moisture laden air. That trailer has an extraordinarily unusual amount of rot for some reason. (Note where it's located.)
Oh, and after 3 TTs in just 3 years, I've become a hardened and cynical RV owner... :M
I think a big part of the problem with TTs and other RVs is the complete lack of industry regulations on frames and structures and lack of oversight by an authority having jurisdiction. Quite often, an RV manufacturer simply flips you over to a 3rd party (like Lippert for ex.) to fight it out with and they don't get involved. Add to that dealers who refuse to fix things under warranty or don't know how to properly stuff, if at all. It's like no other industry out there. Ridiculous!
As for that video, we don't know the history of it's use. Rot could simply be due to lack of maintenance and use of the trailer during cold weather and failure to vent out moisture laden air. That trailer has an extraordinarily unusual amount of rot for some reason. (Note where it's located.)
TurnThePage wrote:Agree. I think there is an expectation by newbies to RVs that there is some sort of quality control and gov't oversight, similar to automobiles and homes. Poor quality just doesn't happen in cars & homes like it does in RVs. There's simply NO yardstick to identify & differentiate quality in RVs. RV manufacturers get away with cranking out junk because they can, without impunity.
I keep hearing that they build it cheap because we refuse to pay for quality. I think that's total BS.
Oh, and after 3 TTs in just 3 years, I've become a hardened and cynical RV owner... :M
