NON Lippert frame TT
Does anyone know who is making a NON Lippert frame Travel Trailer today. Or even a Lippert frame with a different make axle?
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The "nittering naybobs of negativism" (as Spiro Agnew called it) were people that had substandard spec'd frames made by the largest manufacturer of RV Chassis in North America. Lippert.
The frame failures were of epic porportions, many in number and legendary. Rust on new frames, bad welds, out riggers on frames were tacked on, "spot welded" instead of fully welded.
HOWEVER....these issues are largly a fond memory no...the entire boon doggle was mostly the RV Manufacturers fault...when they speced a frame, Lipert built it to order to the specs given to them Period.
If the RV Manufacturer cheaped out and didn't pay for certified welders, inspectors and a fully welded part instead of "tack wedled", the frame guys built it the way the RV Manufacturer requested. It was the WRONG way, and the CRAPPY way...but you do get what you pay for. $$$!
Interesting enough, Jayco was usng Leland Chassis to build their RV Frames...no issues! Because Leland was building to Jayco's custom blueprint Specs...a fully welded chassis. Not tack welded. Good frames. Then when Leland was bought by Lippert...Jayco still had specific specs for their own frames...an extra cost option that other RV Builders finally bought into as well!
So the cracked welds, broken frames are largely a thing of the past! Thankfully!
The frame failures were of epic porportions, many in number and legendary. Rust on new frames, bad welds, out riggers on frames were tacked on, "spot welded" instead of fully welded.
HOWEVER....these issues are largly a fond memory no...the entire boon doggle was mostly the RV Manufacturers fault...when they speced a frame, Lipert built it to order to the specs given to them Period.
If the RV Manufacturer cheaped out and didn't pay for certified welders, inspectors and a fully welded part instead of "tack wedled", the frame guys built it the way the RV Manufacturer requested. It was the WRONG way, and the CRAPPY way...but you do get what you pay for. $$$!
Interesting enough, Jayco was usng Leland Chassis to build their RV Frames...no issues! Because Leland was building to Jayco's custom blueprint Specs...a fully welded chassis. Not tack welded. Good frames. Then when Leland was bought by Lippert...Jayco still had specific specs for their own frames...an extra cost option that other RV Builders finally bought into as well!
So the cracked welds, broken frames are largely a thing of the past! Thankfully!
