Quality of older Lance TC vs New
I’m in the market for a TC and really liked my 2005 Lance 981 and 04 1191. I think the 981 is about as perfect as a TC can get. Not too big and not too small, not a lot of overhang, roomy with the l...
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I did own 2002 Lance 1161 and when I liked the cabinetry finish, the structure was design by kinder-grader IMHO.
It was 1st generation of slides, where single slide was supported by 3/4x 2" of wood. It was hardwood, but still not much for holding couple thousands pounds of load.
Additionally the main corner of the design had no bracket, only some flashing with lot of staples.
Final result was not only the main beam bending badly, but corner separation, what I observed on lot of those TC.
To even more amusement, the slide had steel support and front vertical corned had steel angle as well.
Yet having them about 2" close to each other, Lance engineers never connected steel with steel, leaving the strength to flashing.
Once I reinforced both, it did serve me well.
Unique camper with side entry had lot of advantages.
It was 1st generation of slides, where single slide was supported by 3/4x 2" of wood. It was hardwood, but still not much for holding couple thousands pounds of load.
Additionally the main corner of the design had no bracket, only some flashing with lot of staples.
Final result was not only the main beam bending badly, but corner separation, what I observed on lot of those TC.
To even more amusement, the slide had steel support and front vertical corned had steel angle as well.
Yet having them about 2" close to each other, Lance engineers never connected steel with steel, leaving the strength to flashing.
Once I reinforced both, it did serve me well.
Unique camper with side entry had lot of advantages.
