Weld integrity of tongue to frame on autumn ridge 266rks

That's weird, compared to an equivalent Jayco. One company, two brands.

Depending on the model, it either gets built for Starcraft at one of several Jayco plants, or it gets built for Jayco at the Starcraft plant, with differences in trim, equipment, and of course branding.

Autumn Ridge line is bigger than what Starcraft builds, so it is a Jayco product. Do the Jayco employees intentionally do shoddy work on the frames of trailers that will be Starcraft branded? How would they know, at the frame plant, which is a separate operation, which brand is it going to eventually be.

But could this brand rivalry be the explanation for the rough finish on a Jayco popup I looked at in early 2014 at the factory showroom, considering that the Starcraft plant was building that model for Jayco?

As a conspiracy theory, could it make national news?

From what I found, very few offer the Integrated A-Frame design like Jayco. Like I said, suprising since Jayco makes the Starcraft line of campers.

BarneyS wrote:
That is not unusual at all. Many different trailer manufacturers make the tongue like that.
Barney

True Barney, my Enterra is like that. :C

Funny, the Jay Flight 32BHDS is one of the heaviest on the road and it uses the integrated tongue.



The 36BHDS is even bigger and uses the integrated tongue.



The 38BHDS even has the integrated tongue at 11,000 GVWR



I don't think being Heavy Duty has anything to do with it, just a different design. Being Jayco makes these Starcraft Autumn Ridge Trailers and they mostly are cloned, this is surprising. Maybe some designs are going to be kept on their flagship Jayco models.

Awesome guys!! Tx for your time. Its good to get input from the rv veterans. And positive news as well. My wife and I are newbies. Although, we have been renting the last couple of years to see if we are ready to take the next step. We first started renting class Cs , but we just purchased a 2014 F150 Eco Screw and have been renting a couple different travel trailers the last 6 months. We have been looking at RVs the last 4 or 5 years and think we have finally found the one we have been looking for. The last real hurdle was this issue. Thanks again!!!

I think that's the way they build house trailers too.

Shouldn't be an issue, might be a blessing.

That is not unusual at all. Many different trailer manufacturers make the tongue like that.
Barney