Ordering a Artic Fox 5th Wheel

[philh]

Under normal times, what is the time from order to receiving a Artic Fox 27-5L?

[philh]

racer4 wrote:
Are you thinking of Niemeyer Trailer Sales in MN?

Niemeyer or Mike Jones in Ohio. Both have good reps, Niemeyer is slightly better... But Mike Jones is almost directly on my route to FL 🙂 We are stopping at MJ on our way to FL in a couple of weeks.

Our plan is to sell the TT early summer, after we've ordered the AF in March. I want the 5er before traveling to FL next Christmas, but after we get the 2022 SD 🙂

[frankwp]

philh wrote:

frankwp wrote:
Call and ask. They'll know better than we will.

Real world experience beats lying dealers every day of the year.

One dealer said 3 months

Another 4-5 months

Another 6 months. This dealer also put me in touch with a factory rep, who was straight up honest with me, stated 6 months, but added who knows what the election results will bring us come next year.

Both 5th wheels that I have ordered arrived reasonably close to when they said they would. Maybe my experience was unusual.

[racer4]

I think they post their current production runs on their facebook page. You could try scanning back through that to find a pattern.

Pre-covid, another Arctic Fox model, 32A travel trailer, was built every 10 months.

So probably the same 10 months between production runs for a 27-5L FW. They had a covid shut in the spring, which delayed the usual schedule.

I am thinking of ordering a 32A, so I have been studying.

Are you thinking of Niemeyer Trailer Sales in MN?

[4x4ord]

Probably if you figure a year you won't be too far off. Even if it shows up in 5 months, the wait will feel like a year. It should help you appreciate it even more once you get it, congratulations.

[lee_worsdell]

Last summer I went into my dealer and seen a high country 374. he said he could have it in a week and sure enough it was here. All in time to head to Bristol for the race.

[troubledwaters]

Looks like the factory rep was honest with you; so why not rely on what he told you?

[philh]

frankwp wrote:
Call and ask. They'll know better than we will.

Real world experience beats lying dealers every day of the year.

One dealer said 3 months

Another 4-5 months

Another 6 months. This dealer also put me in touch with a factory rep, who was straight up honest with me, stated 6 months, but added who knows what the election results will bring us come next year.

[Sonora108]

Took us 5 months from the time we ordered till our 27-5L arrived at the dealer. Like others have said Northwood's production line is done by model runs so Northwood will be able to give you a good estimate.
Bill

[fishhogg]

Supply and build times could be set back with covid. We flew down to Portland Oregon in August 2019 from Alaska, ordered in October and picked up in December. Good Luck

[Curly2001]

I would call the factory and see what they say. See what they have on pending sold orders and what dealer would serve you best when you order. They may be in the middle of a run of what you want for your unit.
Curly

[Devocamper]

I know they don’t have a huge dealer network for their trailers is there a dealer near you? Call a dealer or the factory .

[dieseltruckdriv]

frankwp wrote:
Call and ask. They'll know better than we will.

This.

Plus they make them in "runs", meaning they make certain models all at once. So yours could be next, or you could have ordered just a little too late. Your wait time most likely will depend on the schedule.

[Lwiddis]

I could guess but didn’t the dealer/manufacturer rep indicate a delivery date?

[frankwp]

Call and ask. They'll know better than we will.