"Newbie" with possible structural issue.
Hello,
I posted this on another forum, but wanted to part here as well. As a total "newbie", I am interested in getting as much info as possible. At the onset, allow me to say "thank you" in advance for helping newcomers like mywself.
I just bought a 2011 30 foot Forest River 5th wheel. I bought it before I felt that I was ready, but it had the floor plan that I wanted, and I was concerend that it would last long with spring approaching. That said, while climbing underneath the unit to route my water line, I bumped into a piece of angle iron bracing that connects two long angle iron braces that run the width of the unit about midway and about five feet apart, and discovered it wasnt welded on both ends. I check two more pieces and both of those were not welded on both ends either. I checked the loose end to see if the weld might have broken, but found on visible signs of a weld on any of the three pieces.
I cannot imagine why these pieces were only welded on one end. If this indeed an oversight, the unit made it out of the manufacturers "quality control" and th edealer that I bought it from didn't catch ot either. Is there any reason that three pieces of angle bracing under the unit would only be welded on one end?
That said, being inexperienced,I thought I would seek input from seasoned rv'ers.
Thanks.
I posted this on another forum, but wanted to part here as well. As a total "newbie", I am interested in getting as much info as possible. At the onset, allow me to say "thank you" in advance for helping newcomers like mywself.
I just bought a 2011 30 foot Forest River 5th wheel. I bought it before I felt that I was ready, but it had the floor plan that I wanted, and I was concerend that it would last long with spring approaching. That said, while climbing underneath the unit to route my water line, I bumped into a piece of angle iron bracing that connects two long angle iron braces that run the width of the unit about midway and about five feet apart, and discovered it wasnt welded on both ends. I check two more pieces and both of those were not welded on both ends either. I checked the loose end to see if the weld might have broken, but found on visible signs of a weld on any of the three pieces.
I cannot imagine why these pieces were only welded on one end. If this indeed an oversight, the unit made it out of the manufacturers "quality control" and th edealer that I bought it from didn't catch ot either. Is there any reason that three pieces of angle bracing under the unit would only be welded on one end?
That said, being inexperienced,I thought I would seek input from seasoned rv'ers.
Thanks.
