Poor quality control

If that is intended to be a rhetorical question, perhaps you should elaborate!

On a brand new motorhome, you shouldn't have to. We full-timed in our 2004 Newmar for 8 years withouth an alignment. What is your issue?

They do that just to get you PO'ed....Dennis

Bruce Hoggatt wrote:
Why should you need to lube and align front wheels on a new monaco?

Because the manufacturer has no idea how you plan on loading the coach. It will be close from the factory but until you load it lightly for short trips or fully loaded for full time use or long trips and have the alignment re-checked, you don't know.
Getting an RV front end alignment without having the coach loaded to the way that you usually travel is a waste of time and money.
If it seems too expensive for you, don't do it. Tires are pretty cheap.

Some people Drive MHs out of the dealerships and run over curbs etc. learning how to drive a MH and then wonder why it needs alignment. Then they join a forum to complain. :B

bRUCE; A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO YOU POSTED
"Monaco is a good brand,but not perfect as you would think,they all have problems,but,some could be avoided. My new 2005 monaco was never aligned so tires were gone at 10 k. No caster shims,and towed out one inch.Did not lube anything,driveshaft fell out at 11 k,nothing but rust in the u joints.Bed slide broke first year,stove fell through the counter,sink fell through counter,many smaller things. "
So is 2005 a typo? is this a different coach? or a lemon?

MY 06 GEORGETOWN DIDNT HANDLE RIGHT WHEN NEW I HAD IT ALIGNED 100% DIFFERENCE

Loading should absolutely not have any effect on alignment!

CG Dawson wrote:
Loading should absolutely not have any effect on alignment!

I'm guessing that Henderson's knows a little more about alignment than you do and will go with what they endorse:
Even when a coach is brand new, it’s a good idea to have the wheel alignment checked. The factory runs each coach through the wheel alignment process pretty fast—and when the coach is loaded for travel, especially an independent front suspension (IFS) coach, the alignment changes as the load changes.
Hendersons front end alignment

darsben wrote:
bRUCE; A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO YOU POSTED
"Monaco is a good brand,but not perfect as you would think,they all have problems,but,some could be avoided. My new 2005 monaco was never aligned so tires were gone at 10 k. No caster shims,and towed out one inch.Did not lube anything,driveshaft fell out at 11 k,nothing but rust in the u joints.Bed slide broke first year,stove fell through the counter,sink fell through counter,many smaller things. "
So is 2005 a typo? is this a different coach? or a lemon?

You would think a motorhome owner would pay attention to their tires and if they were wearing unevenly they would have it checked before driving 10,000 miles and ruining the tires. In fact my DP had an alignment problem early on that I recognized with when the uneven tire wear started. I took it in an had the alignment fixed and those same tires got replaced because of age and not because of wear.