โApr-19-2023 12:43 PM
โJun-05-2023 11:54 AM
Marine359 wrote:
It all depends on your budget and your tow vehicle. If you have a half ton truck, or SUV equivalent, or mid-size truck, youโll likely be limited to trailers under 6,000# GVWR. And limited to 26ft or less. Budget-wise, the best brands, like ORV, Northwoods, Airstream, and most larger fiberglass trailers are quite heavy, and very expensive even if purchased used. For those, youโre looking in the $60K and up range, and youโll need a 3/4 ton truck. We shopped a long time to find a trailer that didnโt require us to get a new truck, and was of moderately good quality. For us, towability and build quality were the factors that settled us on the Winnebago Micro-Minnie line. If buying new, you can expect any trailer to have some things youโll have to fix after you get it home. If your expectations, no matter what you paid, are that everything should work perfectly with no problems, you will be sorely disappointed. If youโre a good wrench, there will be very few things you wonโt be able to fix, otherwise youโll spend a lot of time and money at a dealership or repair shop. IMHO, the happiest campers are those who stick to their budget by buying a camper that may not be perfect (because there isnโt one), but suitable for their style of camping. Think first of whether you prefer RV parks or dry camping, and then choose and outfit your trailer to fit.
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โMay-23-2023 05:31 PM
Huntindog wrote:Cwilson333 wrote:I seem to have overlooked your all knowing recomendations. Fact is you have not made any. All you have is trash other peoples opinions. As soon as I finish this post I will block you. I encourage others to do the same. With no audience you will soon go away from boredum.Huntindog wrote:CWilson wrote:If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.
It is literally the easist thing to fix. One could take care of that on the way home from the dealer.
Well that's obvious but when an RV manufacturer decides to install the cheapest borderline tires they can find, and tires are in a location that can easily be seen just by walking up to it, I find it hard to believe they don't also use the cheapest borderline other components and materials in places not easily seen. The Grand stops with the name. There is nothing Grand about them and no better than trailers made by others like Forest River or Thor. If it makes you feel better to believe they're that "Grand", and you somehow purchased a peach that is better than A or B, more power to you but it's only a fantasy.
โMay-23-2023 07:29 AM
โMay-21-2023 04:23 PM
Cwilson333 wrote:I seem to have overlooked your all knowing recomendations. Fact is you have not made any. All you have is trash other peoples opinions. As soon as I finish this post I will block you. I encourage others to do the same. With no audience you will soon go away from boredum.Huntindog wrote:CWilson wrote:If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.
It is literally the easist thing to fix. One could take care of that on the way home from the dealer.
Well that's obvious but when an RV manufacturer decides to install the cheapest borderline tires they can find, and tires are in a location that can easily be seen just by walking up to it, I find it hard to believe they don't also use the cheapest borderline other components and materials in places not easily seen. The Grand stops with the name. There is nothing Grand about them and no better than trailers made by others like Forest River or Thor. If it makes you feel better to believe they're that "Grand", and you somehow purchased a peach that is better than A or B, more power to you but it's only a fantasy.
โMay-20-2023 08:24 AM
Huntindog wrote:CWilson wrote:If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.
It is literally the easist thing to fix. One could take care of that on the way home from the dealer.
โMay-17-2023 05:55 AM
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โMay-15-2023 05:00 AM
mikeleblanc413 wrote:
Would appreciate your help on whick manufacturers are doing a good (hopefully GREAT) job putting the sticks together. Thanks!
โMay-14-2023 08:43 AM
CWilson wrote:If the only thing I did not like about a TT was the tires, I would buy it.
I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.
โMay-14-2023 04:53 AM
CWilson wrote:GD uses Dexter axles with self adjusting brakes. In the 2021 model year they were 7K axles on the big Momentums with an option for 8K with disc brakes and Cooper 17.5 LRH tires. Triple 7Ks had a GVW of 20K and Triple 8Ks bumped that up to 21K. The pin box is/was the limiting factor. Now they are coming With the 8K axles/disc/LRH tires standard. This puts the GD toyhaulers far ahead of the competition.Huntindog wrote:
My Momentum has optional 8K axles and disc brakes, 17.5 LRH tires, a 12" tall frame, and is the first RV I have owned where the tanks actually hold what they are spec'ed at. This is my 4th RV over 30 years, and the best one yet.
Thats great, but I am not sure what the height of the frame has to do with quality. One would expect the frame rails to be larger on a bigger rig. A 12" high frame can be fabricated just as shoddy as a 6" high frame and when it comes to LCI that speaks for itself. I've yet to see a quality weld on an LCI frame and its a known fact they use cheap surplus steel whenever they can and the smallest/lightest they can get away with. You paid for the optional axles and disc brakes, what would you have gotten from Grand Design as "stock"? Are you saying that the stock axles and brakes are low quality? I looked at a 2021 Grand Design TT and it had OEM installed Lionshead Castlerock China Bombs.
โMay-14-2023 03:04 AM
JBarca wrote:
I can speak to the 12" frame comment, and that size does have to do with quality. I have seen the recent years' downsizing of the main frame rails across many brands. I'm not sure what his camper is rated at, but a triple axle camper can now be on a 10" frame. Does it work? Yes, will it last? Maybe not, pending the use of the camper.