TC campers wrote:
Thank you for all the responses. I'll hold off on naming the company and trailer at this point. I will follow up after my visit on Monday to the dealership. We purchased a new trailer because we had never owned one and didn't have clue in what to look for in a used unit. I am a general contractor by trade and would have no issues making all the necessary repairs, but don't feel that is my responsibility. I would never had removed the skirting that covered the bottom just to see how everything was constructed before buying, but now? probably. I will certainly add extra supports under the tanks if they won't. Still have a sour taste in mouth for the whole thing.
Exactly.....you have now learned that when shopping for a trailer, it's good to lay on your back under the darn things and look at the general build quality. I did exactly that with probably a dozen different brands before buying my trailer. As a contractor, you of course will immediately see things that will make it clear to you they are not all built the same.
One of the big problems we hear about on this and other forums is folks taking their RV back to the dealer, and having no use of it for a month or two while it waits for, and gets repaired. In my case, the few issues I had with my new trailer, I was able to solve myself, at home, in less time that it would have taken me to hitch it up and drive the 40 miles to the dealer. Should I have had to do it myself ? No....it should have been done right at the factory or caught at the dealer pre-sale. But at least now I know it is right, "to my satisfaction".
I may be an exception to the rule though, because I actually like tinkering with it, and making things better, or more to my liking, than how they did it.
Let's face it, a travel trailer is still a rather crude device, unlike modern cars or trucks. So, being a crude device, us home tinkerers can still work on them.
