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blofgren wrote: Allworth wrote: What BS! The axles and brakes are warranted by their own manufacturer so the trailer assembly company doesn't enter the picture. If you have an axle fail; see how quick you get turned over to Dexter or Lippert for warranty service. Once you try disks, you will never consider drums again. I agree entirely. I could not believe the difference in braking with discs. Our current 16k 36' fiver tops WAY better than our previous 12k 30' fiver with 12" drums. And the discs engage much faster. And if the rest of the coach can't handle the better stopping power then move on to something else! I don't think it's a case of whether the coach can handle it. It is a case of it wasn't ENGINEERED to be USED with it. Then you're asking them to warranty their product with a accessory they didn't engineer for. Here's a, poor, example. S1 wire staples (to hold residential romex wiring) are ENGINEERED and APPROVED by the manufacturer to accept one wire...not two. Therefore the electric code says ONE wire under a staple. When obviously you could easily and carefully put two under. A house burned down in Ontario and the cause was determined to be electrical. They found S1 staples with two wires under and said this was the cause. ESA (electric safety authority) had to pay for the house because they (ESA) inspected it and passed the double wire under the S1 staple which it is not engineered for. Sure anyone can say look how easy 2 wires can go under this staple and how much neater everything is... BUT it's not engineered for it. They can sell twice as many staples by only approving one wire per staple. I know you nay sayers are gonna blast this to pieces but it what I was told by a electrical inspector when I tried to get him to approve some double wires. He said no chance will he approve it and this is why.468Views0likes0CommentsRe: Voided warranty
Fulltimer50 wrote: I am more interested in what brand of 5th wheel is being talked about. I set off this rampage (from the hyper folk) with what I was told by Jayco's engineering department. I wasn't specifically told what wouldn't be covered, I just generalized. They said the unit is not engineered for use with disk brakes thus it would affect the warranty. I'm still going to do it...because I'm a rebel468Views0likes0CommentsRe: Voided warranty
christopherglenn wrote: Void what warranty? The axle, yes it may. The AC, no it shouldn't. Remember the normal warranty is only 1 year - but almost all the individual parts of the trailer have their own individual warranty's. So at worst case you take delivery, and upgrade the brakes next spring - once the warranty is gone. Not meaning the accessories like AC and things. Things like the frame cracking. The sidwalls cracking/delaming. Things that were "engineered" for that unit. If they weren't engineered to be on it, the manufacturer holds the cards when it comes to their warranty. I suppose you could challenge them and make them prove it was the fault of disks being added, but it's only a year warranty. Sort of like don't chip your diesel truck and expect the warranty to cover a blown head gasket when they see that you've chipped it.301Views0likes0CommentsRe: Voided warranty
It is the manufacturer who would void the warranty. The unit's frame and body was designed by engineers for use with drum brakes not disk brakes. If they have a model (like Jayco's Designer) that has a disk brake option then you could get the disk option. Don't even waste your time calling. I've been through it.276Views0likes0CommentsRe: Which between wheel chocks??
Goostoff wrote: I was lucky enough to get my rotochoks before the company closed. My next trailer purchase will be partially decided on wheel spacing so I can keep them unless I get a 6 point auto level. Yep.. Mine are too small for my new wheel spacing. Can't use them anymore. But I do have 6 point now and haven't used any chocks.131Views0likes0Comments
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