We completed our first ever factory trip at Forest City this past Tuesday. We arrived Sunday and had the coached worked on Monday and Tuesday. I had the nylon? bushings on my big slide replaced (I had lots of wear on some, not so much on others), a defective air horn solenoid replaced (air horns quit working the day before we arrived), a defective solenoid that controls the slides replaced, and some other miscellaneous items checked. Total bill was about $1,500.00. Actually, the heater core on my rig blew out in Illinois (second core on this coach...I replaced the original core in 2006), so I bypassed it. However, after having two cores from Winne's supplier fail in the 5 years we've owned this rig, I elected to do the replacement again myself when I get back home. However, I will now have a local radiator shop build me a new core.
Due to my activity as a moderator on another RV forum, Byran Funke arranged for a VIP factory tour for me. I had my own personal tour guide and was able to see a lot of the factory operation. It is a big and busy place for sure.
Folks in the midwest are friendly and the folks at Winnebago were no exception. We had two techs assigned to our coach and they were a hoot.
Forest City is a quiet farm town and we enjoyed driving around and checking things out. Shooterz Sports Bar and Grill is a great place to eat and the breakfast deals at the cafe in Bill's Super Market were hard to beat. Also, we ate a the Branding Iron in nearby Thompson and had some great prime rib.
After traveling thru Indiana, Illionois, Iowa and Wisconsin to get to the IP in Michigan, we've seen enough corn and soybeans to last a lifetime.
Due to my activity as a moderator on another RV forum, Byran Funke arranged for a VIP factory tour for me. I had my own personal tour guide and was able to see a lot of the factory operation. It is a big and busy place for sure.
Folks in the midwest are friendly and the folks at Winnebago were no exception. We had two techs assigned to our coach and they were a hoot.
Forest City is a quiet farm town and we enjoyed driving around and checking things out. Shooterz Sports Bar and Grill is a great place to eat and the breakfast deals at the cafe in Bill's Super Market were hard to beat. Also, we ate a the Branding Iron in nearby Thompson and had some great prime rib.
After traveling thru Indiana, Illionois, Iowa and Wisconsin to get to the IP in Michigan, we've seen enough corn and soybeans to last a lifetime.