SargeW
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That is a great dealer. It does make me wonder though how he will be compensated for the unit you select. I would be truly shocked if FR takes your unit back and pays him for your new unit.
I’m honestly not sure at all but my dealer is fantastic. All it will cost us is the difference in price for the new trailer.That is a great dealer. It does make me wonder though how he will be compensated for the unit you select. I would be truly shocked if FR takes your unit back and pays him for your new unit.
And there's the rub... So many people harangue about quality but vote with their dollars. I guess it's an easy mistake for newcomers, since even a cheap RV is a lot of $$ and few people have much understanding of what actually goes into these traveling homes.Tommy (Chinese) used to tell me the only reason China builds cheap stuff is because most Americans will only buy cheap stuff. But they are capable of very high quality, if we want to pay the $$$.
Yes!To make sure i understand correctly, your dealer is going to refund you 100% of what you paid for the grey wolf and use it as a credit towards the purchase of a different unit?
I must be lucky. I cannot recall buying anything that was junk from China. But what I am most impressed with is South Korea. My big screen TV, my car and my cell phone are the three most expensive items I own besides my fiver, and they are all spectacular.
Words and a sentiment not heard all that often in the RV Universe...... my dealer is fantastic.
Am on my 3rd Keystone. 1st one was a used TT. 2nd was a 5th wheel sprinter 35 foot. My current one is in my signature. Had some issues with my new one but overall it’s a great 5th wheel. Go keystone if you can. But make sure you check everything. Make them hook up the water hose to check water heater. Fire up the oven and stove. Open every cupboard. Good luck.Our dealer has been amazing! I’m picking up a rental unit tomorrow to use until we sort out what our new trailer will be. These are the three we are looking at and all are well within spec for my truck. We are leaning towards the Northern Spirit, now it’s just size to consider, 30’ or 34’. Our current one is 32’.
Keystone Passport 2951BH
Northern Spirit 2963BH
Coachmen Apex 256BH
Kinda ironic. I used to ride my ICE motorcycle through Scott's Valley all the time. It was part of the Los Gatos to Santa Cruz loop we used to do. I preferred the Hwy 9 portion of the loop to the Hwy 17 part back then.The electric motorcycle I take on this trip says on it "Crafted in California". It is assembled at the plant in Scott's Valley (Near Santa Cruz).
-Don- Weed, CA
There is nothing about the RV manufacturers that I feel needs defending as they cut corners in every possible way. But I think a properly chosen tow vehicle should not need a WDH. Most people choose to use it without knowing what it is doing exactly. If you are feeling the need to move the weight on the tongue of the trailer back to its axle or to the front axle of the tow vehicle then either your tow vehicle is not proper for the job or overloaded or your trailer isn't loaded properly.The physics of a WD hitch certainly do stress the trailer frame in different ways than a weight-carrying hitch, but in my mind the fundamental flaw is that the trailer frame is under-strength for the job. Use of a WD hitch is the norm these days and with smaller/leaner tow vehicles the WD is a necessity rather than an option. There is no excuse for a trailer frame in this size that is not designed to handle both WD and WC hitches.
Thats a rather broad sweep of the brush, so to speak. I wonder what tow vehicle I need to pull my trailer without a WDH. The owners manual for my RAM 2500 says max tongue weight without a WDH is limited to 500 lbs. Some trailers are not perfectly designed and mine is one of them. I have towed it without a WDH empty, and it towed just fine. Loaded it up, weighed it, went on a trip without a WDH, it was squirrely. Sat down and read the manual, thought it thru for a while, installed a WDH, also did some minor shifting of weight, not a lot, and it tows like a dream now.There is nothing about the RV manufacturers that I feel needs defending as they cut corners in every possible way. But I think a properly chosen tow vehicle should not need a WDH.
That 500lb limit you are saying, doesn't seem correct to me. Is that a class V hitch which is supposedly come standard with that vehicle? they should have a rating in 1800lb or so not 500. That's way smaller than it should be. The reason for "squirrely" thing gone is that there is a lot of "up-ward" pressure at that ball joint and hence the ball is kinda in a locked position and not a lot of movement, hence the noise is gone. It does help with sway as well (as it stiffens that joint) but you can get the same result in various ways with sway control mechanism. As I said, WDH puts a lot of stress on the frame of a T.T. and technically it's not a needed element for proper towing (else commercial towing industry would be using it).Thats a rather broad sweep of the brush, so to speak. I wonder what tow vehicle I need to pull my trailer without a WDH. The owners manual for my RAM 2500 says max tongue weight without a WDH is limited to 500 lbs. Some trailers are not perfectly designed and mine is one of them. I have towed it without a WDH empty, and it towed just fine. Loaded it up, weighed it, went on a trip without a WDH, it was squirrely. Sat down and read the manual, thought it thru for a while, installed a WDH, also did some minor shifting of weight, not a lot, and it tows like a dream now.
Charles
Gen 3 RAMS have a Class IV reciver, not a Class V.That 500lb limit you are saying, doesn't seem correct to me. Is that a class V hitch which is supposedly come standard with that vehicle? they should have a rating in 1800lb or so not 500. That's way smaller than it should be. The reason for "squirrely" thing gone is that there is a lot of "up-ward" pressure at that ball joint and hence the ball is kinda in a locked position and not a lot of movement, hence the noise is gone. It does help with sway as well (as it stiffens that joint) but you can get the same result in various ways with sway control mechanism. As I said, WDH puts a lot of stress on the frame of a T.T. and technically it's not a needed element for proper towing (else commercial towing industry would be using it).