Just thought I would pass this along on this forum. The RVnet forum/ Good Sam forum, under fifth wheels, is running a survey, more or less, from people who
have experienced frame and running gear problems with Lippert products. After reading the posts that are already there, it appears the cracking problem is
wide spread and not just with Open Road/Pilgrim products. I would suggest that any of us, who have had frame issues with our units, respond to this survey, as
it may lead to further action from either Lippert, or advocacy groups associated with the RV's and trailers. It is about time someone looked into why so
many frames are stress cracking, causing many thousands of dollars in repairs and insurance claims, not to mention the safety situation it puts us all in.
Ratracer327
Lippert frame survey
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I saw that survey. But Jim had warned me last year, and so this spring I pulled the bottom cover off from around the hitch, and checked for proper gusseting,
as Jim Skiles has described. the frame had the gusseted, which according to Jim meant that I was OK. Hope that's still the case.
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I sold my 306RL-SS because it wasn't setup for full time but when I went shopping I crossed off everything that used a Lippert frame.
You can read the rest elsewhere here but powder coating at Lippert means blowing powder on the wet paint.
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