In the paperwork it said to have a powder coated frame I looked under mine today and there is rust everywhere. I'll call forest river tomorrow and see what they say. I know it's not powder coat because my 2002 Indian is ... Does anyone else have rust under there's
yeah.. we have rust. I don't remember anything about being powder coated frame. But I just looked it up and YES it DOES say that. What year do you have? Maybe this was or is an "option" for certain models?
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2012 Ford F-250 King Ranch Super Crew Cab 4x4
2014 Work & Play 25ULA
Paula Drake, Ken Cooksey, Sunny Delight, Valor & Scarlet Begonia
Jasper Ga.
I got a hold of forest river about my 2011 Cherokee greywolf rr-19 today and they told me I need to talk to lippert " www. Lci1.com " the frame builder so I called them after waiting twenty mins on the phone I got to talk to someone they said to email so pictures which I did while on the phone because they don't have a 800 number. They said it only has a 60 day paint defect warranty and a 90 day frame defect warranty. And that they use a stage 4 powder coat. I guess that means paint. So I'm just going to buy por 15 to stop the rust then prime it and undercoat it.. But you would figure on a trailer a little over a year old they would take care of it
If they are truly powder coated they shouldn't rust unless the prep was sub par. I have seen allot of powder coating and I still say the frames are painted. If not it is a poor representation of powder coating.
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2012 Grey Wolf 19RR
2008 Dodge 2500 CTD
Well since they won't fix it, I did I crawled under it and sprayed it with ospho which killed the rust , then I wait a couple day for it to dry , then I primed it , next I'm going to spray it with bedliner spray..
Lippert must have a high quality product to offer the long term of 60 days for paint and 90 days for frame defects. Now we know why our trailers are not lasting as long as the older models did. You get a better warranty on a $10 toaster.
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Terry and Janet
2008 3001W Windjammer
2007 Ford F150
Yeah, when I crawled under my trailer and had a look I thought "Oh crap". I expect problems down the road. What do they make these frames from? Melted down coat hangars? I have a 25rr and after looking at that frame I was uncomfortable with the thought of rolling a heavy bike into the back of it. I've seen some very questionable manufacturing issues also.
When I bought it and was speaking with the dealer about the construction he replied in a way that said "What do you expect for $xx,xxx dollars. I thought "Hmmmmm...." but true it was "cost effective". Still, you don't want it to fall apart like wet cardboard when the first good rain comes.
I'm holding out to see how the warranty work turns out. If I'm treated right we'll be ok. If not I'll do my part in warning people.
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