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02-13-2019, 06:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Central Calif.
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Caution,,Careful Where You Put Your Hands.
Recently while just checking out our new TT Surveyor 247 BHDS I put my hand on the top corner of the kitchen slide and low and behold found some very sharp metal..
Looks like the detail work in the trailer went by the wayside when they got to the slide.
I took the loose ends and bent them down and then put a heavy strip of Gorilla tape over it just as a safety precaution for the next curious person.
Picture attached.
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02-14-2019, 10:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Snohomish, WA
Posts: 1,151
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Thanks for the tip. I'll be checking mine for sure.
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2017 Forest River Surveyor 247BHDS...
...Tugged by a 2016 F250 XLT FX4 SuperCrew, Shortbed 6.2L, 4wd, 3.73...
...Joined with a Husky Centerline TS 800-1200lbs WDH
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02-14-2019, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 5,712
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WOW !!  I've never seen anything that bad.
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02-14-2019, 11:07 AM
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Denver To Yuma In 90 Days
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Posts: 3,882
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Incredible...
Although I have also seen some other amazing work out of the RV factories that was just as mind boggling. 
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02-14-2019, 11:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Port Richey Florida
Posts: 640
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Sadly that was probably done by one of there Top Notch employees.
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02-14-2019, 12:00 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,136
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WOW!... that is TERRIBLE workmanship by someone.
That needs to be brought to someone's attention.
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F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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02-14-2019, 12:43 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 14
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Out of sight, out of mind... Hopefully you didn't get cut too bad. That could have been a bad deal.
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02-14-2019, 02:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Rochester,IL
Posts: 57
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Looks like they cut it with a dull steak knife!
Ben
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02-14-2019, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by benfox49
Looks like they cut it with a dull steak knife!
Ben
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How dare you insult dull steak knives like that!
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02-14-2019, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 9,573
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Plastic trim?
Quote:
Originally Posted by NewRvrDDC
Recently while just checking out our new TT Surveyor 247 BHDS I put my hand on the top corner of the kitchen slide and low and behold found some very sharp metal..
Looks like the detail work in the trailer went by the wayside when they got to the slide.
I took the loose ends and bent them down and then put a heavy strip of Gorilla tape over it just as a safety precaution for the next curious person.
Picture attached.
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Is there room to put plastic angle trim (like you would put on the outside corner of a plaster wall) in this area. These two are self-adhesive and inexpensive:
96-inch
48-inch
Larry
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02-14-2019, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 1,713
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I wonder what else lurks behind hidden areas. That kind of work reflects on management and the attitude of the person doing the cutting.
Not very encouraging, I will check my slide too.
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02-14-2019, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 191
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Quote:
Originally Posted by benfox49
Looks like they cut it with a dull steak knife!
Ben
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I was thinking hatchet.
Bob
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02-14-2019, 07:08 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
Posts: 19,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by upflying
I wonder what else lurks behind hidden areas. That kind of work reflects on management and the attitude of the person doing the cutting.
Not very encouraging, I will check my slide too.
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Oh there's plenty... holes drilled 5 times bigger than necessary... holes made with a hammer... cut-outs left behind... dirt/sawdust... etc.
And you don't even want to look in the area under the enclosed underbelly[emoji37]
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2022 Cedar Creek 345IK 5th Wheel•Solar & Inverter•2024 Ford F-Series SCREW•7.3L•4x4•Factory Puck•B&W Companion•TST Tire Monitor w/Repeater•Sinemate 3500w Gen.
F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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02-14-2019, 09:34 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 23
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Yeah, there is some strange thing that go on when they build some of these RVs. Our last RV was a Wildwood bunkhouse with an open loft to the kitchen. It had a furnace under the sofa beside the water pump. The installer used a sledge hammer to make the holes for the duct runs and the water hose from the fresh water tank. Never seen anything like it.
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