MotoBoot
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Weekend Warrior had a transport company pick my trailer up in Nor Cal a couple days ago and take it down to the So Cal factory. i spoke with a rep there yesterday and he confirmed my trailer had arrived but he had not inspected it yet. He mentioned that Zieman would be fixing the bent frame and then Warrior would repair the body damage. I have to say they have been reaaly good about this since I first got in touch with Julianna Miller, a national service manager for WW.
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Socalou
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Macs Dad wrote:walcoffl wrote:I called weekend warrior on friday and spoke to Mike Blonbell. He told me that if I have a 2006 FS2300 and I do not see any issues, do not bring it in. They would do no re-inforcement and their is such thing as a prophylactic fix. His last words were to enjoy the trailer but keep an eye on my weight. Has anyone had this response?
Measure the thickness of the steel at your tongue. If it is 1/8" thick it will bend over time. It takes time to notice it as well because it is so gradule. If it 1/8" thick I'd call WW back and tell them you want it replaced with the 3/16" thick steel tongue like they are doing on all the others brought in. Tell them you read the conditions of the settlement and you,ve read a lot about is on the site as well.
Mike told me the same thing I have a 07 FB2100 Super Lite.
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tana
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Well I called up the very (un)helpful law office that informed me my trailer FS3400 is not part of the suit but I'm still eligible for tire replacement cost & hitch cost. I'm still trying to figure out what is going to be done about my 1780lb tongue weight and my 11640lb empty weight with no water toys food clothes anything on board.13185lbs with just water and gas so I guess i have to get an entirely new truck and trailer so i can use my toys when I go out if I had known it was a camper only I would have bought a 5th wheel so I could get enough weight carrying capacity to include the toys when we go. I suggested to WW when it was at the repair facility to add another axle and they told me it was fine just the way it is and I should have no problems and also went as far as to tell me to consult the selling dealer about the EXTREME WEIGHTS???????????????. Well I'm not sure what the dealer can do about the manufacturers absolutely inaccurate weights posted on the unit. I drive a dodge 3500 with the 2 1/2 inch hitch box and the dual cam sway control and I'm really getting tired of replacing the hitch and sway control parts on a yearly basis since the trailer is overweight as to what is stated on the trailers actual weight. Well my front compartments are starting to bind and I now have to use a screwdriver to pry open the fueling station since the walls are sagging on both sides the drive on wheel wells are still separating from the walls and floors as they have been since trip 1. Well enough venting from me my final thought is that a $43000 toy hauler should be fixed properly or taken back by the manufacturer for full credit towards another unit. I love the design and layout but please take care of the situation WW fix the mistake.
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dedmiston
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I picked up my trailer from beautiful Perris today. It was ready as they'd promised.
One thing I hadn't fully thought out before I took it in was that the new tongue "A-Frame" meant that everything attached to my tongue would be affected. They were good about putting the batteries back the way they were, etc. The only thing that was a pain (I'm sure WW would agree that it was a pain, but they never complained) was the fact that my Reese Dual Cam WD setup was welded to the frame. They did a good job of cutting off my brackets and welding them onto the new A-Frame.
I haven't had much time to examine everything yet, because I've been on the road most of the day as well as getting ready to leave town tomorrow. What I saw though looked like they did a really good job fixing everything.
The biggest part of the fix was the new A-Frame. The old setup had the two legs of the "A" attached a few (maybe five?) feet behind the front of the box of the trailer. The front of the box provided the cross member for the "A". The new "A" is totally different. Picture an A, but instead of a line connecting the two legs of the A, there's a box enclosing the ends of the legs of the A, continuing around (and outside) the legs of the A, and crossing through the middle of the A. It's lots beefier.
I don't know if this is a generic fix or if this was the solution for mine. All I know is that it appears to have fixed what was wrong with mine. They finished the work on time and they didn't charge me for the repairs.
I can gripe about the fact that it was broken to begin with, but for me the process of getting it fixed was as simple as I could have hoped for. The only thing that would have made it simpler for me would have been if their repair facility wasn't so far away. Can't do anything about that though.
WW had every opportunity to mess this up, especially considering the timing with the holidays. But they didn't. I have my trailer back in one piece in time to leave on our trip tomorrow.
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BajaWarrior
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walcoffl wrote:I called weekend warrior on friday and spoke to Mike Blonbell. He told me that if I have a 2006 FS2300 and I do not see any issues, do not bring it in. They would do no re-inforcement and their is such thing as a prophylactic fix. His last words were to enjoy the trailer but keep an eye on my weight. Has anyone had this response?
Yes...I got the same response. I own an '06 Super Lite FS2300. The A-Frame of 1/8" thick box frame was replaced w/ 3/16" thick last year. I asked about getting the "Prophalactic Fix" which should have nothing to do with any existing or future damage!! It's supposed to be a preventative measure designed to transfer stress forces at the front of the trailer box to the rest of the frame. I told Mike (the service writer) I'll call back in a month. In the meantime I'll check my A-frame to see if it has bent again.
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Socalou
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mine was built with the 3/16 metal. I also have that sticker warning on the tongue about unhooking the weight distribution before towing off road.
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callen06
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Hi every one,
I am new to this site But I received papers on this WW lawsuit also.
I own a 06 FK2100 and I havent had any problems. Mine is one of the superlite models though and is supposed to be covered by this suit. It doesnt specifically list the FK models but says all superlite models. I am wondering what the prophylactic fix is? I dont reall want to ship mine half way across the country to get this installed if it something I can do myself. I have weighed mine and the weights dont seem to be more than I expected. SOme of your posts said see page 64 or something
for a drawing of the fix but the paperwork I received doesnt go past Pg.8. I there something elst I havent received? If there is a drawing of the fix could someone post a pic of it here or send it to me?
I have just been wondering what I should do regarding the suit and also what to do to prevent any future problems.
I havent found anywhere on the net of anyone having any such problems with a FK model or many problems with any WW trailers until I found this site. Everybody has some problems. I am glad I found your site though. I'll be keeping an eye on it.
BTW - My trailer is usually loaded with 2 Polaris sportsman ATV's!
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Broccoli1
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Callen,
Go back to the first post and click on the trailer settlement pdf link![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Drawing is in the PDF
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callen06
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Thanks Brocoli1!
So basically the prophylactic fix is just a reinforcement of the tongue\A-frame.
I could do this myself easy enough.
I have a question about exhibit D where they are listing the weights. They show you a GVWR and hitch weight and then they show a "specified GVWR and hitch weight" which has a higher hitch weight. what and why is this? My hitch weight is very close to the lower number and WAY under the specified number.
Since I don't have any damage and I will probably do the tongue repair myself what is everybodies opinion on what I should do regarding this suit?
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Socalou
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I am going to have WW do my prophylactic fix is just a reinforcement it's free ..
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