Post by greydog on Jan 1, 2021 23:29:49 GMT -5
Well, we've had the Spree for almost three years now and have crossed the US twice and traveled around the southwest quite a bit. I reckon we've put close to 20,000 miles on it. 2020 was a downer since it wasn't possible to travel much; thanks to covid.
The trailer came with 2 3500 lb axles which were not adequate for the trailer. When you add to this the tendency for highway engineers to design a jump into each end of every overpass, it was not surprising that I bent the first two sets. I dealt directly with Lippert and offered to pay the difference to upgrade the axles. I told them I saw no point in continuing to replace inadequate axles with identical units. They agreed and, to their credit, did not accept my offer to pay the difference and put on a set of 4400 lb axles at no cost to me. My dealer was also supportive in this and everything worked out well. The next change will be to add a shock absorber kit.
Some of the construction was a little less than rugged with the result being the collapse of the bed and the bottom falling out of the bedroom closets. The manufacturer has a lot more faith in staples than I do. The addition of some struts and screws to hold them in place fixed this problem.
The furnace didn't work real well and would overheat before the trailer warmed up. It wasn't flowing enough air so I added another duct and register into the living area and this fixed that issue.
We have had some switches fail (stabilizers and awning) but they were replaced free of charge. I used plenty of grease and covered the connects and have had no further problems.
We are liking the trailer and have a good time traveling with it. We like the floorplan and, while the build quality could be better, it's all fixable. GD
The trailer came with 2 3500 lb axles which were not adequate for the trailer. When you add to this the tendency for highway engineers to design a jump into each end of every overpass, it was not surprising that I bent the first two sets. I dealt directly with Lippert and offered to pay the difference to upgrade the axles. I told them I saw no point in continuing to replace inadequate axles with identical units. They agreed and, to their credit, did not accept my offer to pay the difference and put on a set of 4400 lb axles at no cost to me. My dealer was also supportive in this and everything worked out well. The next change will be to add a shock absorber kit.
Some of the construction was a little less than rugged with the result being the collapse of the bed and the bottom falling out of the bedroom closets. The manufacturer has a lot more faith in staples than I do. The addition of some struts and screws to hold them in place fixed this problem.
The furnace didn't work real well and would overheat before the trailer warmed up. It wasn't flowing enough air so I added another duct and register into the living area and this fixed that issue.
We have had some switches fail (stabilizers and awning) but they were replaced free of charge. I used plenty of grease and covered the connects and have had no further problems.
We are liking the trailer and have a good time traveling with it. We like the floorplan and, while the build quality could be better, it's all fixable. GD
