We were hit by frame flex or frame failure last year and have broken welds. We have gone one service center and had repairs completed but the welds broke again. In search of a better fix we come across Affinity RV in Goshen Indiana and hope they have the solid solution for us going forward. We walk you through the build of our Vanleigh Beacon to demonstrate how a 5th wheel is constructed and how it is impacted by frame flex. We also demonstrate how frame flex impacted us and then Rod's team at Affinity RV firm up our wall like no other. This repair was covered by warranty for us but was a cost at around $5500.00. I am told today the price is around $8500 for the same repair.

00:00 Intro
00:42 Construction
01:55 Frame Flex
03:00 Our Break
04:29 Searching for Better
05:14 Affinity RV
06:00 Tear down
07:35 Build Up
10:05 Closing it up


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