Newell Factory

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Thanks for the info Marty. Baffles me that Wanderlodge couldn't compete effectively against them. Newell won the Nascar business. I toured the factory and test drove their '08 coach (new at the time). I wasn't impressed.

David Brady
'02 LXi NC



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From: "martingregg598"
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:59:52 -0000
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Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Newell Factory

Hi all, I had the opportunity to tour the Newell factory yesterday (that makes the 7th factory I have toured) and they are still making a few coaches. I was really surprised to see some of the basic components of there $1.5 million coach. They do use a rib construction; however the ribs being aluminum and the frame being steel means no welding the rib to the substructure, they use these small tabs. How do they attach the aluminum siding to the rib? They use 3M tape, no space age adhesive, no welding, no rivets, just the tape, wonder how that hold in a rollover? The floor is OBS wood, not marine grade, with 6" or so of foam sandwich between. The lower compartments have a lot of quarter inch plywood in them, not marine grade. They do still spray foam for the insulation and alot of the wiring is embedded in the foam. The only part of the factory that was rally busy was the repair shop, there must have been 10 new style coaches in for work. As for me, I will be sticking with BB even if I have to manually open and shut my door.
Marty Gregg
95BMC37
Kennewick WA