Trailer Arrival and PDI

The new trailer has finally arrived. I had an appointment Friday afternoon at 1pm for the inspection, walk-through and closing.. All total it took me about 5 and a half hours to get it all done, and that was with the help of 2 other guys assisting during the inspection process. They guys at Quality RV had washed it up really nice and the trailer looked great. They had already pressure tested all the lines and filled and dumped all the tanks and it was pretty much ready for me to get started on my PDI. Overall things went pretty well for a trailer of this size with this many features. There were several things that really, really should have been caught in a quality inspection by either the manufacturer or the dealer, but it wasn't many more items that I've seen in previous PDI's. In the end there were a dozen or so little fixes that needed to be made such as missing screws, poor caulk job, window seals that had slipped off, hinges that were out of alignment, etc. The dealer was able to take care of most of those items right on the fly. Fortunately there weren't any major structural or appliance issues that kept the trailer from functioning.

Here is a list of the larger issues:

1. Broken bracket on the power awning: Luckily the awning still functions with this piece broken, but some strength is gone. A new awning is supposed to be orderd and fully replaced.
2. Pin holes in the awning cover: For some reason there were several tiny little holes in the awning, almost like it had been showered with sparks that burned through or something. Another reason just to replace the entire thing.
3. Toilet out of alignment: The toilet was installed an inch too close to the wall so causing the lid to not stay open. They will have to move the toiled out and hope that the flange of the toilet will cover the gap, otherwise it's going to require a new bathroom floor which would really stink.
4. Bent garage lower convertible bed bracket: The right side of the latch that locks and unlocks the bed/couch hinge looks like it got hit with a forklift. You have to really bend on it to get it to operate properly. This entire bracket assembly needs to be replaced.
5. Graphics: One of the top graphics on the passenger side of the trailer was peeling up and wrinkled in a few places. This will need to be pulled up and replaced.
6. Generator Hourmeter: The hour meter is not working at all for the generater. It was plugged in okay, but not functional.

This is a list of the items missing from the factory:

1. Central Vac was on the custom build sheet, but was never installed.
2. The adjustable track system was missing from the garage, but the dealer pulled one from another trailer so I could still load machines next weekend. (Good save there!)
3. The 12 volt plug from the master bedroom didn't get installed. This plug allows you to charge your phone or run a 12volt clock so you don't have to have a generator running all night or an inverter.
4. Crown molding missing over slides: This was a major dissapointment that was really obvious the second I walked into the trailer. For some reason they decided to not install the crown molding along with the corner blocks over the top of the slides and instead slapped a board up there wrapped in fabric. It looks really, really cheap, especially for something that is such a centerpiece for the woodworking quality of these trailers. They will need to ship out some replacement pieces to fix this issue.

The dealer now needs to put in an order for parts so that I can bring the trailer back in for service to get all of the work done. Fortunately I've got a couple of weeks of unplanned use right after Memorial day when I hope I can get the work done.