AikenRacer
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Bought our mh new about 2 months ago. It is a 2012 model and was purchased from Camping World in New York. Since I do all the maint I can on the mh, today I did a crawl under just to get familiar with the guts of the mh. I was kind of surprised to see the amount of surface rust on the metal. Nothing real bad but just surprising on a new rig. Just wonder if this is typical or maybe because it came from up north. It had a few hundred miles on it when we got it. Also, if this is typical, why don't they do some sort of undercoating on the bottom side?? Comments??
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dougrainer
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1. ALL Class A motorhomes have to be driven from the Maker to the dealer, so it will show the mileage from the OEM to the dealer whatever that distance is.
2. What you see is surface rust and is quite common. The undercarriage/frame does NOT have a traditional undercoating, but that surface rust will not cause any problems. MOST OEM's require the dealer to wash the undercarriage after delivery IF it has been transported during the winter months when road salt may be driven thru. THAT is a dealer esponsibility, not the OEM. Doug
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G.Lewis
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No expert here, but I know chassis sit outside waiting for the house to be installed in the manufacturing building. Depending on the WX, rust will form if the chassis has not been well painted. Probably not a big deal as you say is it light rust.
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Sully2
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That condition IS typical and they dont undercoat because people would scream about the $$ for undercoating.
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BobR
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I would guess the motor home was driven on salted roads during winter. The chassis is suppose to get a thorough rinsing upon delivery to prevent or minimize rust. Mine is now 22 years old and on occasion has been driven in the winter. I always do a very good rinsing of the undercarriage and have minimal rust after all these years. I would get 3M rust neutralizer and touch up the areas you are concerned with.
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okgc
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Our 2010 Tiffin Allegro RED had the metal surfaces underneath completely undercoated from the factory.
Very important when one's home base is Michigan like ours.
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Stackhouse Jr
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We purchased our MH just as it rolled in from the factory. The undercarriage was completely covered with road salt from the 230 mile trip. I immediately powerwashed it, and applied undercoating. I still touch-up the undercoating once a year and it still looks great.
I can't imagine what it would look like if it had sat on the lot for a few months.
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Bruce Brown
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If I remember correctly you bought that in Syracuse, correct? If so it's the C-R-A-P we put on the roads up here. Up here we don't just use salt, first we pre-treat (I believe with calcium chloride) then we put salt on top of that. Works GREAT for keeping the roads clear, also works GREAT for creating rust.
My nephew works on plow trucks at one of the NYSDOT garages; he say 2-3 years max on a state plow truck before they're rotted.
In your case you'll probably be alright because it's no longer exposed to our winter roads. In my case thats why you'll NEVER see our MH out of the garage if there is even a chance of snow - NEVER.
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supermod38
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Bruce Brown wrote:If I remember correctly you bought that in Syracuse, correct? If so it's the C-R-A-P we put on the roads up here. Up here we don't just use salt, first we pre-treat (I believe with calcium chloride) then we put salt on top of that. Works GREAT for keeping the roads clear, also works GREAT for creating rust.
My nephew works on plow trucks at one of the NYSDOT garages; he say 2-3 years max on a state plow truck before they're rotted.
In your case you'll probably be alright because it's no longer exposed to our winter roads. In my case thats why you'll NEVER see our MH out of the garage if there is even a chance of snow - NEVER.
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