Duner,

Thanks to you too! If you have a contact and have some more info that would be great. Like I said this is a very heavy trailer, but my truck doesn't have any problem with it at all....tongue weight, pulling, or whatever so far. It comes with spring loaded equalization hitch bars too, so that transfers the weight toward the front of the truck and the rear of the trailer. I have considered moving up to a class V hitch receiver anyway for some added insurance. Again, whatever info you or anybody else has would be great to hear. Obviously if there is a major problem I would like to know about it, but I need to see/read/hear a little more than I have so far to be convinced that there is a problem with this trailer in that regard.

 

i'm real sure that if zieman chassis were bending from the normal use of warrior trailers there wouldn't be enough space on any of the rv sites for everyone to voice their distress.

 

I'm sorry. Unfortunately, I didn't explain myself very well about the lawsuit. The lawyers handling the lawsuit are actually one of the largest class action lawsuit attorneys in the US. I don't believe they would take this on if it were not a legitimate claim. If you look underneath the trailer, you will notice that it is a box frame, except for up in the front (under the bedroom) the metal is bent in to connect together @ the tongue. At this bend is where the frame will start to bow up. On our trailer, the difference was appr. 1 foot. On my friends trailer, his bent up so bad it caused the walls to separate on the front edges (you could see outside from the bedroom) & his insulation was coming out. This happened while he was driving. When our trailer was fully loaded the tongue weight was insane. They do not make hitches to carry it. We have ran into several people w/ trailers that have this problem (even in Montana) & the FS3000 is also included. There has also been a recall by NHTSA for years 2000 & 2001 (I think those are the only years recalled). You can go to the NHTSA website & look @ the recall & see if 2004 is included yet. I hope this helps you or anyone else out.

As for the negative comment about the lawsuit. You can call WW all you want. Do you really think they are going to divulge information about a serious problem that could ruin them???? I am not an idiot & I do not have a small truck to pull this trailer with. All I know is when we brought our trailer down to WW to get it fixed (which they did not) there were SEVERAL trailers just like ours down there...it is not just a select few, believe me!

 

i called warrior today but they were closed. do you have pictures of your zieman chasis bent at the tongue? are you and your friends the class? i can't find anything on the web about this. and while we're at it, how in the world can you see a defect in the frame on the trailer in these images? do you work for this law firm? something really stinks here.

 

I was just answering someone's question. It happened to me & I don't think it is fair for people NOT to share this info. No, I am not an attorney. All you have to do is google "Weekend Warrior Trailers" & the law firm handling this is about the 5th one down. Maybe you haven't heard about this yet because people are figuiring it out & selling their trailers to innocent people who think they are getting a good deal on an awesome trailer. This is what happened to me & I have seen so may trailers like this it is not hard to notice it. You can also look the recall up on the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) website. I can't explain why more people don't know about this yet. I am not trying to put down anyone, just trying to help out. Do you own a WW?

 

I don't own one, but have looked at a couple with the intention to buy one. I think I will focus on other brands now.

 

Sandbrat,


Thanks for the PM. I did google around and found a couple of people mentioning it on the RV websites. I tend to agree with Duner that if it was a big problem that the websites would be buzzing about it, kinda like the "flame shooting" new 6.4 powerstroke trucks.

It sounds like it may be mainly effecting the owners of the older 2000-2001 Weekend Warriors. I will certainly check this one out very closely, but I haven't noticed any problem with it.

Did you and your friend use weight distribution hitches with them? Did you ever go weigh your rig on a certified CAT or similar scales?

If you have any more info....or Duner......or anybody else,.....please let me know.

 

i will get to the bottom of this. i sure don't want my tongue folding up out in the middle of nowhere. i called warrior yesterday but they were closed for the weekend. i've got almost 20,000 miles on my fs3000 and i went out and looked at it after getting involved in this thread and i don't see any signs of stress or fatigue. anyway i'll find out what i can and let you know.

 

Duner, he's not lying. Well, I don't know about the lawsuit, but I do know abount bent tongues and insanely high tongue weights. If you search RV.net you will find some info. There is one guy in particular that I can think of that pulls his FS3000 (maybe FS 3200 or 3400) with a Ford E-350 van that told me his tongue weight was nearly 3,000 lbs!

 

I dug out my paperwork today w/ all of my tongue weights. My Weight Certificate says that my "Dry tongue weight" was 1290 lbs. When we added gas, water & our quads in our trailer, we loaded them up exactly the way WW suggests, & it made it heavier, not lighter, like WW states. We also used weight distribution bars. It didn't help! We have found that WW changed the size of the "C" channel that they used on their frames in the earlier models (1999-2001 or so) from 4" to 5" (2002-2005 or so). They obviously knew of a problem & tried to fix it, but it didn't work. Eventually the frame started bending, it just took longer. We have seen some second owner trailers that have a gussett inside the "C" channel frame where the bend is to start the "A" of the "A" frame. I am not sure if factory did this or if some people tried to fix it themselves. On our trailer, this is what WW tried to do to fix it. Unfortunately, it didn't work. We loved our trailer, but could not use it anymore after what happened to our friends. The risk was not worth it!

 

This fs2600 WW trailer im about to purchase does have the 5'' C-channel frame reinforced with 2x2 tubing. The fs3000 models have 6'' C-channel frames.

Have you seen any 2004 or newer trailers frames failing?


It sounds like there may have been a problem with the earlier ones.

Maybe I will take Drillpipe's idea and do this with my older trailer. I bet this frame won't bend. Seriously I have been considering it!

 

Where is the 2x2 tubing? Is it inside the entire C channel, or is it just at the bend in the front? I can't imagine why they would include them in the lawsuit if it didn't apply. I did look @ a 2003, w/fiberglass siding & a 5" frame, but it had a 1' gussett inside the c channel @ the bend. He was the 2nd owner & he wasn't sure if this was done by the previous owner or factory. You can go on the website for the attorneys & ask them questions. Maybe they can help out more.

 

I'd have to see the trailer again to tell u for sure where the 2x2 tubing is. It is about 60 miles from me at the moment.

I was reading a 2004 Weekend Warrior Trailers Sales Sheet with a bunch of standard features and options available etc. that mentions the 5'' C Frame reinforced with the 2x2 tubing.

On the sheet it states that the hitch weight is 875lbs., GVWR is 11100lbs., payload is 5250lbs. and it has 120 g freshwater tank, 40/40 gray/black water tanks.

 

I think the biggest issue people are having with this coach is the hitch weight. It's supposed to be around 875 lbs but is ending up double that, and in some cases more than double that.

 

Yes, & this is what is causing the frame to bend & in some cases crack. When the frame bends it causes a lot of damage to the structure of the trailer also.