Friday, Nov 11, 2011 at 21:30
I have just received my hardflloor camper off the same people,(A & S Powersellers)
I paid 5800 plus delivery and insurance,a total of $7100
When I went to pick it up,it seemed OK,
I towed it
home around 40kms,it seemed a bit heavy and when I got
home I realized one of the brakes were stuck on and it had cooked one side.
I pulled that side apart and eventually found the brakes had been assembled incorrectly.
This got me suspicious so I went right over the trailer,
I have spent 2-3 days on this camper just fixing items that weren't up to scratch,
When you get your camper,
check some basic things before you drive it on the road.
I will give you a list of what I did and you can decide what you deem important enough.Chinese are experts at copying things and the bolts even have 8.8 stamped on them,but strip when you try and do them up so obviously fake.
1:Replace the wheel studs and nuts,I sheared off two and stripped one just by removing the wheels once,they are like butter.
2:Replace the spring hanger bolts with high tensile ones with grease nipples as the ones they come with are Chinese soft steel
3:Replace the center bolt in
the springs as the ones in there was Chinese soft steel.
4:Replace the U shackles that hold the axel on as they were to thin and Chinese soft steel.
5:Replaced the wheel bearings as when I went to grease them,they were already showing signs of wear at 40kms.Also replace the split pin.
6:Replace the bolts holding the Hitch as the original ones are soft steel also
7:Get rid of the number plate bracket as it hangs down far to low,
8: Brace the spare tyre bracket as it will crack as soon as you hit some corrugations.
9:Re-bolt the water pump as it was just hanging with a tack weld.
10:Replaced the jockey wheel as it nearly killed me when it slipped out of the holes
I still cant get the electric brakes to work,it looks like I will have to upgrade the magnets.
Other than that the trailer should do everything I ask of it,
I weighed it on the weighbridge today for registration and it weighed 920KG with only a few things in it so basically empty,ATM of
mine is 1500kgs.
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Follow Up By: the campfire guru - Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 09:10
Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 09:10
Hi Greg,
Thanks for your letter.
Wow, yeah Now I know why their so "cheap".
I`ve noticed some poor quality in the detailed work as in carpets, rivets, etc..
I have no mechanical knowledge really , but I will do what I can.
They are very dodgy.
Relating to registration VIC roads said If it is under 750kg ATM then it wont need to be inspected.
Chinese man told us it was. ITS actual ATM is 1500 so it does have to be inspected.
We told him and he said " No, we just tell them its 750 and they pass it!"
He rang me to ask when I can pick it up, I replied ' today' he said no. I sad tommorrow he said No I said Friday morning he said no not until 2pm.
You get no product advice or knowledge when you ask them questions their reply is "Its on the comuter"
You can not get more than a 3 word reply.
The price is all we can afford so we are prepared for what we get.
But I would have never thought they would use such cheap bleep bolts as you have suggested.
Sad thing is we have nowhere to set it up and season the canvas.
Oh ,, how I tell if brakes are fitted incorrectly?
We hope you get to enjoy your trailer.
cheers.
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Follow Up By: Gregory001 - Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:25
Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at 20:25
I had the same problem with them and
mine was delivered to
Brisbane,I paid 300 insurance as
well and I am 100% positive they pocketed that money.
I tried for weeks to get a tax invoice and I finally sent them this letter,
"Hi,
Are you going to send me my tax invoice for my payment amount or do I have to take it further?
I have rang and spoken to Australian Taxation Office and they said that you have a limited time to send me my tax invoice for the correct amount.
They also said I can still claim the full amount without the invoice as long as I provide a detailed report of the circumstances as to why I don't have the invoice.All our emails, correspondence,bank transfer are evidence of this.
I assume the reason you wont send me the tax invoice is because you are not declaring this income to the ATO.
I know you don't want your "name" highlighted at the Taxation office for an audit for the near future so I suggest you send me the tax invoice required immediately.
I hope we don't have to cover this topic again,
Regards"
Needless to say I got my tax invoice two days later.
If you look at their negative
feedback you will see
mine from last week.
I am happy to say that the actual tent seems to be very good quality,I wet
mine down for half an hour and water just beaded off so that good enough for me.
To
check the brakes,hook it up to the vehicle and jack up one wheel and spin the wheel by hand ,it should turn easy,if you have electric brakes hooked up it should stop when you apply the brake. Repeat for the other side to see if they are running free.
They are great value for the money,just make sure it is safe.
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