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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-30-2022, 02:30 AM
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Posted By Jack!
Looked at both those products and found better...

Looked at both those products and found better options for inside of the pinbox in this case. Both are dirt collectors and make a bit of a mess. Will be doing some dusty dirt roads. Opted not to go...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-29-2022, 03:54 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Done deal. Won't be doing this work again. ...

Done deal. Won't be doing this work again.

Lower pinbox:
-Blasted to bare metal with Express Blast rust inhibitor added to the media.
-Drainage holes added so inside compartments fully drain...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-27-2022, 12:39 PM
Replies: 56
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Posted By Jack!
Will do....Thanks!

Will do....Thanks!
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-27-2022, 12:21 PM
Replies: 56
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Posted By Jack!
Upper pinbox joint now rust free after some angle...

Upper pinbox joint now rust free after some angle grinder sanding. Plan to do a rust inhibitor treatment before painting. When we put the upper and lower pin boxes together thinking I will put some...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-26-2022, 05:37 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Blasted the rust away on the inside and on the...

Blasted the rust away on the inside and on the outside our pin box. We added "Express Blast" rust inhibitor to the media, so now it's ready for paint on the outside. Also ready for spraying the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-25-2022, 01:39 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
In FL, those eggs would be hard boiled in short...

In FL, those eggs would be hard boiled in short order. It's both wet enough & hot enough.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-25-2022, 04:10 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Sorry to hear this, TK. Our pin box rusting...

Sorry to hear this, TK.
Our pin box rusting hard not to notice for some reason. On our first drive with the brand new 5.0 trailer our pin box dumped a rusty mess on our Anderson hitch and truck bed,...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-21-2022, 02:38 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Or perhaps just paint better and if these parts...

Or perhaps just paint better and if these parts are sitting exposed to the elements for lengths of time in their yard and rusting, ETI might consider wrapping the pin box in the blue plastic they...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-21-2022, 02:28 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Wink The product we are using is warrenteed for 7...

The product we are using is warrenteed for 7 years sprayed on the exposed bottoms of cars and trucks. Inside a protected space like the pin box it will last double that or my trailer's version of...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-21-2022, 11:51 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Let's add is it reasonable to expect ETI makes an...

Let's add is it reasonable to expect ETI makes an effort to ensure that when they deliver brand new trailers to a customers the pin boxes didnt rust while sitting in ETI's yard prior to delivery,....
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-21-2022, 09:38 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Not really the case when you investigate the...

Not really the case when you investigate the matter. We spoke to Lippert who said ETI purchases the pin boxes in bulk from Lippert as "raw stock" and "unfinished". It's probably cheaper for ETI to...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-21-2022, 06:21 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Need to keep in mind, not all rusting at the pin...

Need to keep in mind, not all rusting at the pin box is visible until you take off the lower pin box. Again, rust prevention on these brand new trailers while at ETI is obviously lacking in some...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 08:20 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
That's the wish, but I'd settle for some...

That's the wish, but I'd settle for some discussion and some help addressing the matter with the builder experts. We now know more than the builder experts on the pin box rusting aspect, treating it...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 07:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Oil undercoating creep demo.

Oil undercoating creep demo.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 06:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
That's very true and thanks for mentioning that....

That's very true and thanks for mentioning that. We had that discussion with the shop. It was said paint in any wet location will have an expiration date and need work again in the future. The...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 05:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Rust pics. Bet you wouldn't have appreciated...

Rust pics.
Bet you wouldn't have appreciated your Toyota dealership blowing you off if your brand new 2022 was delivered to you needing these kind of rust repairs.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 04:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
On Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:28 PM Parts and Service...

On Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 6:28 PM Parts and Service <PartsandService@escapetrailer.com> wrote:

The rust that you area seeing is surface rust and will always be present. At the front of the king pin...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 01:21 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
The bottomline is we are not looking for ETI to...

The bottomline is we are not looking for ETI to do anything in terms of our trailer, now in Florida.

This is just a "ETI Do Better" moment, handled by way of shortsighted single email by Dustin &...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-20-2022, 09:47 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
When we spend over $40,000 for a brand new item,...

When we spend over $40,000 for a brand new item, we don't expect to recieve that item dripping rust all over the place and making a mess on our hitch & truck bed, day one when we recieve the brand...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-19-2022, 11:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
Others have said the same thing. We told Dustin...

Others have said the same thing. We told Dustin that rusting can be prevented and treated with early precautions and preventative maintenence.
Dustin's reply was, "Crickets". Wrong guy in the ETI...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-12-2022, 03:42 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
More pics...

More pics...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 03-11-2022, 07:43 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,789
Posted By Jack!
5.0 Pin Box Rust

Received our new 5.0 about 3 weeks ago. Did our first trial camp last weekend to make sure everything was in order. We hit a strong rain down pour on the way which lasted a couple of hours.

One...
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