Re: Bighorn Frames
All our frames come powder coated from LCI. It's designed to protect against rust, cracking and chips. It's a prohibitor not a preventer. We highly recommend you take care of the frame much like you do with the exterior sidewalls. Please make sure to wash with a mild soap as needed, especially after winter trips or trips where road salt might be used.
Hope this helps.
Thx Tom
Sorry tried to respond to your post but an error occurred so I started a new thread.
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The answer I got back from the factory was that they are not sure what Lippert does to the frames they supply to Heartland. I can not believe that Heartland would not know whether their frames are treated with a coating that costs an extra thousand dollars or more. The same goes for the tires being supplied on the 17s. One finds it hard believe that Heartland switched from Goodyears to a Chinese brand because they are better tires when they are $200.00 to $300.00 different in price.
Thought I would put the frame issue to rest and stopped by the local Heartland dealer yesterday. Looked at 4 Landmarks, 3 Bighorns, 2 Big Countrys and 2 Mobile Suites. All the units with born dates prior to October 31/16 appeared to have been powder coated and showed no rust and had Goodyear tires. The rest with born dates from November 2016 up to February 2017, showed rust. Even the Mobile Suites which covers most of the frame with substructure. Oh, and all had Chinese tires as well.
All that being said, it's off to the hardware store to get a wire brush and some cans of Rustoleum.