[a/s] Jackson Center

["Sandy Noyes" <boojum@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Folks -

Still camped out here in the parking lot of Thor/Airstream.  The plus side is there are full hookups here.  
And the electric power is good enough that when the air conditioner comes on it does not lag, stagger or 
groan.  How sweet that is.

I will take the tour of the factory again.  There is not as large a crowd so I expect that the tour will not be as 
frantic as the first one I went on.  The trailer production quota for last week was 24 coaches.  I suspect that is 
about normal or a little low because of vacations in the summer.  The tour guide I had last week was a 
wonderful fellow who worked here for some 30+ years and was very knowledgeable.  The materials seem to 
be the best and great are is taken on the construction of the aluminum shell.  I did not see the "spray test" but 
hope I will today, Tuesday.  Those who have seen it are quite impressed.

The RV's and the trailers are assembled in the same building, but different lines.  I will fill in the details after 
today's tour.

I have attached one photo of the line to give an idea of what it looks like.  The coaches are filled with one to 
three workers attaching interior items.  The trailers are built from the outside in, just like a house: first the 
frame, then the interior.

More later.

 



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