"Worst Buy" Camper Trailer

"Worst Buy" Camper Trailer FARM HOME recreation 28-3-13 Mark Bruellman, Rolfe, Iowa, recently sent FARM SHOW photos of what was left of his Dutchman 31-ft. camper trailer. "We bought the camper in 2002 and intended to use it as our æhome away from home' as we moved between job sites," says Bruellman, who operates a grain bin moving business. "The camper was six months old. Immediately after I got it home, I called the dealer and told him the hitch was spongy and that I wanted to beef it up. He said that if I did that, the warranty would be voided. Shortly afterward while I was driving down the highway, the trailer separated from the hitch and went rolling into a ditch. The company says the accident happened because the truck I used - a GM 33,000 GVW single axle truck - was too big. They also said we had overloaded the camper. But all we had in there were everyday belongings such as clothes and food, etc. We're still fighting them. They stall, stall, stall trying to wear us down. It was a tough loss because it was going to be our home for that summer." Bruellman says the company also claims that because he used the trailer for business, the warranty was voided. "But what's their definition of business? We pulled the trailer between job sites, and our family also used it on vacations." He paid $23,000 for the trailer and says his insurance company paid him the depreciated value of $16,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Bruellman, 29731 410th St., Rolfe, Iowa 50581 (ph 800 370-2467 or 712 848-3247).

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