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03-03-2021, 03:07 PM #1
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No generator options available on Solitudes or Momentums
Tried to build and price a couple of new Solitudes. Gen prep option on the online build sheets but no generator option. I contacted a very knowledgeable sales rep. He showed me an email sent today from GD saying, effective immediately, on all Solitudes and Momentums, the generator option is being suspended due to inability to source the Onan 5500, 6500 and 7000 generators. This will affect retail orders, too. No time estimate as to when the generators will become available. GD recommends getting the gen prep and then offering an after market install by selling dealer once gens can be sourced again.
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03-03-2021, 04:09 PM #2
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True story! Got this email from my Rep this afternoon.
"We have been notified by Cummins ONAN – the vendor that builds our generators – that they are essentially halting generator production due to supply chain issues. This affects our 5500w LP and gasoline generators used on Solitude and Momentum FWs. Apparently Yamaha – who produces the motors used in these generators – are not able to produce motors at this time, and due to some regulatory restrictions they are not able to find an alternate supplier for motors. Cummins ONAN has not specified a timeframe for this shortage, but I will update you as we get more information.
What this means is that starting with the units that are in production today we are not able to put generators in our Solitude and Momentum FWs for the foreseeable future. This unfortunately includes retails as well. We have enough generators on hand for Momentum to supply retails orders scheduled for production in next two weeks, but after that there will not be any left. We don’t have any on hand for Solitude retails (LP gens). We will still be able to Generator Prep units, and if a stock or retail unit was submitted with a generator they will still be Generator Prepped."Steve- Inventory Manager at Tom Schaeffer's RV, Shoemakersville, PA www.tomschaeffers.com
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03-03-2021, 04:11 PM #3
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The problem is, the generator option from GD is much cheaper than a dealer can install.
They do some prep work, but not much. It is still a 6-8 hour install with the prep in place. I just checked a supplier, and they have the Onan 5500 in stock, but the price went up $1500 from Monday until today.Steve- Inventory Manager at Tom Schaeffer's RV, Shoemakersville, PA www.tomschaeffers.com
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03-03-2021, 04:50 PM #4
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03-04-2021, 06:30 AM #5
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Steve- Inventory Manager at Tom Schaeffer's RV, Shoemakersville, PA www.tomschaeffers.com
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03-04-2021, 11:28 AM #6
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Build & price sheets online have the 5500 generator option today. At least for the Solitudes. Don't really know how to interpret that.
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03-08-2021, 03:33 PM #7
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03-09-2021, 08:38 AM #8
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We ordered a 381M on January 25th with the generator. Have not heard anything from our dealer. Any guess if the units on order will have a generator?
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03-09-2021, 09:56 AM #9
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Steve- Inventory Manager at Tom Schaeffer's RV, Shoemakersville, PA www.tomschaeffers.com
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03-09-2021, 11:06 PM #10
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