Jayco Class C Motorhome Factory Tour!!
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Welcome back everyone and thank you for joining me today as I take a walk thru Jayco's Class C Production facility where they make Redhawk, Greyhawk, and Melbourne Motorhomes! We'll see them come together from chassis to final product & get a look BEHIND the scenes at things like their "side shops" within the facility!
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10:30pm on a Saturday night, Netflix is on the TV, but I'm instead watching a 40 minute video on how Jayco class C's are built 😆.
Excellent video.
Lol ty :)
This is exactly the video we've been wanting to do since first taking the tour! Thanks for sharing, videos like this sure to be unbelievably handy when troubleshooting as well!
Glad to be of service :)
Yes on the 12 volt refrigerator option. With the prices of all fuels going up. Putting together solar packages, is going to become more important.
Sweet I love watching the factory or how it's made videos on pretty much any topic, Thanks Uncle Josh, Bish Crew, and Jayco.
Awesome! Ty
I love seeing how they are made, makes so many things about how they function day to day clearer.
That is one of the most enjoyable RV videos I've ever watched. I appreciate your amazing knowledge and to see your appreciation towards the little things and the processes Jayco is putting into those RVs. I would love to see more of that on different models, maybe different brands?
No doubt Jayco is a TOP brand in this industry! Thank you very much Josh!
Wow! Ty Shai! Not sure if you’re new with us here but I have over 6,000 total videos available and a playlist of just factory tours!!
@@JoshtheRVNerd I'm kinda new in the herd 😀
I'll definitely check out some more factory tour videos!
@@shaikatarivas5833 glad to have you 😊
Yeah, I watched this tour again. Now that I know more about various companies, I'm even more impressed by Jayco. Thanks.
Great to hear!
I saw a used 2006 Grey hawk that was a turned in at the dealership to be cleaned up before being re-sold. It had all the tires replaced. It had less than 26K miles. I was the first customer to get a walk thru while it was parked in the service area of the dealership. The attention to detail was outstanding. I asked the salesperson questions and I know that if I need to find out a true answer to my questions, I need to find them in the specs.
As far as the question you asked about the refrigerator, I believe 12VDC is the way to go. I also have to say that the 30Amp is better than having to try and find a 50Amp site.
I want to thank Josh for making this video.
Loved the Murphy bed prototype floorplan, because we all appreciate a comfortable place to sit on a rainy day👍
I think in a small space that multi-function space is helpful
I really enjoyed this tour, Josh. Thank you for the inside view. I'm loving the Melbourne prototype concept. That is a great floorplan. I was always interested in seeing how the front caps are installed, so that was interesting too. Great video.
I really would like to get some “working hours” footage but don’t want to disrespect the workers or disrupt them with my presence
I’m not a big RV fan having owned a few but I am a fan of your videos they are done so well and with a little bit of comedy. Thank you, very well done!!
12v frig is a very nice addition especially with solar.
Well thank you for watching!!
Nice to see the little things that make the difference between the different models / $ - difference.
Thank you for watching!
That was awesome! Makes me feel so much better about our Melbourne. I love that you showed how they use good material and take extra steps to make sure their customers are happy. Ours is a 2017 and we have enjoyed it so much. Thank you Josh
So glad! If you haven't done so already, then mind dropping my name in a quick review at bit.ly/3KVCtf2 in return for the efforts?
Thanks so much for the tour. I bought a Jayco for all those reasons you pointed out. I am so glad I did. I couldn't be happier.
Another terrific info packed factory tour Josh!
I was very impressed with that 30 amp power management system. The ability to do whatever you want to do without having to go drag Dad off the fishing dock to come find which breaker tripped. What a valuable feature!
Yeah that power management system is an awesome step forward from what they had years ago
12v fridge - YES! Keep the factory tours coming! Thanks NERD!
More to come! (Jen- Josh The RV Nerds other intern)
Thanks Nerd.
♥
Yes, 12v option is perfect. I once had a coachman class C with a 3way fridge. It was the best ever
Good to know!
This is fascinating how these manufacturers bring all these parts together to complete a product, nice work Josh, and thanks to Jayco for making this possible. I find these factory tours incredibly helpful, quality and methods of construction are most important to me when deciding on a product. Thank you.
Every time I visit one of these places my head spins when I start considering all the logistics it takes to make it happen
Really like the factory tour! Thank you Josh.
Yes on the 12v compressor fridge. No on residential fridges. Dont like having to always be plugged in.
Actually you can buy a 12 volt residential frig. We bought a class A this past spring and installed a full size GE 12 volt frig. It connects to the coach battery bank and runs on 12 volts only. Ours can go about 2 days without having to charge the batteries. Much better because you have a full size freezer as well as the frig.
Fascinating tour - very fun to see how motor homes are built. I wasn’t aware that RV manufacturers modified the OEM frames. The nose cap - all should do it this way to avoid leaks! The Melbourne floor plan looks really good
Awesome! I haven’t seen a finished version of that rear lounge but I think It has some serious potential
Seeing how they're made gives a great indication on the quality of the final product. Love being able to see the bones of the rig and how it all goes together. It's like a giant RV CT Scan. Please keep doing these tours as time allows! Would love you to do an Alliance factory tour in the future! From watching and enjoying the hours and hours of content you have given us, I do think I'm now a Certified RV Nerdling Second Class...
Lol there’s RANKS now?!
Great video as always Josh. The factory has been closed for tours for the past two years so this was a great opportunity to see one built. We just took delivery of our 2022 Greyhawk 29MVP with full body paint. Would love to see you do a video of the painting process.
You know.. j never would’ve thought to see a paint shop. This is why I love the folks on this channel!
I learn way more from you than you learn from me
Like this video. I have always been told that not much care was ever put into these. My thought process has been changed. Thank you Josh!!
Not usually a fan of the construction tours but you made this very interesting, definitely enjoyed!
Well thank you!!
I like the factory toures
Thank you Uncle Josh ☺️ you know I love Jayco ❤️ have a good vacation!
I do 😊
Excellent tour Josh! Keep up the great videos.
Love the 12volt compressor fridge especially with the solar panel on the roof
Thanks for the tour. I know this comment comes months after the video was published, but I have gone down a class C rabbit hole in my search for the "perfect" RV for us, and I appreciate your quality content.
One day, month, or year later I still thank you for watching!!
Very impressive Jayco Class C Motorhome factory tour. I just got interested in a Jayco product too. It's on our list for sure. That last finished Jayco Class C in this video you showed, what was the model # etc. I like the interior finish too. Thanks Josh !! :) Ed and Joan
Could you give me a quick minute marker for the rv you’re curious about? It helps greatly. If you type something like 12:34 CZcams will auto-change it to a time stamp for me
@@JoshtheRVNerd ok Josh, be back later thanks
Love the factory tours!!
If Jayco is transparent enough to let you walk throughout their plant unattended. They’re good enough to earn my trust and my money. Thanks hugely for doing such videos Josh! Your passion for the industry is reassuringly genuine sir! I’m more or less 5 years away from retirement and I’m lining up to set my choice on a 29 MV [can’t sell the wife yet on a Murphy bed approach :-) ]. Darn, I wish I could do business with you (but being from Canada (Montreal)) I’m not so sure it could be doable. Bummer! Truly!! Always good to see things being well built by our neighbours south of the border !!! I like Jayco’s commitment on their environmental foot print (98% away from landfill and recycling water from water testing). Kudos go to Jayco. Tks y’all. Pierre
It helps I have known these folks for a baker’s dozen years but it actually still surprised me
This was a great video! Makes me want to buy one! Quality of Jayco is evident.
Ty Jackie
"When it's chili out side i get a bowl. " 😆
;)
I've got a 2020 Greyhawk 30XP Prestige and that large wall slide looks the same on the driver's side. Great video, learned a lot about how it was made.
Pretty similar!!
Love that prototype Melbourne. It's smaller & no slides.
Yes definitely on the 12 volt option and compressor refrigerators. Also get rid of that tan interior chassis and go with the gray
Entrega Class C's are also built there we toured the factory and saw Entrega Odyssey 31F being built that day. The tour was good enjoyed seeing some of the production being completed.
Yeah odyssey is sort of like if a red hawk and grey hawk had a baby if that makes sense
Best Jayco tour video yet. I picked up my 2022 Jayco 26M on 26July2021 in AZ. YOU were the primary reason I researched JAYCO beginning in Novembef-? of 2020. I still enjoy your videos ☺️
That's great to hear Gerard! Where are you taking that bad boy this summer? (Jen- Josh The RV Nerds other intern)
@@JoshtheRVNerd going fishing locally this spring. May head to AZ and NM for land search this fall and winter. Gonna be a Snowbird!
The Melbourne prototype: WOW! The Leisure Van Wonder Rear Lounge is one of the most epic small rv's out there. So popular they have a 1 year backlog on orders the last I heard. I couldn't believe nobody else was smart enough to copy it. AH! Somebody is! I do prefer it being built on the Ford Transit chassis like Leisure does (MUCH more powerful twin turbo engine, All Wheel Drive! Gas mileage is close to what the diesel Mercedes chassis gets, yet fuel cost is much lower as is maintenance). -------- THANK YOU for showing how the Greyhawk front cap works! IMO, that design is a huge reason to go with this vs other brands due to the lack of seams on edges to leak. I always wondered how it was designed/installed. Also, the fiberglass roof is a much have because campgrounds typically have low hanging trees, and those branches do a number on those rubber roofs. Great job as always Josh. Thank you for all you do for the community.
That LTV model was EXACTLY what I thought about too
Thanks for the tour!
Got my first RV in 1992, a 45’ Spacecraft built to my specifications, full timed in it for 3 years in the Mojave.
No 12vdc fridge on anything unless there is more than enough solar to run it for at least 2 days, thank you. Also prefer the old 3 way fridge that you can run on 12vdc while driving, switch to gas for boon docking, 110vac with hookups.
No emphasis on the way the exterior walls are built. Some nice people think there are no studs in them. There are studs, aluminum ones, more difficult to locate on your own.
Next tour? How about Gulf Stream BT Cruiser?
I’ll see what I can work up!
I really enjoyed the factory tour I would like to see more of those.
Have a handful here! m.czcams.com/play/PLUT5NkY-l88y8EBfuRrfelT6FBe7lMQxi.html
Thanks for the very insightful look at the building blocks, and the assembly process for our Greyhawk 29mv. Most of those things become just out of sight speculation to the eventual RV owners like us.
Glad that this video was helpful for you Dave!
(Jen- Josh The RV Nerds other intern)
Oh that was a very awesome tour very enlightening I did like the new Melbourne floor plan/style that was pretty cool. I would like to see a Winnebago tour and a Fleetwood tour. Thanks for being your wonderful self and showing us all the different stuff that we had no clue existed.
I wish Winnebago would let me in their factories. Unfortunately they have a no recording policy by outsiders
I loved this factory tour. I'd like to see more, possibly of where the Thor ACE/Hurricane/Windsport are made, since they seem to be the largest manufacturer of entry level motorhomes. Thanks for the content...keep up the great work!
Ty for the ideas
I have always loved Jaycos but now even more! From their attention to detail for these models to how they run their factory, including the recycling. I have so much more respect for the brand, if that's possible, and now it's confirmed that I will focus on Jayco's line. My only question is: Is this how their other factories are run for their other lines of class Cs? Attention to detail with the other models?
Thanks so much for bringing us into the factory, Josh. Can't wait until I can get out there and make my purchase!
Very similar processes in other plants yeah
Ty for watching
Really Enjoyed the Jayco Tour Josh … thanks so much #JoshTheRVNerd #BishsRV
Awesome video, nice to see your experience tied in with what they are doing and how it affects your opinion. Thanks for yet another awesome insider look at the industry.
Thx. I won’t claim to be an authority especially on motorized but I am always excited to see and learn more!!
I would like to get into this world so glad to have found the channel yesterday! To get in into this market and to pull anything I also need the vehicle to do so. It makes me wonder if Class C might be a good break-in for me since I get it all in one package.
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for this video, it’s gold to us right now researching which Greyhawk we are buying.
Glad to help!!
Love these factory tours! Keep them coming if you can!
Will do!
Good job NERD!!!😂
Greetings Mr. Josh
Thank you for this excellent presentation about manufacturing of Jayco.
Stay alive ! Josh and John you are each professional in your field. 😉👍
Thank you to the next
Jacques from Québec
Maybe I forgot something but.. John??
Great job and very informative…..Would like to see a 30Z completed….😎👍🏼
Noted! Ty
Yes, I would like a 12 volt frigerator option. Thanks for asking and for the tour.
Awesomeness
Thank you Josh! Your videos are so helpful in my search for an RV.
Glad to help!
Great work Josh! How about more factory tours, including Class A's? Thank you so much!
Sure thing!
Kinda like that big internet search engine and/or the social media face thing, Josh must know I’m anticipating moving from a 5th wheel to a “C” . Thanks for the tour. And yes, I’ll take a 12v fridge to save on propane when not plugged in.
Amazon’s AI drones told me to record this for you lol
This was awesome! Thank you!
😊
Yes I prefer the 12 volt refrigerator over propane
Excellent video .I own a 2019 Greyhawk 31FS. We love the RV and always wanted to take a visit to the factory .Thank you for the sneak peak tour.
Bam! Got it! 😃
YES to 12 volt fridge! Coupled with appropriately sized solar panels and battery bank, in what way is that inferior to a lower performance propane powered absorption fridge? I’d save the propane for the furnace and run the fridge from the sun (with backup power provided by generator charging batteries periodically, if/when necessary). I recently contacted Jayco suggesting they should consider offering this option on their class Cs, but received a more or less canned response of “We don’t offer that option”. Love to see that in a Redhawk 26M (one of my favorite floorplans). Thanks for the tour.
12V compressor fridge? yes please!!!
Agreed!
Great video Josh! I love all of the great info and knowledge you share with us! Thank you
Ty 😊
thanks nerd
Great video of quality products and Jayco products.
Thanks
Welcome!
12 volt refrigerator. yes. and get rid of the 3 piece glass sliding shower door. they are heavy, noisy , and leak water every where. I replaced mine with a nautilus sliding shower door. reduced the weight by fifty pounds, and no leaks.
Nice. Makes buying a bit easier when you see how they are made.
Our pleasure!!
yes moving away from gas and being able to use solar to run as much of the rv as possible is ideal and self sufficient
Love the tour, especially since we’re looking at 2 Greyhawk floor plans 27U or 31F.
We would love the 12v fridge. Jayco is one of the few Class A’s with the propane fridge. I would likely take out the 8 cu ft propane fridge and put in a 10 cu ft 12v fridge.
Another odd thing I notice with the Jayco Class C is the tan E-450 interior. A black or grey dash and seat would fit the style of the modern decor much better.
I would also like to see at least an option for a 12v fridge setup
Any level of solar package + on board Gen offers reliable power reserves I think
I’d love to see you tour a Winnebago Class C facility. Winnie’s claim to fame is the build quality - I’d love to see what you pick up on.
If only they would ever like me. They don’t let people go in their facilities with cameras sadly. I’ve asked so many times
Thanks Josh. Great information
My pleasure!! Hope you enjoyed it :)
12v refrigerator is the way to go. It avoids extra cutouts in the sidewall and roof if it is properly roof vented.
The 12v system has greater internal space for more food, more efficient, cools/freezes faster and to lower temperatures.
Also, in the winter a 12v refrigerator saves LP for furnace & hot water heater.
I tend to agree. TY for this
Thank you for this. In my due diligence prior to buying....and looking at Jayco Redhawk 22C-SE... you made it all very real. Thank you. Amish in Middlebury as the builders? DUH. For that alone Winnebago and others go bye-bye.
The 12 volt option, yes. Would be nice to use that option while driving.
For clarity: 12v compressor fridges are usually 12v ONLY without a 2-way function
Funny how high the floor is, european rvs often use lowered chassis to get a flat floor from the cabin to the housepart
We saw the Jayco Melbourne rear lounge at Tampa and it is a great floor plan!
I’m eager to see a final production version of it once they really got it dialed in
Great video, awesome information. Thanks Nerd!
Great video. I’m actually looking at getting the greyhawk prestige 31fsp
I'd like to see the finished product of that rear lounge with the Murphy bed. Leisure travel vans and Sonic Travel trailers do a great job with similar floor plans. What would be the price of a C like that?
I am excited to see it as well
Not sure on pricing. My job doesn’t really intersect with that regularly oddly enough
I leave that to the sales teams. I’m not sure if that info is actually even available since the rv isn’t in live production yet
But one of our Jayco motorhome stores should be able to give you a reference off another Melbourne sometime
I loved this !
TY for watching, kathie! :)
Yes, 12v fridge option.
TY Gary
I can't wait till I get to use the term hockey pucks, I'll make sure to let folks know I got the term from Josh.
Hahahahaa
I enjoyed the tour! They sure start work early though, 5am 😴
Yeah they’re working fools man
I love the Murphy bed in the Melbourne.
I think that will be a great model
YES I absolutely want a 12v fridge!!!! I plan to have the two way fridge removed and replaced with a 12 volt fridge on a brand new unit!!! Why? They get so much colder, they cool down so much faster, they are so much larger!, no fire concerns.
Jayco needs to start offering 12v fridges! We have had ours for awhile and it is great. Bigger inside, cools faster, no wholes in the skin and we can run it on the road off the battery with the propane shut off. Not sure why they are "waiting"
Ty
Great Video. Thanks
My pleasure
@37:00 min mark.. That's the one I like.That last finished Jayco Class C in this video you showed, what was the model # etc. I like the interior finish too. Thanks Josh !! :) Ed and Joan
That's a redhawk 24B. It's been a few years since I got footage of that specifically but I do have updated footage on its Entegra "Sister" 24B model here bit.ly/3aWKymY if you'd like to learn more
The Jayco and Entegra 24B aren't IDENTICAL but have the same layout. They just have a few different widgets
Think like.. Chevy vs. GMC
Super close
@@JoshtheRVNerd As always Josh thank you for your time. :) Ed and Joan
I would like to see how grand design 5th wheels are made, and a review of the reflection 31mb.
Good morning, Josh!
Ty!!
Absolutely 12 volt 10.7 cubic foot refrigerator!
TY Mike!
@@JoshtheRVNerd 😀 Where can I email you a copy of what I consider a perfect floor plan for a class "C"?
@@mikemeeks585 Hit up any of my social channels! :)
12V the only way to go!
👍🏻 that’s my vote as well
Yes, we want a 12 volt fridge in the 2023 model please.
Thank you Josh! I have a new sunseeker and this helped me understand my rig. Its not like they give build sheets to us owners.. 😖
It’s odd how little info owners do receive
Enjoyed that tour, thanks.
My pleasure!!
I added an inverter to the space behind fridge (outside access panel) and ran wires to battery. Now, when I unhook shore power and I'm ready to drive away (engine is running), I unplug fridge from dedicated plug and plug it into inverter. Now, technically the fridge is running on 110VAC, although it's coming from the battery and inverter. I agree, bring back the 3-way fridge !!! 2022RH31F
Also, in all fairness, the 12V option we had on our previous Winnebago Navion (MB Diesel chassis) only maintained the already operational temps of fridge & freezer, it never made the unit colder. But that's all you need it to do, if you are in transit and stopping at another campground with shore power. With what I did to our Redhawk, the fridge is working on 110VAC, so it's not really a "3-way" fridge
We agree John, someone start a petition to bring back the 3-way fridge!
(Jen- Josh The RV Nerds other intern)