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Hi all, its been a while since I have been on. We got out a few times in New Hampshire this season and did some camping. One of our many projects this year was outfitting our pioneer 1000-5 to better carry our gear and increase our overall preparedness on the trail.
After looking at a lot of different tire carrier options we chose the Jei offroad single bar tire carrier. It was between this and the super atv version. We liked how the jei had an option for a roto pak mount. Finally, we could get our just in case or help someone out fuel can out of our back bed. We thought our two fur kids would thank us but more on that in a bit.
There were not many reviews or info available on the carrier. Just a little and a few poor experiences with JEI on this site but also some positives. After calling and speaking with the owner of JEI we decided he seemed like a good guy and we would do business with him.
The carrier is almost impossible to open you have to lift up on the tire to get the pins out. The pins are also small diameter and bend upon the first use. That aside we could live with the carrier.
Well on our second camping trip about 4 months into owning it we heard and felt excessive banging from the rear of our rig. I pulled over and found the tire about to fall off the carrier. 75 miles from our camp we spent a half hour rearranging our gear, two dogs and ratchet strapping the tire into place practically on top of them.
Despite our best efforts going down steep hills and rocks the tire would slide at our dogs in the back and my wife would have to turn around and hold the tire from crushing them.
The welds were very poor as you can see in the pictures. The tire is a standard sized front tire for the pioneer 1000-5. It is not excessively heavy. After we get home the machine is washed allowed to dry outside and then parked in the garage. There was no evidence of rust before the thing literally broke.
Now we get into how JEI handled the situation. Called them at least 5 times. Never even got a voicemail until we emailed the guy and told him everything that happened and that he needs to pick up the phone or at least have a voicemail to call people back. Then we got a voicemail on the next call. He never called us back. Never responded.
All I wanted was a new unit that wasn't junk or an upgraded model. I would have even agreed to pay the difference if he worked with us on it.
He basically ghosted my wife and I. Now we have a $365 paper weight including the price of shipping. On facebook someone had a problem with the pins and he blamed the user. I found the review afterwards.
In my opinion JEI makes total junk. The owner is a clown and they don't stand behind their product. Maybe one day I will get to tell him in person what I think of him if he is at a trade show near me.
Any questions feel free to ask.
After looking at a lot of different tire carrier options we chose the Jei offroad single bar tire carrier. It was between this and the super atv version. We liked how the jei had an option for a roto pak mount. Finally, we could get our just in case or help someone out fuel can out of our back bed. We thought our two fur kids would thank us but more on that in a bit.
There were not many reviews or info available on the carrier. Just a little and a few poor experiences with JEI on this site but also some positives. After calling and speaking with the owner of JEI we decided he seemed like a good guy and we would do business with him.
The carrier is almost impossible to open you have to lift up on the tire to get the pins out. The pins are also small diameter and bend upon the first use. That aside we could live with the carrier.
Well on our second camping trip about 4 months into owning it we heard and felt excessive banging from the rear of our rig. I pulled over and found the tire about to fall off the carrier. 75 miles from our camp we spent a half hour rearranging our gear, two dogs and ratchet strapping the tire into place practically on top of them.
Despite our best efforts going down steep hills and rocks the tire would slide at our dogs in the back and my wife would have to turn around and hold the tire from crushing them.
The welds were very poor as you can see in the pictures. The tire is a standard sized front tire for the pioneer 1000-5. It is not excessively heavy. After we get home the machine is washed allowed to dry outside and then parked in the garage. There was no evidence of rust before the thing literally broke.
Now we get into how JEI handled the situation. Called them at least 5 times. Never even got a voicemail until we emailed the guy and told him everything that happened and that he needs to pick up the phone or at least have a voicemail to call people back. Then we got a voicemail on the next call. He never called us back. Never responded.
All I wanted was a new unit that wasn't junk or an upgraded model. I would have even agreed to pay the difference if he worked with us on it.
He basically ghosted my wife and I. Now we have a $365 paper weight including the price of shipping. On facebook someone had a problem with the pins and he blamed the user. I found the review afterwards.
In my opinion JEI makes total junk. The owner is a clown and they don't stand behind their product. Maybe one day I will get to tell him in person what I think of him if he is at a trade show near me.
Any questions feel free to ask.
