jeffdee
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I am towing this rv with a 2010 F250 Super Duty Lariat. I have had excellent service from my F250 for nearly 4 years. I was pulling a 32' Pilgrim travel trailer. It was quite intimidating hitching up to this toyhauler but it pulled great and handled very well. Fuel mileage is around 10.3 mpg, better than when I was pulling the travel trailer. On 8/1/13 I took delivery and pulled it home, 45 miles. 5 miles from the house I had a flat. The right rear tire had a piece of sheet metal in the tread and the side wall was starting to separate. Had to put in a plug, aired it up to 50 psi and limped home. I ended up moving the tire on the painted spare to the aluminum wheel and bought a new tire for the painted spare.
On 8/8/13 the wife and I made our first camping trip to Cajun Palms in Henderson, La, 120 mile round trip, 10.3 average mpg. Temps were in the high 90's and the heat index at 108 degrees. The two ac's were able to keep the rv at 78 degrees inside provided I closed the patio ramp door. I was very pleased with everything in the rv. Many people had positive comments on the patio. My only issue was the water heater was not operating properly. The electrical element would not heat the water and the gas does not seem to cycle so it overheats the water. The only other issue that I have found is that Heartland assemblers may tend to strip out some wood screws in several places. All twelve wood screws in the floor locker in the garage pulled out when I loaded the golf cart. I replaced them with stainless nuts and bolt after drilling through to the inner frame. Also, there are some hinge screw stripped in the cabinet in the bedroom.
In spite of these few items, my wife and I love this thing. I am retired but I went back to work to pay for this rv. The wife and I plan to make a trip once a month to the campgrounds in located in Louisiana and Mississippi. On Tuesday, 8/20/13, I am pulling the rv back to the dealer in Hammond to repair the water heater. I installed air bags on the F250 this weekend and I am hoping this will smooth out some of the surging I experienced on some bad stretches of I-10.
I have been following many posts in the Cyclone Community. There sure have been a lot of great tips!
Hello all!
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I am towing this rv with a 2010 F250 Super Duty Lariat. I have had excellent service from my F250 for nearly 4 years. I was pulling a 32' Pilgrim travel trailer. It was quite intimidating hitching up to this toyhauler but it pulled great and handled very well. Fuel mileage is around 10.3 mpg, better than when I was pulling the travel trailer. On 8/1/13 I took delivery and pulled it home, 45 miles. 5 miles from the house I had a flat. The right rear tire had a piece of sheet metal in the tread and the side wall was starting to separate. Had to put in a plug, aired it up to 50 psi and limped home. I ended up moving the tire on the painted spare to the aluminum wheel and bought a new tire for the painted spare.
On 8/8/13 the wife and I made our first camping trip to Cajun Palms in Henderson, La, 120 mile round trip, 10.3 average mpg. Temps were in the high 90's and the heat index at 108 degrees. The two ac's were able to keep the rv at 78 degrees inside provided I closed the patio ramp door. I was very pleased with everything in the rv. Many people had positive comments on the patio. My only issue was the water heater was not operating properly. The electrical element would not heat the water and the gas does not seem to cycle so it overheats the water. The only other issue that I have found is that Heartland assemblers may tend to strip out some wood screws in several places. All twelve wood screws in the floor locker in the garage pulled out when I loaded the golf cart. I replaced them with stainless nuts and bolt after drilling through to the inner frame. Also, there are some hinge screw stripped in the cabinet in the bedroom.
In spite of these few items, my wife and I love this thing. I am retired but I went back to work to pay for this rv. The wife and I plan to make a trip once a month to the campgrounds in located in Louisiana and Mississippi. On Tuesday, 8/20/13, I am pulling the rv back to the dealer in Hammond to repair the water heater. I installed air bags on the F250 this weekend and I am hoping this will smooth out some of the surging I experienced on some bad stretches of I-10.
I have been following many posts in the Cyclone Community. There sure have been a lot of great tips!
Hello all!
