Recent content by sengli

Honestly there isnt a brand out there that doesnt have its own issues. I looked at other brands thru the years. First thing I would do is join their forum online and do some reading. Even high end units from DRV, and montana had quite a few problems from the owners written about out there.

This is just a theory, but maybe a mouse chewed some wires someplace and they are shorted? I used to work for a company that built these converters. It takes a lot to blow them up.

Have some place near you weld it back together and re-enforce it.

You need to look at goodyear G614 or sailun RV tires that are made for HD trailer applications, especially for heavy toy haulers. There are many threads on here about the good tires.

FYI, towing behind a fifth wheel in some states is not legal. What is it you are thinking of towing? If you look at the reciver on your big horn, I would bet it was bolted on. If so it is a class 1 1.25" lippert unit for bikes only.

What ever you do fix that leak asap. Water intrusion kills RVs. I know the eternabond tape comes in many widths, and man does that stuff stick, and is extremely tough.

My handle is long enough to reach all the way outside of the door. Maybe yours isnt the long handled version?

Back in the day of printed manuals they were as generic as plain paper. Explained this is a trailer. Here is the door. Dont set on fire, unless by accident. Now in the "blue" owners zipper bag there were manuals for the different appliances on your rig.

Been doing the RV thing for decades and it still bothers me to see people with such issues with their new rig. Bought 4 new fifth wheels, and luckily I didnt have many issues, that I couldnt fix myself. Thats the key thing here. Unlike buying a new house, or a new car.....you need to fix...

We have owned them all. Started with an elkridge, then a big horn, and finally had a Landmark. Currently have an older well made big country. This is the last RV we will own. Its very sad to see the heartland brand fade away. We have always enjoyed our rigs and the bang for the buck. But...

Most rear tubular steel type bumpers on RVs are there to basically store the sanitary hose. They arent rated to do much of anything. I know the one on my elkridge was labeled to its weight rating with a sticker. Again maybe 80lbs or so?

The coroplast is pretty flexible, at normal temps. I have had mine partially down before. Like you said pull the appropriate screws, which tend to break off unfortunately....and drop it down

The heaters electronics and especially the fan draw a ton of juice. I would get a dvm, and check your +12 volts to see what is going on with the voltage levels. Maybe your converter is weak? Or there are quite few connections on the 12 volt side, that are prone to come loose. Between...

I see that the housing is black in color. Never seen one on any RV like that. Are we sure that this connection isnt a black tank flush?

Yes this is a well known issue. Its all about the aluminum drip edge they attach at the bottom of the slide sides, its supposed to cause the water to drip off before it reaches the floor edges. Usually what you find is the sealant under that drip edge fails and now water runs thru and or under...