Recent content by sidney dreyfus

I guess the failure of the leaf springs is due to the initial decision to use undersized springs. I hope Heartland and Lippert has recognized the issue have decided to rectifify the problem by using heavier springs and suspension. Is 4,000 lb leaf springs the answer? What about the...

All four Leaf Springs on our 2008 BigHorn 3670rl have had to be replaced. Has anyone else been experiencing the same problem?

Thanks Tom, Makes sense. I have kept my tire pressure at the recommended 110 psi and we also use two gauges. I am also very skeptical.

Here's another question. We have had Goodyear G 614 tires on our camper for the past 2 1/2 years. How do you know when your tires need replacing? Is it just a set time period before you replace them like changing your oil evey 5000 miles? Or the old Lincoln penny in the groove test? If i...

Does everyone keep their tires at the max psi when they first start out? That psi is going to go up quite a bit after traveling 6 - 8 hours at a stretch in the hot weather. Won't this high psi lead to a possible blowout? Why does leaving your tires 5 psi below the max psi increase the...

Should we be reducing our tire pressure on our camper and TV during the hot summer months? If the recommended max cold tire pressure is 110 psi on the camper and 80 on the TV, should we reduce this to lets say 100 psi and 75 psi during July and August?

Thanks Jim, Just tested the furnace/air conditioner thermostat and all is well. Also the ceiling fan thermostat which is also working properly. It appears our BigHorn electrical system can withstand 24 volts for at least a few minutes. So far so good. Just a few light bulbs needed to be replaced.

CS, Looks like the converter and refrigerator are working fine. The fridge switches back and forth from AC to gas without a problem. Looks like the converter has a built in saftey feature that protects it from downstream mistakes like the one I made. I still can't believe I forgot I originall...

The refrigerator was off at the time. I just put it on and it's working fine. I'll test the converter tomorrow.

John, Is there a possibility I might have damaged the converter? What's the best way to make sure it wasn't damaged when I hooked up the two 12 volt batteries in series.

Thanks for the picture John.

Thanks Dave. Your were right.

I can't believe how dumb I feel. Now I realise that I replaced the two original 6 volt baterries with two 12 volt batteries . Even the guys at Sears didn't notice that the original batteries were 6 volt each. I copied the original hookup so I was actually hooking them up in series and getting...

Has anyone experienced blowing their wall fixture lightbulbs after replacing your RV batteries. We have two 12 deep cycle batteries connected parallel. I just replaced them and now the small bulbs in the wall fixtures are blowing. The ceiling lights are much brighter than before and are holding up.

ny rally We have plans to see the Grand canyon in July, but we hope to be back in time to make the Verona rally. We have been to Turning Stone several times and have found it very nice.