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"Hind Sight" being 20-20, my first experience with buying a RV was a very similar unpleasant experience with the person doing the dealer walk around for instructions for the "How's and What's". Lots of things were running through my head as a new owner as to what and how to operate this new...

One possible cause is that the air chucks are all made in China. If so, the plunger that opens the Valve in the valve stem is to large to go in the I.D. of the stem. I have had to take some of the China made chucks apart and file the plunger so that it will go down into the stem and open the...

Suggest that you spend a little time and read a number of the post on this forum which deals with the very same problems (and solutions) that you are experiencing. If you will take a look at the cross sectional drawing of the Venture Landing Gear leg, you will be able to follow some of the forum...

I have a 30 amp female to 50 amp - 25 ft. extension cord that I purchased off the Internet. Sure a lot easier to handle than the 50 amp extension cord. As previously stated, can only run 1 A/C unit plus the rest of the RV.

Thanks for sharing a great story! It is refreshing to know that folks like Dina are still around and that Crossroads Trailer knows the value for customer relationship. You are probably now a Crossroads customer for life.

Ray, Good question on switch mounting location. The first attempt to increase air flow across the condenser coil was to install a new Camco vent with solar panel and turbo fan. I installed a toggle switch for the turbo fan so that it would not run all the time and wear out the bearing on the...

Bill, The RM1350 refer in my BH is not in a slide, therefore the air flow is drawn over the condensing coil fins very similar to the A/C condensing unit for your home A/C unit, i.e., is drawn/pulled across the condenser fins to remove the heat. The large high volume fans that I installed...

I knew sooner or later that the truth about me being a 'bad omens' as to refers would surface. I guess we will just have to hang out a sign warning folks not to park near our BH unless they want to have refer problems. I guess I will have to quit posting on this subject, i.e., after John post...

Ron, Since the refer is not working on gas or electricity, the first thing I would check to see if one of the 4 fuses is the 12 volt supply has blown. If your refer is in a slide, some of the folks have had problems with the 12 volt wire being pinched as the slide is retracted and as a results...

Steve, The 3:1 gear box is not secured to the leg. There are two raised areas on the gear box that keeps the gear box from rotating on the landing gear leg. If you will down load the detail drawing of the top works of the land gear leg from the Lippert website, you will see that...

Dan, I thought at the time when the trooper here in Victoria said that drivers of Motorhomes >26k had to have a CDL was a stretch. I didn't question the trooper's statement but sure glad that you clarified the requirement. I know quite a few folks in my area that have large Motorhomes...

Log onto Lippert's website and download the .pdf file for the Venture gear box. Sounds like you may have stripped a gear or sheared a gear drive pin in the gear box on the out put shaft to the landing gear. If the shaft is turning then the reduction gear box connected directly off of the 12...

Bret, I have my BH inspected on an annual basis for the reasons that you noted. The folks at the RV dealer where I have my trailer inspected said the DPS is starting to pay more attention to RV inspections in recent times. A call to the DPS office would probably be a good ideas just to see what...

Re: DIY 50 Amp (or less) Park Pedistal Tester Bill, I recently purchased a used 30 amp. plug-in Progressive EMS off of Ebay for $60.00. If you can find such a deal on Ebay, I would personal go for the real thing that is going to continually monitor the incoming condition of input power...

I am probably asking for the impossible, but I would like to connect the Samsung TV to the Samsung Home Entrainment Center surround sound speakers. I have not been unable to determine if I can back feed audio from the TV to the surround sound speakers via the entertainment ctr. Thanks to the...

readytohittheroad, What model refer is in your new trailer and where is it located, i.e., in a slide or not. With this information, maybe we can be more help in providing some suggestions on solving your problem. Some of us with the Dometic RM1350 with or w/out the ice maker have made several...

Re: Any one replaced rubber roof with aliminum As a person that has worked with aluminum in the sheet metal industry, I would not recommend replacing the EPDM rubber roof with aluminum. For the following reasons: 1. expansion of aluminum makes it difficult to maintain seals at the joints, 2...

Porthole, I have been thinking about making a jacking cradle such as you have noted. What do you think of making a cradle out of a piece of 4" pipe and welding a smaller piece of pipe to capture the jack ram to hold the jack so it will not slip off the 4" pipe cradle? Is it OK to put the...

I keep some 4 x 4 blocks, 2-6" long and 2-8" long to assist in jacking the frame on either side of the spring hangers. Tire shop floor jack normally do not have the high lift type of jack that you would see in a Truck Repair Shop. Only way to be sure that the trailer is properly jacked up is...

It is my understanding that Lippert, not Heartland is responsible for the mounting locations of the shocks. Don't know if anyone from Lippert is in tune with this forum, if so, they need to take a lesson from folks like TeJay that have been there and done that. Lippert must know that bending...

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The method of removing roof caulking that I have used for a number of years to remove and replace refrigerator roof vents, sky lights, and plumbing vents is by using a metal putty knife with a very thin blade 0.010" thk. at the business end that has the corners radius to prevent gouging the EPDM...

Bob, The method that you noted for removing the seal was the method that I learned in Automotive Tech School about 40 years ago, but since then I was re-educated by attending SKF bearing seminar that made note that this method could do damage (bending) to the inner bearing roller...

For the MOMENT, diesel at Murphy Oil station is $3.799 here in Victoria, TX. Tomorrow will probably be another story. We continue to work on our plans to go to Alaska this summer, but if diesel prices go above $5.00/gal., we might have to reconsider. We keep telling ourselves that this a once...

Jon, You may be correct on the newer spindles having a washer with a locking tab for the spindle nut, but on my 2010 BH, Lippert 6000# axle/spindle, the hole for the Easy Lube zerk fitting and the hole for the cotter pin don't intersect, i.e., the cotter pin hole is drilled below center of the...

The only special tool needed for this job is an 18" or 24" nail bar for removing the old grease seal. I have found the nail bar to be the best tool for this job. I believe if you read all of the noted post on this subject you will be well on your way to a successful repack job. If you have...

Had to replace the TowMax tires after 5000 miles due to tread separation. Fortunately a friend noticed the odd shape of two of the tires before they failed. Called Heartland and they passed me to Tredit, their supplier. I was given a $600.00 replacement tire allowance for the five tires. Had...

Just finished doing some upgrade to the suspension system. While under the trailer I looked closely at the coroplast installation in the area of the spring hangers. There was a sizeable gap between coroplast and frame on the door side above the equalizer, around the hanger bracket. Took a piece...

porthole, The reason for not spinning a bearing with compressed air is that it is easy to turn a bearing to very high rpms with no lubrication. Since the internal clearances are very small the rolling elements will tend to slide rather than roll under a no load condtion. Sliding surfaces can...

TeJay, Since I was changing the type of grease to Red Line Synthetic CV-2 from a hydrocarbon/moly based grease, I want to remove all the old grease. Therefore I used compressed air to blow out all the old grease onto a white rag to facilitate inspection of the grease for metal particles...

If TeJay is unable (leaving soon on a trip to Florida) to provide you with a procedure, for repacking the wheel bearings, go to Lippert's website and down load in .pdf format several of their procedures for repacking the wheel bearing and performing a repair/replace (R&R) on the brakes. I...

The main purpose, as I have been told, for the check valve exit the HW heater is prevent anti-freeze solution from going back into the HW tank when winterizing. As to the cold water mixing with hot water, the only way for this to happen is when both hot and cold water valves in the show are in...

Locate the red wire that connects to the reversing solenoid adjacent the hyd. pump, trace this wire back the circuit breaker that is located at the cluster/row of circuit breakers. Locate/secure the new 80 amp. circuit breaker near the existing breakers and add a jumper wire 6 ga. from the...

Should this information end up in the modification section of the forum so that more of us would quickly pick-up on the potential need to change the HW heater tank outlet check valve from plastic to brass. BTW - I changed mine about a year ago, not because of leaks but my better judgment told...

Lippert has a procedure for lubricating the SuperLube Hub that as Bob has noted will require rotating the wheel while applying grease to the fitting. My comment here is to make it known that the new grease will travel through the spindle and exit between the inner bearing and grease seal...

TeJay, Thanks for your informative response. I now understand why Lippert in their Lippert Components bulletin, "Trailer Axle Operation and Service Manual" on page 8 - Bearing Adjustment/Hub Replacement says to torque the castle nut to 50 ft. lbs. Your explanation, even though Lippert...

Re: Useless Compartment Locks I am with Kevin, push real hard on the door near the lock to compress the rubber weather stripping in order to relieve pressure on the latching arm that is rotated by the lock. I still, after two years, have to do this on the front compartment door in order to...

I have a question concerning the amount of torque or tightness that is required of the castle nut to seat the wheel bearing when installing the hub after repacking the wheel bearings. One place I read that one is to torque the castle nut to 50 ft. lbs, whereas another is to snug the nut while...

Even though the list of things corrected may seems long, my advice is to get the BH on the road and enjoy some of this big beautiful country while you can. The price of fuel may be a factor this year, but I am going anyway. Not to many years in my tank to enjoy what we like to do and that is...

I am currently in the proces of upgrading the 4 leaf 3000# springs to 6 leaf 3300# springs. Look at the metal tag on your original springs, probably made by EMCO. Their website is www.sales@emcospring.com. They don't sale direct to individual but if you will give them a call they will provide...