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We just purchased a 3160 EL. It's a new model and as far as I know, I have the only one in the Northwest. It was brought in for the Seattle RV show two weeks ago. It's a perfect layout for us and we are delighted not only with the camper, but with the wonderful people at Heartland. This forum...

I received updated schematics which are helpful to a point. I am working on doing a satellite install. I know everything I need to know about that. There are two RG6 jacks in the bedroom closet (sorry no photos yet, at the service department right now getting prepped). These don't appear on any...

My dealer's service manager did his homework with hitch suppliers and found that the Companion hitch has no known problems. We are going with the Companion non-slider. It turns out the $1,800 I paid for hitch and install is really a good deal. Just buying the hitch and the kit to install it on...

Apparently, the factory isn't answering. Is there a way to get the schematic?

That's good to hear. As a newbie to fivers, I am assuming I will screw up a few times. My dealer prefers Reese hitches, but is willing to the B&W. Since I know nothing, this is a real "adventure". Bob

Our F150, now F350 has the so-called sway control. It uses the stability control's yaw sensors. It can NOT stop the trailer from swaying. It does try to stabilize the truck by selective brake application on individual wheels. It really can't get the trailer under control on its own. Only once...

Prior to getting to a fiver, we had a 27' TT. We had an EqualIzer hitch with friction sway control. It is effective up to a point. When we travel, we cross the Cascade mountains or often stay within the range. There are a lot of crosswinds and heavy vehicle traffic. The friction anti sway works...

How do you know it works great? <grin>

Very interesting product. So many choices!

Re: Clearences and tailgate question I looked at the listing for different hitches, etrailer.com quotes the B&W companion with under bed mounting kit at $1788. My dealer agreed to use that hitch and charged me $1800. I have a great dealer.

Based on what I am reading, I don't plan to get a slider. The salesman tried to talk me into it. By the way, slider or not, the cost was the same to me.

The dealer doesn't stock the hitches. They use Reese as a rule. The service manager and sales manager are fine with what I pick. The service manager put a call into a trusted resource about the B&W companion hitch. He did so at my request. Based on my reading here, the B&W seems to be the choice...

We got all of the movie channels just like our DirecTv setup.

camping world will install it for $149 if you belong to SAMs Club.

Bad example. Bentley and Rolls make the RV industry look like perfection. LOL

The connector is part of my deal with the dealer. It should be plug and play for me. I am asking to add the Blue Ox Bedsaver.

Re: Clearences and tailgate question Great Idea! I will do it. I was a bit worried about dropping the trailer.

Our Bighorn 3160 Elite is heading over to the service department today for prep. Since this is our first fiver, we will be getting a hitch too. We have a 2014 Ford F350 4x4 crew cab, short bed, lariat diesel. I asked the sales department to set us up with a B&W Companion hitch. This morning, I...

I'm not as forgiving. Our trucks and my Mustang are the first American vehicles I purchased in more than 25 years. I went to Japanese cars because I was tired of warranty work. It isn't that a company doesn't repair its errors, it's that there are errors in the first place. In that 25 years I...

I've found and reviewed the posted schematic but it doesn't correspond to our new RV. There are two f-connectors in the bedroom closet. They aren't in the drawing online. There appear to be additional f-connectors near the living room tv. Is it possible to get an updated drawing?

We just signed the papers on our new fiver. We did buy a 7 year extended warranty. It is $100 deductible and cost well under $5,000. It covers virtually everything. If we never need it, we will be very happy. You buy insurance to limit risk. Since so many repairs can easily cost over $1,000, it...

I have to say that I am tired the "earthquake" excuse. I haven't taken delivery of my Bighorn yet and I will do a careful PDI. We went through it today before dealer prep. It needs work. Some of the obvious problems could be transport, but the vast majority are workmanship issues that should...

Why did you replace the bedroom coax? Why didn't you put the SWM between a receiver and the sat feed? Isn't that easier?

Mike's is similar to ours. We have the distinction of getting a brand new model: 3160 Elite. We are waiting for the dealer to finish prep, not that there is any rush. We have a lot to learn. It's so new that the Heartland specs are not correct. We just learned we have 7,000 lb axles. It explains...

I thought so. Thanks! I think the guide needs updating.

The guide is silent on that subject and appears to not cover newer units.

The controls for the water heater are labeled "110 Volt" and "12 Volt". Is the 12 Volt control really for the gas heating? I've never seen this combination.

I saw one at the Seattle RV show last week and bought it. It was the only one in theNorthwest. More are coming.

Thanks for your help. I agree that you can't use too much sealant. The wiring seems very easy. Did you mount the multiswitch on the roof?

Has anyone figured how to run the extended harness cable to the back of the 5th wheel? I was thinking that it would be totally cool to rig the Ford camera on the back of the trailer and then just plug the harness into the truck's existing camera connector that usually connects to the tailgate...

I am brand new to FW Rv'ing. We had a Kodiak TT and are about to close on a Bighorn 3160. We've never had a fifth wheel before and no nothing about hitches. Based on my reading, I have newbie questions: 1. We have a 2014 F350 SRW 4X4 lariat crew cab with the short bed. Are there leveling...

The cable for the Winegard control module powers the antenna, not the coax. The coax powers the LNB's.

In your photo (above) you show the cables coming out of a cut in the roof. How did you seal that cut to keep water out?

The 2014 Bighorn (presumably Landmark too) has another F connector located on the right side wall of the Utiliy pod. It is not in the schematic you provided. Is there updated information?

Right now I am just working out what I want to do. We have been RV'ing for a year now and we are trading up from a travel trailer. We have a Tailgater and used it all last season. There are a couple of issues with using it on the new FW: It can only feed one receiver. In our TT that wasn't a...

That seems to be the thread. However it doesn't answer most of my questions.

We just purchased a 3160. I want to do the satellite install. The electronics are no problem for me. I have many years of DirecTV experience. However, I have some questions about the roof install: Where are the cables under the roof covering? I know it was mentioned in another thread, but no...

We were one of directv's first customers (early 90's, I think), ew love it. We just bought a Bighorn 3160. It is prewired for the Travler. We hav 4 DVR's, no Genie. We can record 8 programs at a time. We have a Tailgater but Dish ends up costing over $100 a month. Two more DVR's will only add...