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Always enjoy these discussions. And I've spent a fair amount of time considering the issue, before replacing my old 2006 F250 6.0 liter diesel this winter. Researching the difference between F250 and F350, there essentially isn't any except suspension. So a set of boosters in a 250 makes it...

In this part of the world we have a saying: "a 2wd pickup is a truck looking for a place to get stuck". Unless you never drive off the pavement and never drive on snow, I would suggest 4wd is the answer. Re: DRW - IMO, the only reason for having dualies is the extra load carrying capacity...

Good idea. Will give that a try, when the time comes.

Thanks! We're gonna do some shopping! Definitely like them...

They look great. Two questions: - what make/model are they and where did you find them? - do you restrain them (tie them down) on the road? If not - have they moved much on you? Thanks for the inspiration! Don

Made the (apparently common) mistake of running my electric landing gear all the way up last weekend as we hooked up to get on the road. Never do this normally, but got distracted and it just happened. And surprise, surprise - it stopped working. OK, thinks I - fuse blew. Checked fuse panel...

Did you have any problem pulling out the dinette, and were the walls finished behind it, or did you have to do any work beyond just pulling them out? Curious, Don

What a good question. Haven't gotten that far, but I suspect we'll just toss it. It's not as if this is a quality piece of furniture, and I have no idea where else we might use it. Appreciate your thoughts on the subject. When I get around to the reno work, I'll update this with some pics...

Great tip on Makarios RV - went to their site and found a pretty rare adaptor (50A twist-lock female to 30A blade male) that I've been looking all over for - found one just one place and they wanted $115 for it - and Makarios had it for $65 + shipping. Needless to say, the order's been placed...

We want to replace the Dinette/table assembly with a pair of recliners. We almost never use the dinette table, eating off trays and a couple of small folding tables. And we find the dinette seats marginally comfortable at best. A pair of small recliners, like the ones sold at Camping World...

Roger the CO problem, and how important it is to avoid it. But just a question from maybe a simple-minded RV'er: Why are you running your Generator for so long a period? Particularly when you're sleeping? We dry-camp regularly when snowbirding, sometimes for weeks at a time, and have never...

We don't full-time, but have spent a couple winters snowbirding, and LOVE the garage for use as a workroom, storeroom, shop area when we're on the road. We do carry our Motorcycle back there, but unload whenever we're stopped for more than a day or so, and park it outside to keep the garage...

Replace the shocks?! You've got SHOCKS?? Not me! Sure wish I did, but there's nothing on my Cyclone 3210 but springs and axles...

Interesting. The outside speakers on our 3210 were always on. No way to turn 'em off, (we and many others tried everything known to man) but the volume was low, so I ignored it for a while. Eventually I got sick of the problem and just disconnected the speaker wires at the speakers. Do you...

If you believe you can't have ramp problems unless you misuse the ramp, then you've missed the saga of our 3210. See here: //heartlandowners.org/showthread.php/28726-ATF-Cyclone-Loading-ramp-failure?p=225418#post225418 Now: I would also not let this keep me from buying a TH. The flexibility of...

To answer your question: YES! There are plenty of happy campers out here (pun intended)! You've had some great advice here. And will find very supportive folks on this forum, regardless of the problem. We don't live-aboard, but have averaged 100 nights a year on the road, and could live...

As noted in several other posts, we've had our share (maybe more) of issues with our '09 3210. One of the problems we got stuck with last spring was the failure of the China Bomb OEM tires. I suppose after milking 20,000 miles out of them I should be grateful they lasted so long. And for ****...

I tried the "ramp" approach, and finally decided small blocks under each tire were the easiest solution. They're easier to handle and don't require so much fore and aft movement. Put one block in front of each tire, and drive up on 'em. If that's not enough, put 2 blocks behind each tire, and...

I'm an Engineer, and the vertical damping offered by the various air-shock pinbox mods makes no sense to me. I looked into the design of the Demco Glide-ride and was impressed. The damping is all in the fore-and-aft direction, and the damping force is supplied by the pin-weight of the unit...

OK - all's well with The Hutch (actually has been for some months, but been too busy to update this). Replaced the spring hangers with Equa-Flex Trail-air suspension equalizers and never-wear bushings. They were recommended by my local shop. I have to admit the cost was reasonable and the...

And while you're tinkering - you may as well change out your spring hangers NOW, before the self-destruct on you. Don't ask me how I know this. There are any number of improved syspension components out there. Not only will they pre-empt catastrophic failure, they improve the trailer's ride...

And after being blown off by Heartland, the reason you care about the decal is?... Personally, my new, clean white door looks a lot better to me than the hokey Cyclone decal, and I'm gonna put a boat-style name and "home-port" back there.

So: some months later, the problem has been fixed. As noted earlier, Lippert offered a new door as a "goodwill gesture", if I'd pay the shipping and installation. I agreed rather than waste months arguing for full compensation. The new door is identical to the old one - therefore as far as I'm...

Exactly. Got a suggestion?

Got a problem: one of us (unspecified to protect the guilty party) put the receipt for our RV site between the sliding glass panes on the front right window of our Cyclone 3210. I then opened the window, which stuck the paper between the panes. I can't fish it out (the panels fit very tightly)...

Thanks to all for the inputs. I'll be replacing the hangers with one or the other of the options. Want to see what my local shop has experience with/recommends. Happily I've had good luck with them, and respect their opinions. Interesting note on balancing the tires. Who knew...? I'll...

One more major issue on this long cross-country trip (see separate thread on the broken cargo door): Discovered yesterday that one of the spring hanger brackets (rear axle, right side front) broke right off at the bolt holes. The axle has shifted about an inch to the left, and obviously the...

Latest update: We unloaded the bike in MS early this month. The door was close to complete failure, but worked well enough to get it out. When I opened it to put it back in, the door broke right apart at the hinges. I could barely force it shut and get the latches closed to seal her up for...

RE: the "floating" door - yea, it floats about 8" above ground level when opened on a level surface. But it's obvious that you have to force it down to the ground to load or unload your cargo. All that says is that the springs are a bit stronger than they really need to be. The door shouldn't...

Here's the latest news: Lippert has offered to ship me a new door as a good will gesture, despite the unit being out of warranty. I will have to pay for the shipping and installation costs. I've accepted this, as I think it's fair. Now: given that I think the design is defective, I'm going to...

Well - I emailed the photos to Heartland and to Lippert last week. Nothing heard yet, though it's probaby fair to give 'em a few days to ponder the issue. Photos that I sent them are attached. I'll keep this posted...Don

Well, there may be light at the end of the tunnel on this problem. Dusty from Heartland phoned me yesterday and asked for photos. They're concerned, and want to discuss the issue with Lippert. I'll be unloading the bike this afternoon in Key West and will take photos for them and send 'em on...

Thanks for that. I found the previous threads. I doubt water is causing this, because the rig's stored under a shed roof. But if water can get into the door core, then the design is clearly defective and it should be replaced anyway. I'm waiting to see if Heartland will respond. I've also...

The loading ramp on my 2009 Cyclone 3210 has started to fail. The plywood core has cracked and is bending downward over the top of the hinges when the door is opened. The non-skid coating has pulled apart across about 3/4 of the width of the door. I'm on a cross-country trip with my Motorcycle...

I didn't realize this problem existed: our 3210 with the sliding glass double garage door has a removable steel ladder with flat steps. Plenty tough to handle my 210 lb, and even has non-skid on the treads. For those more technically challenged who also have this issue: you might contact...

Not a great idea in my book. You'd get a bit of extra usable wall space. But I use the garage for an office, a screened porch, and general storage when the bike isn't parked back there. I'd hate to have that flexibility cut down. In fact: we got the sliding door, and like that better than...

Sounds like you wanted a 3210. 16K frame, 3x6K axles, same overall length as the 3010. I found a left-over 3210 last year and bought that as opposed to the 3010 for those reasons. The drawbacks: three axle handling issues, tire replacement costs +50%, gas mileage reduced accordingly. But I do...

Interesting mods. I just put on a Demco Glide-Ride pinbox, and am really happy with it. I've been wondering about stabilizers. Don't think the kinpin tripods look like they'd do much, but these things might be the trick. Have you noticed a significant effect from them?

Very interesting response. I would certainly agree. Just out of curiosity: who is "we"?

Re: ATF: Big Country - Model of King pin box Happy to explain: The truck suspension, with the aid of 2500 lb helpers in our case, is designed to absorb vertical loads between the tires and the frame. There's nothing in the suspension to absorb fore and aft loads which the trailer imposes on...