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    Thermostat

    Has anyone changed out a remote control thermostat for a wall mounted digital thermostat ?
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    6.4 gauges

    peteandsharon sorry I did not get back to you sooner but a dealer that sells alot of Ford diesel trucks told me the equipment is there but has to be programed to your computer it dose not change any of settings that are there now it just brings up the information and reads out in you dash same...
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    6.4 gauges

    I have been told by a ford dealer that the egt prob is in 08 & 09 6.4 and if you get the right programer it can program it to read out in your dash the same as it tells you when you go into regen I have not had mine programed yet but I am looking into it.
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    Heading to Arizona

    Heading to Welton AZ Dec. 31st east of Yuma on the east side of the ridge not nearly as windy spent 6years at pioneer rv park site # 251 we can stile drive to Yuma to casinos and shoping about 28 miles
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    Simple White Envelope

    Sharon And L. Dean want to thank you and Sue for that great message
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    2008 F350 6.4l

    I'am a retired Ford mechanic I have Ford dealer change my oil all the time they register it back to Ford so you have a record of maintanence done on your truck helpful if you have a problem also may help if you are out of warrentie to get a goodwill jester
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    Corral RV Park - Dalhart Texas

    We stay at Corral Rv Park both going to AZ going back to Mn inthe spring we have been doing that for the last 7 years it is an excelent park . great to have such a park to stop at
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    Bio Diesel?

    I have been using Bio diesel in my last three trucks I like it ,gets better milage , quieter, the truck runs better and why give the arabs that extra money. I have F 350 08 Ford it works great.
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    Tow a boat behind a Cyclone?

    Check out your laws in the states you are going to go to the laws in these webb sites are not correct the are out dated the ones for MN are not right.
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    2008 F-350

    I have a 2008 F- 350 dually I realy like it this our 3rd F-350 diesel the other 2 were 6.0 a 2003 & 2005 had turbo problems with both our 2008 has the 4.10 gears has good power we can pull in cruise control most of the time it dose a better job in overdrive then ether of 6.0- did we can pull at...
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    Possible Converter Problem

    My experiance with converter is don't try to charge a dead battery with your converter it gets to hot charge your battery up with conventional charger first then put the battery on converter if converter gose out you can hock conventional charger to battery and get by with it till you get it...
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    FireStone Air BAGs SWEET

    I have had my air bags firestone on 5 differant pickups I just keep moving them to a new truck when I trade would not be without them I have them in my 08 f-350 daully now I run 10 lbs emty it is just enough to pick the truck up to take the harshnes out of the spring I run 60 lbs pulling Bighorn...
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    Resigning as Moderator

    Sorry to see you are leaving I looked forward to reading your clips you are a person of alot of experince and gave good advice If you get to Minn. stop and see us the club is still going.
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    Considering a BIGHORN Model 3055

    We have 07 Bighorn 3055 we love it have spent 2years in AZ lived in it for 3months each year we have fireplace and use it all the time we also have the dual pane windows and definatly would not be with out them they do make guit a differance heating and cooling and noise
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    A furnace question

    I installed 4x10 regesters in living and kitchen area helped quit abit also replaced regesters in bed room and bath with ones that could be shut off.
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    Sewer Odor

    We had a sewersmell when we used our fan to but we had valves open and was hooked to the park sewer system we found the smell was coming from our vents under our sinks that are hooked to the gray water tanks closed the valves smell went away
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    Cable doesn't work

    Did you switch your booster off for your roof antena
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    What was Christmas like at your house

    I also grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota it seams like christmas back in the 40,s and 50,s christmas meant something now days it is getting to commercalized that we are losing the meaning even if times were tough they realy ment something Merry Christmas to all
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    Fireplace

    We have the fireplace inour 3055 RL we use it all the time it works great no problems with to hot on upper trim I installed a floor vent in the side by the desk like a return air vent I used a reguler floor vent seems to give it more air to move.
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    Campground Suggestions please

    We stay in a rv park east of Yuma AZ in town called Welton the rv park is Pioneer rv park its about 325 sites it is on the internet park is not to old trees are guit small no grass but has swimming pool reck hall alot of activities golf courses nearby large sites this will be our 4th year there...
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    Minnesota in winter

    We bought our Bighorn in Owatonna very pleased with deal and impressed with the service department the owners are great guys done an execent job on our pdi .
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    2008 Ford F450 6.4L Twin Turbo Big Horn 3600RL

    I have 1400 miles on my 08 350 has not regenerated yet chrome pipe looks clean 800 miles pulling 3055 got 10.3 hope it dose better when I get some miles on have owned 4 deisels and takes about 10,000 miles before they start to give mileage. The 08 6.4 seems have more power than my 05 6.0 did.
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    Overflow tube on 2008 Bighorn 3055

    We had the same problem with our 3055 I removed the scewes on the bottompanel and rerouted the vent hose over the frame crossmember there is a space to run the hose above the crossmember problem solved
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    2008 Ford F450 6.4L Twin Turbo Big Horn 3600RL

    Fuel in Bemidji Minnesota was 3.39 on Nov. 1st
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    Hitching & Backing Hints

    Make a list of things to do to hitch and unhitch then open area parking lot or field dont let anybody help and practice hitching an unhitching then go to backing around something like cones or something you can see in your mirrors the hardest part is to hitching and having somebody that wanst to...
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    Second New 3055

    I had to redo my storage shed door to get our 2007 Bighorn in that opening measured 13 ft. the Bighorn is 13ft. 2 inches high I cut the header out of garage door and moved it up 4 inches to get it in . So if you go under underpass that is 13ft. 6inches better hope ther isnt a bump in the road .
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    Home made air bag leveler.

    When I was A fire chief we had this type of devise in our rescue truck ours were not home made but we could lift a fully loaded water tanker with them with not much air presure neat idea.
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    Air Bag Suspension

    I have used air bags on my last 6 trucks 1-1/2 ton 2-3/4 tons 3 F 350 DRW mostly to level truck to bring front suspenion back to specks and help bring head lites at right height it allso makes DRW ride softer when they are deflated to about 10lbs of air preasure.
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    king bed slide

    I remove the base and the box it is not a very big job to remove it from coach I narrowed the box up by 12inches on shower slide I rebuilt it to deepen storeage on shower slide you can end up with a bin about 10 inches wide and deep enough to get 2 rolled up sleeping bags in it you have to leave...
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    king bed slide

    The first mod we did to our 3055 rl Bighorn was to remove king matress cut down the base installed reguler size queen matress from furniture store fits in much better than king matress you be surprised how much room you gain I have a brand new rv king matress somebody can have free just come and...
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    new 3055rl

    Tim & Carol We have A 07 3055rl spent 4months in AZ last winter we just love ours great floor plan had no problems at all lot of compliments good looking 5ver hope you enjoy yours as much as we have.
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    What are you towing your Cyclone 4012 with

    I pull our 3055 Big Horn with 08 F-350 DRW crew cab 4X4 6.4 diesel with 4.10 gear ratio have pulled many miles with SRW would not go back the DRW dose a better job and feels safer.
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    Generator in front bay-anybody using one

    I will send pictures as soon as I figure how to do it. I made gen box out of 3/16 aluminum plate lined it with 3/4inch fiberglass with foil cover had to mount hydraulics and battery box on top gen box plenty room.
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    Generator in front bay-anybody using one

    I have a 4000 onan rv GEN mounted in left front compartment in 3055 big horn run exhaust out bottom hocked to muffler ran exhaust out left side of trailer mounted 30 amp rv outlet in propane tank compartment when I need power I run land line power cord to compartment use 50 amp to 30 amp adapter...
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    Brochure Accuracy

    You might check with Noble RV in southern Minn. They are across from Cabelas in Owatonna. Good guys to deal with give good prices. They have a web page you can view their inventory. They have a huge inventory.
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    Lippert Axles

    I had The same problem with 07 3055 mine worked fine when I first got it I went back into a parking place on cement real hard left turn heard a loud bang metalic noise checked everything couldnt see any thing broke but I think it slid on spring perchs it was about 2 inchs off so went back to a...
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    Results of first weekend out with the 3670

    If you are thinking extra fuel tank 8ft box would be good Ford dose make a short box DRW I just ordered a 2008 DRW 4x4 Ford with 4.10 3rd DRW I have had would not go back to SRW because stability you get used to the extra length
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    Looking to buy in Wisconsin

    Try Noble RV at Owatonna MN very good diealer carrys abig inventory of new 5th wheels
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    Water seeps out of Toilet

    I installed a sprayer atachment to my flush valve so we completly rense the bowel after using can be bought at a camper supply . Would not have rv without it never had any sealing problems
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    Golf anyone??

    I will bring my clubs and would be interested in golf
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