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I still have my 2008 Chevrolet silverado cc sb duramax/allison truck and my 2008 Big Horn 3055rl for sale. I had posted this info about three weeks ago but somehow it got removed. The truck is silver birch in color, grey leather interior, navigation and dvd option. In bed 60 gallon auxiliary...

This coming Monday I have an appointment to get my landing gear worked on......I was enroute to Yellowstone a couple of weeks ago and my jacks quit me in Nebraska....was unable to raise to get on truck...found out that a peg had broken off the foot of the electric motor and motor was flopping...

Last year I finally got rid of the Mission tires that came on my unit and replaced them with Maxxis ST tires. I believe my tire size is 235/80/16. I now have close to 5000 miles on them and they look new and I have never had to add any air. I run 80psi in them and never get over 65mph. A...

I have had a 60 Gal RDS tank made in Perry, Florida for about 4 years now. Sits in the bed of my short bed Chevy with plenty of room for my 5th wheel hitch. Tank has a tool box on top and looks very nice. It was very simple to hook up, bought a small electric fuel pump had it wired where I...

thanks guys for correcting me on the lever direction.....I guess years ago I was misinformed (how did the gas get to the hot water heater when I tested it). Anyway I know now to point it either left or right toward whatever tank I want to use. Now we need to get the OP problem fixed...jwb.

I don't know if this is your problem or not, but I was dewinterizing my unit and was testing the water heater on gas and electric and also the furnace. I had both LP tanks turned on with the tank switching valve in the vertical position where if one tank empties the other is supposed to pick it...

We are planning a western trip this late spring and early summer to Glacier and Yellowstone. We are staying at Mt. Manor RV park in Hungry Horse for a week then traveling down to West Yellowstone and spending a week at Grizzly. Have stayed at Grizzly before, and it's one of the nicest RV parks...

I changed my tires from Mission which came on my 2008 Big Horn 3055RL. I ran them for two years with minimal problems, but thought I may be pressing my luck so I changed to Maxxis last fall. They were the same size tire as the Mission but when I put them on the 5'ver they appeared to be a...

I replaced my Mission tires when they finally started their demise, had one blow out from the inside so no damage. I and a local tire dealer both have Big Horn 3055's and he located 8 Maxxim (sp) tires for us. I don't have many miles on them as yet but I have read somewhere on the internet...

I have a GMC 2500 duramax with a 26 gal original equipment fuel tank....I soon found out that I was having to refuel every 200 miles or so and that was unsatisfactory. I purchased a RDS 60 gallon auxillary tank for the bed and have been pleased ever since. I rarely drive over 500 miles per day...

Mine also works fine using the hook up in the docking station, never had a problem hooking up. Now figuring out that Olevia TV was a different story, lots of trial and error before I was ever able to receive a signal, but once I figured that out all works fine...jwb.

Its easier to just raise a window and listen for your directv receiver to beep when you hit the signal. The faster the beep the stronger the signal. Get a compass and get your azimuth and elevation reading from entering the zip code where your are. I haven't found any need for any fancy and...

Retired as a Sergeant from the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 1, 1998. I spent 30 years working wrecks, shagging taillights, putting drunks and druggies in jail and supervising a Zone. Finished up working in the Troop HQ, as a desk sergeant, supply sergeant and evidence officer. Great...

An 05 here, just returned from the Smokies, traveled about 900 miles round trip most of it on I-40 across Tennessee. Tried to hold it to around 63-64 mph to keep from getting run over by the thousands of semis on that road!!! I got exactly 11.0 MPG. jwb.

I had my dealer install a 2nd AC in my 3055rl as I knew that where I camped I would need more air than the original 15000 would supply. I had a 13500 duotherm (non ducted) installed in the front bed room. This makes a world of difference and I really use the front ac more than the thermostat...

Yippi, you will more than likely be overweight depending on the pin weight of your trailer. With your particular truck the weight of the truck alone with full gas and two passengers not counting any other add ons will be around 7500lbs. That truck has a GVWR of 9200lbs. Any trailer with a pin...

I have 18,000lb plates on my duramax as to be legal the tow vehicle plate has to cover the weight of the total combination. Even with 18's I am a little shy of covering the total weight. I am a retired Missouri Trooper and when I worked the road someone with a 12000 or 6000 license really...

I have weighed my truck by itself at CAT scales with just me and full fuel tank, weight was 7220 lbs. I then weighed the entire unit, steer axle 4360 lbs, drive axle 5440 lbs, trailer axles 9540 lbs with full propane and nothing else in the trailer. That showed a gross weight of 19340 lbs. I...

2005 GMC duramax cc 4x4 normal driving no trailer warmed up around 160, pulling 3055 5'ver most I've ever seen on 105 degree day on 65 north of Branson pulling one of those long hills was between 200 and 210. And I'm supposed to have one of those overheaters, hasn't happened yet.

Southeast Missouri here, near Doniphan on Current River. Been a Bighorn owner for a couple of years now, been rving for 18 years. There are lots of Heartland dealers in my region, Dexter, Farmington, Poplar Bluff. I would enjoy becoming a member of a Missouri Chapter of Heartland owners. JB.

Reference all my post in this string, I have posted erroneous information about truck weights.....I was trying to do this from memory and have my figures wrong. The GVWR for a 2500HD is 9200 lbs (not 7200) The truck (or mine) according to CAT scales weighs 7220 lbs this with full fuel, club...

The GVWR on a 2500HD Duramax pickup is 7200 lbs. If you weigh your truck you will find out, that with full fuel and two average sized persons in the cab plus the normal stuff that most carry, your weight will be around 5400 lbs. This leaves you with about 1800 lbs left to carry....whether it...

If you check the numbers in your owners manual you will find out that about the maximum weight you can carry is 1800 lbs. I have an 08 Bighorn 3055rl and my pin weight is around 2500 lbs. I upgraded to larger tires (more weight carrying capacity) went from 245's to 265's, I also added Air Bags...

I have over 15000 miles on my 16" Mission tires haven't had a problem yet. I watch my inflation pressure 80 psi and examine the inside and outside sidewalls frequently. I remember in prior reading about Missions that the main problem was with the 15" tires which required a much higher...

Hi Alicia, Yes, most of the posters are correct, you will have no trouble pulling your 3055 with the 2500hd duramax/allison, however.....you will be over the manufacturers suggested weight limit....your GVWR for that truck is 9200 lbs....your truck loaded with fuel, passengers, etc will weigh...

You will find that you will really like the 2nd AC unit. Most of the time you can run the unit in the front bedroom and it will cool the entire trailer. Even though it makes more noise this is a non issue if you are in the kitchen or living room of the 5'ver. Very few days have we had to run...

I'm pulling my 3055rl with a 2005 GMC Crewcab shortbed duramax/allison. I also have air ride air bags and a 60gal auxillary fuel tank, and a prodigy brake controller. Just the generic Reese 16000 5'ver hitch. So far I have had no problems and have pulled in the Arkansas and Missouri Ozarks...

If you have an opportunity to purchase a unit with dual pane windows, by all means do so. We got them as an option on our Bighorn and have really enjoyed them.....they really block out the noise from outside and seem to cut down on the amount of sunlight entering the trailer, thus making it...

I also have Mission 16" tires on my 3055rl, lots of people told me to get rid of them right away, but I thought I would give them a try. I maintain 80psi and check them regularly, and I also cover the tires when the vehicle is stationary for any length of time. I have probably 6000 miles on...

We purchased either a 9x20 or 10x20 from campingworld about three years ago. This mat has worked great for us, I have rolled it up when damp, most of the water seems to go through it. I do dry it out when weather permits when returning home but it doesn't take long spread out on the driveway...

Quiet about that Princess Kathleen, we have great parks in our area, just don't spread the word too much!!!!!

I had a mouse problem late last year, checked the 5'ver after not being in it for a couple of weeks and found plenty of evidence they had been there.....put the small green and white pellets in empty 22 shell boxes (5 of them) and they emptied them overnight for several nights....go figure. I...

LSPTPR, There is a whole thread on this site that talks about the air mattress. I had three replacements before I finally got one that didn't leak. The first one was folded up with the electric plug-in facing the wrong way and punctured the mattress. The dealership did that and got me a...

Ditto Ziggys post, I'm not to mechanically inclined but have an 08 3055 and would like to know exactly where this problem is and do I have to remove something to be able to see the loose nut. If someone has the know how to take pictures and post them I would be very appreciative. Thanks, JWB

Hello Mike and Betty, We don't actually live in Arkansas but are only 15 miles north of the border, like 30 miles to Pocahontas.....we do most all our camping in Arkansas as we think that Arkansas State Parks are great as well as the campgrounds around Lakes Norfork and Bull Shoals. We are the...

We had that problem with too much light coming in from the shower skylight. Went to Walmart and found one of those small pull down shades that you use on auto windows, they have different color's etc. Works very well with blocking the sunlight out and if you want sun it's easy to rollup.

I'm not familiar with the layout of the 3100 but on my 3055 the fresh water drain is on the off door side in front of the axles, about 2 feet in from the side of the trailer. It's a little bit of a stretch to reach it without laying down and crawling under the trailer. It is a white flex pipe...

Maybe the electric hot water heater???? Be sure your hot water heater has water in it before turning on the switch. If not you will burn out the element.

I put a second ac in my 3055 as I was a little dubious about how the ducted one in the kitchen-living area would cool. I have found out that during the day when you are in the living area that having the bedroom ac on is not only much quieter but unless it is hot (90's) that the bedroom ac will...

Been Rv'ing for 27 years and always traveled with the Frig on LP, never had a problem.....also a State Trooper for 30 years and never worked a wreck where LP was suspected as a cause of fire. Most fires on RV's in my experience are caused by underinflated tires that overheat. Jmho....Jwb