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star link will be completely up in the near future and is a game changer. It is partially up now for the northern US and So. Canada and is fantastic with no limit an very fast at $100/mo.

Welp, after 2 years of evaluating various 5th wheel trailers, manufacturersand dealers, we finally ordered a new trailer and truck. Our budget was less than 130K MSRP for a trailer and 75K MSRP for a truck. This was a very difficult task, but with my wife's eye for fashion and functionality and...

Oh great, Heartland advertises that their trailers are "full time rated" and have a "yeti option" but you can't use your ice maker in cold weather because they refuse to heat tape the ice maker lines. What a joke and it is on us the consumer.

I am talking about when the trailer is not in storage and I am living it. My ice maker water line has not frozen in weather in the 20's and the battery will never go dead when I am living in it when charged by solar or shore power. Again Heartland should either do something to protect the ice...

My gas electric absorbtion frig comes with heat tape on the ice maker line to mitigate freezing. Why doesn't Heartland apply heat tape to residential frigs so the conumer will not be inconvienced in cold climates. Seems like a relatively inexpensive way to go that would demonstrate customer...

YES PDI is very important when it comes to RV's, but Heartland did a very bad job building that unit. Lets not put the blame on the buyer for an inadequate PDI, but it is the manufacturer that created the problems in the first place. What makes it even worse is Heartland bragged about a new PDI...

There are a lot of unverified claims about power and milage improvements on engines. I doubt that one is valid. I loose about .5 mpg because of the regeneration on my Ford. The economics and State regulations do not warrant or allow the various deleted kits for my truck. If I did install any of...

Re: Universal Docking System Holding Tank Valves This may help get a better understanding http://www.randgsupply.com/images/warehouse/exterior/floor/trapflapinstall.pdf

I just read where the RV industry sales are down 20% this year. What is interesting is the economy is in good shape, Jobs are plentiful, folks are getting raises and etc. So why the decrease in sales. Could it be that folks are not happy with the industry and shoddy workmanship? I am holding...

Last year Heartland anounced that they opened a new final inspection (PDI) facility to improve their quality control. How come this unit (and others) slipped though that final inspection with those kind of problems??

I generally stay a Bayfield River Park because it convient while visiting relatives. It is a small privately owned park that meets our needs and has an accommodating and friendly staff. However, the other parks mentioned are OK and are generally on par. If you want scenery of the mountains and...

It appears Heartland's new quality control center is not working well :-)

When folks claim a state, is the claim based on time camping in that state or simply drive thru it without camping. I think it should be common procedure to only claim a state that one has spent time in while camping. However, I am not sure that is a the proper standard.

Those that design and manufacture things spec things out for good reason. It is always a good idea to stay within the manufacturers specifications. If you need a DRW I would go with the F450 over the F350 because it was designed to be a DRW rather than an add-on. The new F350 SRW is the most...

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Years ago when I owned a diesel pusher with a Caterpillar engine, I was informed by Caterpillar that their warranty would be in jeopardy with after market air and fuel filters. They claimed that most of them were not as effective as thier paper filters. Just sayin... :-) Also with turbo chargers...

"The ISO 9000 family addresses various aspects of quality management and contains some of ISO’s best known standards. The standards provide guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements, and that...

The interesting part is China is the world leader for companies that are ISO approved, while many of their products are doing quite well in world market place in terms of reliability.

Wellp time will tell how good Heartland PDI's are. However, other mfg's like Grand Design do 100% PDI inspection and still have too many warrenty issues and customer dissatisfaction complaints. I agree that better inspection should cut warranty costs, but the RV industry seems a little behind--...

X2-- I had a lot of water from driving in the rain and removed the soaked insulation. Some RV manufacturers actually do something about this and Heartland has chosen not to. Sad Sad Sad...

Weight can be a concern, but after watching the video it breaks down in three pieces and appears to be easy to deal with when installing or removing. The only issue I can see is the cost. However, when I consider the cost of my TrailAir and 20K Reese the Super ride would replace-- the cost is...

This is worth considering. It relatively new and innovative. http://www.blueox.com/trailer-towing/super-ride/

Kudos on the video. I had a seep not a leak similar to the video on my front left jack. I found the top and bottom bolts were snug but not as tight as they should be. After torqueing them to the proper torque the seeping almost stopped. After tightening one of the lines, all seeping stopped...

Re: Prospective buyer questions What is good news for you is bad news for me. Evidently those who made that decision missed the engineering credit (if they even studied engineering) course "Engineering Economics." Now that Heartland approved thier trailers for "full time" those who experience...

Re: Prospective buyer questions Gee Dan, why is expecting the manufacturer to address and resolve a simple problem extreme? Yes I can cope with this inconvenience because I am handy, but many RV's may not be as handy and I am sure they would appreciate the manufacture helping out-- As long as...

Re: Prospective buyer questions I stay in Florida for the winter and have experienced over-night freezing temperature which have cause problems to many RV's. As it is now, one should buy a trailer with no appliances that use water installed in the slides to avoid freezing their lines. I would...

I have the Reese 20K single jaw(which I prefer) which has served me well and never worried about while towing. It was a little tricky to un-hook with ease. But after I learned to use it, it is becomes easy. Another trick is to read the user manual which explains how to properly use it. That is...

Re: Prospective buyer questions If this is a known problem, why hasn't the factory done something about it?

I heard that some earlier pre-2010 Fords were having problems with the diesel engines that were supplied by Navistar. I don't know if it is true or not, but Ford sued Navastar over something. Since 2011 Ford has designed and manufactured their diesel engines in house. I don't believe they have...

X2--- We make a lot of money servicing carburetors on marine and outboard engines because the owners do not properly store thier motors for winter or long term storage. To clean a carb properly it needs to be dissembled and cleaned with cold parts cleaner and compressed air to blow out the...

I don't know about Chevy and Ram, but the new Ford F350 SRW will pull a 18kGVW trailer because they increase the combined weight to 28,000. I am thinking of trading my 2012 F350 to get that added towing ability because my next trailer will be close to !8K GVW. I am restricted to SRW because a...

Always tighten to mfg specs...And don't over-tighten Typical torque values for the base nuts on a TPMS valve stem range from as low as 35 in.-lbs. of torque to as much as 80 in.-lbs. of torque. That’s quite a range. This doesn’t mean that any torque value within this range is acceptable. It...

There are many YOUTUBE examples on how to replace, repair and install PEX fittings. Some are quite cleaver.

A 150 watt solar panel is over-kill if all you want is to keep your batteries maintained if they are at full charge to begin with. A 2-5 watt panel will keep two healthy batteries maintained to proper charge. Also a 2-5 watt panel can be connect directly to the battery without a charger and will...

It should be noted that the wire size should match the breaker rating. 50 amp breakers should be 6 gauge while 80 amp breakers should be 2-4 gauge to be in complience.

Interesting. Are you implying Heartland picks and chooses what it wants to enforce for warranties? Seems to me if it is in writing it counts-- at least that is what I have understood in your previous posts. Also are you a spokesman for Heartland? The best recommendation none-spokesman can give...

My motive in this discussion is to be constructive. The RV industry has built over 500,000 units in 2017 and is still going strong. The major problem is quality control. The RV industry came together to adopt RVIA standards and I think they should come together to adopt ISO or any ligitimate...

We went through the ISO process at our company manufacturing medical diagnostic equipment (MRI, CT, Xray, ultrasound) and we had seen great improvement with lesser warranty costs. As an example most everyone likes Sailun tires-- and I believe thier ISO 9001 certification was most helpful to...

Please explain why you believe it to be. I would think that you go over every home, boat, automobile, and other expensive items you purchase with a fine tooth comb. We do - especially when it comes with features that are unfamiliar to us. An RV is no different. There is NO piece of paper or...

I am glad to see that Hartland is more focused on quality and has invested in a large facility that performs PDI inspections. Time will tell how effective Heartland quality control efforts are. Does that mean they are going to eliminate dealer PDI because Heartland has built a facility to do...