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    Towing with a 2012 F350 SRW showing a 10,000 GVWR

    Good Day everyone. we currently have a 2102 BC 3690 (empty: 12,500 loaded 15,500) and are towing it with a 2012 F350 Lariat short bed Short bed diesel. The sticker shows the track with a 10,000 GVWR. The F350 is a 4X4 with a tonneau cover and a pull-rite hitch. When we weigh the truck...
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    Checking Brakes after tire blowout

    We have a 2012 Big Country 3690SL. We had two tires blow out on our current trip. We replaced both tires and the spare as it was the same age as the two that blew out. There is some body damage and there are some electrical wires on the right hand side of the RV that have been pulled out and...
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    Water in the RV

    We have a 2012 Big Country 3690 and at 5AM this morning we woke up to find water coming out of the shower drain and over flowing onto the bathroom floor. Additionally the hall way carpet was wet and a small portion of the carpet in the bedroom (near the wall with the Bathroom) was wet. I...
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    2012 Big Country 3690 Kitchen Slide stopped working

    We have had our BC for a little less than two years. We are currently at home preparing for a 4 week road trip. We have had to put all 4 slides out and retract them several times. We had a fully charged 12V battery and were hooked up to 15 amp shore power. Yesterday we were working on...
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    Storm Prep

    We're new to large RV's living in Connecticut - storm Sandy is forecast to bring winds at or near hurricane strength. We've covered Our Big Country and have it on a kingpin stabilizer as well as the landing legs and rear stabilizers. What other recommendations do you have to weather this storm?
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    Having electrical trouble w/ BC 3690

    Just picked up our new BC 3690 yesterday. Drove a couple hours then set up for the night. This is our first time with a fifth wheel and the dealer had a major event going on so was unable to provide answers for these questions we encountered. The microwave light comes on and the turntable spins...
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    Tow vehicle advice

    We bought a Big Country 3690SL (39ft 1,980Hitch) at the Hershey show last weekend and now need to get a tow vehicle - yeah, I know that's kind of backwards. We went to Hershey looking for a trailer I could pull with my Ford SportTrac and fell in love with this behemoth! So, we're looking at...
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