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    Hair Line Cracks in Rear Fiberglass Cap

    Where the mounting brackets for the ladder are screwed into the rear fiberglass cap, I am noticing small hair line cracks about a 1/4 inch long around the mounting bracket. When I climb on the ladder it gives downward about two to three inches. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you...
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    We're at Casey's Riverfront RV Park, Westfir, OR

    We are on our way to the rally at Winchester Bay, OR. Right now we are spending a few days on the Willamette River before heading to the rally next Wednesday. This is our first stay at Casey's and we are impressed with the beautiful campgrounds, the surrounding trees, mountains and river...
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    Eureka Yellow Jacket Central Vac

    Long story short, our dealer (who is three hours away) mailed me a new Eureka Yellow Jacket Central Vac to replace our broken one. The old unit has a "T" plastic fitting glued to the intake and of course the new one did not come with one. Has anyone been able to remove the "T" fitting from the...
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    Fresh Water Tank Vents

    We took our maiden trip last week and prior to leaving, I filled the fresh water tank. When traveling, my friend told me water was leaking out the bottom along side the frame behind the tires. It only did this when traveling. Called Heartland and my dealer and they said it was normal and water...
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    Six Volt Batteries in Series

    We took possession of our 2nd new 2013 3260 Elite last Thursday (Long Story) and arrived home last Friday. I went out to the rig three days later and the batteries were dead. Check for battery fluid and they were both down about 20%. Filled them both back up and plug the unit into shore power at...
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    Slide Out Topper

    We will soon be having three slide out toppers installed on our rig. Any comments regarding "Dometic Delux vs Carefree Kover III?":confused: Thanks Mike & Marge PS: Are the topper aluminum weathershields worth the extra $$$?
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    Beauflor Flooring

    Our new Big Horn came with Beauflor flooring in the kitchen and bathroom. The problem is when the kitchen slideout and the dining slideout rolls in and out there are permanent indentations from the rollers. Basically, the flooring is so soft that the rollers imprint on it and there's no way to...
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    P/U Truck Tires - Brand Recommendations?

    My truck came with Goodyear M&S LT265/70R18 E Load Range tires. I now have 17,000 miles on them and they need to be replaced. I rotate my tires every 5,000 miles, always check air pressure, and estimated pin weight of the Big Horn around 3,000 when the rig is fully loaded. I know a lot of...
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    Turbo Aluminum Hose Blew Off

    Vehicle: 2011 3500 Chev Duramax/Allison, Crew Cab, Short Wheel Box, SRW 17,000 miles on the truck. Trailer: 2013 Big Horn Elite 3260, approx 13,000 Pounds This past weekend we heading home and was pulling a 6% grade at about 55mph, 2500 rpm. As we approached the top of the grade, we heard a loud...
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    We just bought our first Heartland Bighorn

    We'd like to introduce ourselves. I'm Marge and my husband is Mike. He just finished registering and joining the Heartland Owners Forum. Last week we bought a new 2013 Heartland Bighorn. It's the model 3260 Elite. We live in central California and bought our rig at Manteca Trailer. So when we...
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