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    axel ratngs

    My wheels on my 5ver are 16 inch. They have 8 lugs and the rims have a load capacity of 3580. Would my axel be 7000 lb. Axel ?
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    Roadside Assistance Plans - Your Experiences

    I have good sam, and have used them 3 or 4 times. The only problem I have had is getting them to understand where I am at. When I say I am on the south bound side of I-95, South of Palm Bay, Florida and north of Sebastian, Fl. What is so difficult about that? Now I try to remember what mile...
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    Maxxis tires or Hercules tires

    Who builds the maxis tire or is that the brand
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    ST or LT tires

    Had a blowout on the Goodyear marathon tire, tore up alot including hydraulic leveling jack. Was thinking about going to a LT tire. The tires on my fifth wheel are 235/80 - 16, the tires I am looking at are hankook hercules, 235/85 -16. The question are about the hankook tire being good and the...
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    sensor light board

    My Elkridge has a black and a grey tank valve handles, but the board shows a black and 2 grey tanks. I just emptied the Grey tank and one is showing empty the other full The black is showing 2/3 full. Also the black tank just flows out real slow like there was no water in it, but if I flush it...
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    pin weight

    Can someone help me with the pin weight on my rv and truck? My truck is a 2015 Ram 2500 mega cab. The gvwr is 10000. Loaded gross is 8820, rear axel gross is 3540. Front gvwr is 6000, and rear gvwr is 6500. Rv is a Elkridge 34rl. Says dry weight is 11129 with a dry pin of 2340.gvwr is14405. I...
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    Internet service

    We are full time and want to know what kind of service full timers use. We have ATT phone service and have a Hotspot for the phones, but what do you use with laptop computers? Wife is driving me crazy, please help.
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    fulltime rv

    unable to locate blog about full time rv,ing
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    Diesel Exhaust Fluid

    Thanks 'Lil Guy' was concerned is all, just new to this DEF thing.
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    Diesel Exhaust Fluid

    I have just bought a new Ram 2500 that uses DEF. I filled up the DEF tank when I got home, it was only half full from the dealer of course. I now have about 2000 miles on the engine. I have towed the fifth wheel around 200 miles and the rest have been truck only most on open highway speeds and...
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    2015 ram 2500 mega cab

    Anyone out there towing with a new ram 2500? Are you using air bags or not. Got my Elk Ridge hooked up and on level groung, it is down in the rear alittle but not bad. I do not think I will need air bags, the ride is good and the headlights are not hunting coons in trees. Just wondering if...
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    leveling fifth to tow vehicle

    Thanks
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    leveling fifth to tow vehicle

    My tires on the new truck now are 275/70R18, on the 2007 the tires were 265/70R17. My hitch is a Reese pro series and has 4 bolts for raising and lowering the plate. I will get photo of it sitting on flat ground and post
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    leveling fifth to tow vehicle

    Thanks Ed, the tire went from 17 inch to 18 inch but I will check the others size to see if it changed. Also yo say measure from the frame rails to ground, are you talking about the truck frame and what location on the frame or you talking about the hitch frame rails ? Sorry to ask dumb...
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    2015 Ram Mega Cab hitch clearence

    The reason I Posted this my 2007 had a 6'6" bed did not ever use my slider and was in some pretty tight places, the 2015 mega cab has a 6'4" bed so I just do not know. Guess I will use the slider for safety.
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    leveling fifth to tow vehicle

    How do you level up your fifth wheel and your truck? Got the new sytem from dodge and looks alittle high in the bed, I know you gained about 2 inches from the hitch set up, plus my truck now has 18 inch wheels where my old one had 17 inch wheels. Not familiar with this and need alittle help...
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    2015 Ram Mega Cab hitch clearence

    Anyone know if I can make sharpe backing turns without using the slider on my reese hitch, just bought 2015 2500 Ram Mega Cab, to pull the ElkRidge Looks mighty close in the 6' 4" bed looks mighty close back there
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    slider reese hitch

    Oh the Reese hitch is model # 30051, 16 K
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    slider reese hitch

    Ok do not want to sound dumb here but, some years ago when I bought my Elkridge fifth wheel I had a slider reese hitch installed in the 2007 Ram. Unknowing I never had to use the slider due to the front of the Elkridge and the truck bed which was alittle over 6 foot. I have recently purchased a...
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    2015 Ram 2500, underbed hitch system

    Just bought a 2015 Ram 2500 Mega Cab. Did not do my research well enough and found out that Dodge has come up with a underbed 5th wheel and gooseneck tow system. Well my 2500 did not have the underbed system so I am in process of having it installed by dodge. I was told by them that I would have...
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    Heartland sighting

    Just had a large Bighorn come in and park right across the road from us. It was about 9:00 pm last night and very dark. Guy put her in a close spot using two battery powered lanterns marking the left side of the parking spot. Looked like a landing strip out there he put her in there thought with...
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    Heartland units at Highlands Hammock State Park

    Sitting in Highlands Hammock State Park in Florida this weekend. A Elkridge like ours, a Sundance fifth wheel and a North Ridge travel trailer were in the park. First time seeing this many heartland products in this state park. Cool!
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    Florida state park Volunteer

    Wife andI start volunteering 24 th of this month Jan. for a month and a half at Highlands Hammock State Park. Looking forward to it, then in April will be doing 4 months at Laffayette State Park in north Florida.
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    Rv heating ducting

    I have not yet thanks. I will do that first before I dig into the basement
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    Rv heating ducting

    I have had to run my heat for the last few nights and anyway I am not getting any warm air out of the two vents in the living area. I have warm air coming out in the bedroom and bath plus the vent that comes out in the steps going up to the bedroom. I don't know where to start actually . The...
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    Question on a Florida state park

    Has anyone been or visited the Lafayette Blue Springs a Florida State Park? The campground has five cabin rentals and primitive camping. I think mostly is used for day visits for swimming and picnics. Wife and I have chance to work camp there this coming summer and would like to know about the...
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    Perform service light

    We'll the owners Manuel on the truck says service the egr stuff at 67,500 miles and that is when the light came on. I tried the brake pedal land ignition switch but that didn't,t clear the Perform Service message. Like I stated earlier there is only about 12,000 miles since the egr was...
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    Perform service light

    Hey guys, question? I was driving my 2007 ram 2500 yesterday and at 67,500 miles the perform service light came on in the overhead console. Now I know that the EGR valve and cooler and all is to be serviced at this mileage . Now back at 56,000 and some the turbo blew and all the EGR stuff was...
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    N. Georgia campgrounds

    Can anyone advise on good campgrounds in north Georgia, close to the blue ridge . Thanks
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    Do you take turns driving?

    I made my wife learn to pull the small TT, and when we upgraded to the fiver she does good still a little intimidated by the size and weight of the fiver but does well with it. I made sure she can also set up and tear down if something happened a I could not.
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    Tail of The Dragon US 129

    I did it several times on a motorcycle and that was it was only called Deals Gap. I am not looney enough to try this with my 37 ft. Elkridge. All I can say is that he is a better man than me!!
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    Egr valve and crossover tube

    Never mind I found out, thanks
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    Egr valve and crossover tube

    My question is (and don't laugh) is which way does the gasses flow through the cross over tube or do they flow back and forty? Here while back I had a whistle and still do that was heard when the engine brake was used. A couple of days ago I was looking around the egr valve with a light and...
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    cracked trailer wheel

    Has anyone ever busted or cracked one of their trailer wheels? I was cleaning mine the other day and found my right front wheel ( 6 spoke aluminum wheel) had a crack going through one of the spokes on the wheel it self. My fifth wheel is a 20011 Elkridge. I don't remember hitting any thing with...
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    heartland service phone numbers

    Re: hearrland service px numbers Tredit Tire has a shop in Plant City, Fl. and the wheel I need is available YEA. They are only like a little over an hour from me so I can save some shipping cost. Going to run over tomorrow and pick it up. Thanks everyone.
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    heartland service phone numbers

    Re: hearrland service px numbers Ok Dan didn,t think dud! I'll just call Tredit, thanks
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    heartland service phone numbers

    I have been trying to call Heartland customer service, and keep getting busy signals. the numbers I have are 574-262-8030 and 877-262-8032. Where are they located as far as time zone. I have a cracked wheel (rim) on my elkridge and need to find one that matches
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    Camping Kississimmee, Fl.

    Hey Ken and Kathy yea the wife and I like the park, we will go there for someplace within two hours from home. It had a bit of run down reputation 6 or 8 years ago but it has had new owners for the last 4 or 5 years. The pool is great , and the other facilities are great. On Saturday nights...
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    Have a safe and happy Labor Day Holiday

    Hey Travel Tiger where are you with 100 degree weather? I saw your Elkridge and we also have an Elkridge, we are in Kississimmee, Fl, inside right now also 90 plus here in Florida. Have a safe trip
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    Camping Kississimmee, Fl.

    Parked at Tropical Palms RV in Kississimmee , Fl. Enjoying the holiday weekend. Haven't seen other Heartland products except for 2 Cyclones
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