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    A Heartfelt Thank You

    TravelTiger, I have a Chevy 2500HD and I'll be below the Chevy's ratings for the 5th wheel I purchased. It's just my wife and I so we don't travel with a lot of extra "stuff". Believe me, we did a lot of searching and math to narrow things down to what would work. Thanks for responding! - - -...
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    A Heartfelt Thank You

    I haven't been here in a long time but when I first bought my 2014 Trail Runner 27RKS, I was here often trying to soak up as much information and knowledge as I could. So today is bittersweet for me. I have to say Happy Trails to the Heartland community. Earlier today, I traded in my Trail...
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    A Pic of our last trip of the season and our new Camper Sign

    Lana, the selling point for us was the large counter top with the large storage area underneath it with the tray that pulls out. The big window by the door is also a huge plus. We've done some mods to it but overall we were happy from day one. The mods we did were to change all the C-921 bulbs...
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    A Pic of our last trip of the season and our new Camper Sign

    I know John. Since we were new to owning a camper, we believed the dealer when he said "no problem pulling this camper with your Ford". Live and Learn! I agree with you about the Chevy 2500HD. Ours is very similar to yours. 6.0 L gas. It tows the Trail Runner very good!
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    A Pic of our last trip of the season and our new Camper Sign

    Lana, yes it is a 27RKS. 2014 model year. When we bought it in November of 2013 we had a Ford F150 with the regular tow package. The dealer installed a Husky weight distribution hitch and one anti sway friction bar. The tow home from the dealer (50 miles) was ok but we were rocked around a...
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    A Pic of our last trip of the season and our new Camper Sign

    Well, our first year of camping in our 2014 Trail Runner was fantastic. Although we didn't get to go as often as we would have liked, we sure had fun when we were able to go. Unfortunately, here in the North East, the weather gets pretty darn cold by the time November rolls around so we put our...
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    I think it is time for Trail Runner to have it's own forum . . .

    We are Trail Runner owners and not having a specific area for us here is exactly why we haven't spent much time on this website. Other RV website's have many more active participants but of course their posts generally don't apply to our camper or situation. Having a Trail runner specific forum...
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    Problem with rubber seal on slide out at the top..they have disintegrated.

    I have the same problem on my 2014 Trail Runner. While the warranty was still in effect, one side was replaced. Now the other side needs to be replaced. Are there any "How To" articles or videos online that any of you are aware of?
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    Question on Abbreviation

    "DW" Dear Wife "DH" Dear Husband
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    Owners Manuals

    Yesterday, I de-winterized my 2014 Trail Runner for the first time. The weather here has finally gotten to the point that the temperature isn't dipping way below freezing at night and we're going on our first weekender trip in two weeks. Since it had been 5 month's since I bought it, there were...
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    Are New Trailers Still Coming with LCD TV?

    I'm not sure why anyone would buy an RV with a television or order one with one when you can buy a better television , install it yourself and spend less money. When I bought my Trail Runner it didn't come with a television or wall mount and while discussing this with the dealership owner, he...
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    Slide Operation

    Once I plugged in at home (although only 15 amps), the slide works better. Certainly not a speed demon but slides in and out at a reasonable speed.
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    Heartland Customer Service - Not What I expected

    I had a couple of minor issues with my new 2014 Trail Runner that I sought answers to. 1st, I couldn't locate the CO2 detector and 2nd, I had a switch that wasn't doing anything. I posted those questions on this forum and I was able to find the CO2 detector with the help of those that...
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    Insurance??????

    I have Good Sam insurance on my 2014 Trail Runner. Just bought the insurance in February. $298 for the year. Full replacement and up to 3 grand for the contents for the first 5 years. After that, they will pay me what I paid for the trailer. We are seasonal campers. Otherwise the trailer is...
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    Slide Operation

    Ok, thanks everyone for the input. I'll check the battery and try the shore power idea too.
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    Slide Operation

    We have a new Trail Runner 27RKS and we were wondering how your slide operates compared to ours. Ours seems like it operates very slow. Almost stopping when sliding it out or in. Like the motor doesn't have enough power. Thinking that our battery might be low on juice, I hooked up our Duracell...
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    2 questions: Amber Patio light info and Carbon Monoxide Detector

    Those are all good things to check out. Thanks for the ideas!
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    2 questions: Amber Patio light info and Carbon Monoxide Detector

    Yesterday, I was in the trailer looking around and used a portable power station to give me DC power. All of the interior light switches I located but none of those are marked. Just brown switches with no markings so it was trial and error to figure out which switches were for what lights. It...
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    2 questions: Amber Patio light info and Carbon Monoxide Detector

    There isn't a dedicated area for the Trail Runner so I guess we're included with the North Trail section. Please let me know if I'm in the wrong area! Anyway, we have a 2014 Trail Runner 27RKS. On the outside, next to the door is the Amber Patio light. For the life of me, I can't find the switch...
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    Light Tongue Weight-Loading Trailer

    Just a quick update. I received the Sherline scale today and checked the tongue weight of my Trail Runner. It showed a weight of 420 pounds but I don't have the 12V battery on the A-Frame. The battery I have probably weighs about 50-60 pounds. Do you think Heartland weighs their trailers with a...
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    How did you choose Heartland?

    We went "looking" with no intention of buying whatsoever. We had thought about buying our first trailer at some point in a couple of years when we were nearing retirement. On a cold rainy Saturday with nothing else to do we went to a nearby dealer and looked at Coachman trailers. They were ok...
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    New Kids on the Forum requesting advice on wireless cameras

    Hello Deb and Bob and welcome! My wife Jan and I bought a Trail Runner last November and we too have been looking at backup cameras. From everything I've read, the wireless types don't work very well so I've opted to buy a two camera wired system. One for hitching up and one to see what's behind...
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    Light Tongue Weight-Loading Trailer

    Well, buying one of those hitches won't be in my immediate future. I'm gonna have to come up with another plan to increase weight on the tongue
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    Light Tongue Weight-Loading Trailer

    I apologize if I put this question in the wrong place. I have a 2014 Trail Runner 27RKS. Heartland says it has a dry weight of 6442 Lbs and a Tongue weight of 500 Lbs. Obviously this is due to the rear kitchen putting a lot of weight in the rear of the camper. Everything I've read says the...
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    Help with Surge PRotector, Reducer and plug in

    Ok, will do. Thank you all for the information
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    Help with Surge PRotector, Reducer and plug in

    When you say "pedestal circuit breaker" are you referring to the breaker on the box at the campground site or the main breaker in my trailer?
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    Help with Surge PRotector, Reducer and plug in

    Thanks jnbhobe. I thought so but wanted to make sure. Didn't want to fry anything.
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    Help with Surge PRotector, Reducer and plug in

    This year will be our first year camping and have some questions about electrical power hookups. We will only be staying in campgrounds with electric and water while we get accustomed to the camper and learn the "ins and outs". We bought a Trail Runner 27RKS and it comes with a 25' 30 amp cord...
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    Do you need it?

    For those of you that do keep a gun of some sort with you and camp in campgrounds other than State Parks, do you just keep quiet that you have a gun with you? Every campground website that I've looked at here in the Northeast has a policy stating absolutely no guns of any kind.
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    Failed Jensen Speakers caused Delamination

    Having bought many car stereo's and speakers back in my younger days, I learned early that all Jensen stereo systems and speakers are junk. Always have been, always will be, but they seem to be the only company that sell the all-in-one systems that RV's have. The only option is to buy components...
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    Soon to be new owners

    Hello Dave and Melissa, we are just a little bit South of you down in Jamestown and recently joined this forum as well. We bought our first travel trailer last November in Hamburg (Trail Runner 27RKS). I don't know if talking about specific dealers is allowed here but if you send me a PM, I'd...
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    Any Other Trail Runner Owners out there?

    I guess I should have posted our purchase back in November of 2013 when we bought our 27RKS but better late than never! We haven't used it yet though. It came winterized due to the time of the year. I brought it home from the dealer and parked it in my yard. Took the battery off and hitch...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    Thanks priorguy, now if this snow would just go away and the temp would get higher than 20 degrees, we'd be on our way!
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    I stopped at my local Ford Dealership service department today to see what they had to say. They said pretty much the same thing as what priorguy found on Ford's website. Max Tow only adds a beefed up bumper, brake controller, the 3.73 gears and trailer tow mirrors. They looked up my truck in...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    priorguy, I do have the standard tow package with both the 4 and 7pin plugs. I also have a brake controller that was added when I bought the trailer along with a Husky WDH and Sway control setup. Interestingly, when I bought the truck, there was a quick connect with wires for a brake controller...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    John, Everyone I've talked to that has a travel trailer has advised the same thing. Put a couple gallons in to keep things sloshing around but not to fill the water tanks. I was told that not only does it add a lot of weight, it can make driving more squirelly. We don't plan on camping anywhere...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    Thank you to both priorguy and jason. This is our first TT and although I've towed utility trailers with tractors on them, I've never pulled something with this kind of weight before. When I brought the trailer home from the dealer, there were sustained winds of 15-20mph and gusts up to 30mph...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    priorguy, the towing capacity of my truck is 9700 and my trailers dry weight is 6442. I don't think that weight includes the weight of the awning, both 30Lb propane tanks being full, the battery or the weight of the WDH, so figure 50 pounds for the awning, 100 pounds for the WDH, 100 for the 2...
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    F-150 Ecoboost

    I have a 2012 F150 with the Ecoboost. It does not have the Max tow package. It has the 3.55 rear end. I also recently bought a Trail Runner 27RKS (30'5") overall length. I towed it home from the dealer and had no problems with acceleration or braking but there was nothing in it (no cargo). Every...
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