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Bent axles are easy to spot. Don't ask me why I know! If the axel(s) are flat or bowed down in the center, they are bent. If the axle(s) are bowed up, they are as designed as supplied. Had to have my axles fix twice after going across the country twice on or Big Horn.

I measured my fifth wheel, 2013 Big Horn, and the listed length was the inside length. I did this because the external measurement was longer than the stated length. Back end to pin, or back end to end of cap, was not it.

RV's, I have been told, are measured inside front to inside back. The manufactures apparently pay a tax based on length??

How you ever cleaned the cooling coils on that AC unit. It does make a huge difference. On my used SOB that I have, it was seven years old when I got it. One unit failed and I replaced it. I removed the cover on the other one and then the foam surrounding the coils. They were full of dirt...

You need a heaver gauge wire. You are dropping too much across that length of power cable. Do check the connectors for heat? Perhaps it is in the power post, adapter, or your trailer connector. I always use DeOxit on all power connectors three times a year. I also inspect the power post...

I had a similar problem years ago with my power reel. I was not the contactors, but the wire connections inside the power reel. The nuts were becoming loose. One of my power legs were coming loose and the neutral was loose. After cleaning with DeOxit, I torqued them and then used electronic...

Insulation on wiring is and had been for some years made from soy bean. It is mice/rat food. Your car and truck wiring is the same. A mouse or rat can get its body into any space that their head can poke through.

I do not have a Heartland product as well, but do pop in to see if I can give any helpful advice to those who do. I loved my Big Horn and the room it had. My back, feet, and knees are doing much better with what we have now. Otherwise we would still have a fifth wheel.

Here is one outfit. JC Refrigeration Here is a post by someone that had doe the job himself.

If you want to keep it out all the time, use mounting putty. We never have to put it away. Yes you can remove the coffee maker when needed.

You can also replace the cooling unit with a 12V compressor system. One friend did just that one month ago. Fridge and freezer are very cold and no more worry about ammonia or the hydrogen leaking and starting a fire.

There should be drain holes in the AC base. Make sure that they are not blocked and that the AC is tight to the roof. The roof seal needs to be snug and not loose.

You can put bracing under the shower. I did not have to do this on my Big Horn, but I did have to redo the drain. It drained slowly. Turned out the pipes were cut and installed with a slight upward slope! The only other thing is to remove the drain cover and get the hair that accumulates...

Tow Max used to have that honor on fifth wheels.

Your warranty is for one year. I do not know if Heartland will do anything about it. If you purchased new old stock from a dealer, then they would have to deal with Heartland to fix it. If you purchased used, then there is no warranty.

Go to Tools, Heartland User Guides, and down load Oregon Campers Pre Delivery Inspection Guide.

When I had my 2013 Big Horn, Heartland would, prior to taking it in, approve an independent RV repair service. I did so. I asked the RV repair service to contact Heartland. They approved his repair service and it too only two days. Since I have a SOB class A, I do not know if they will do so...

There are turn buckles inside to tighten them. If the turn buckle does not have enough adjustment, a new cable set needs to be installed and adjusted. The turn buckles are ether at the top or bottom of the side. On my Big Horn they were at the bottom. So yes you do need to do some...

You need to check to see if one controls a light under the entry steps. Some have that switch inside the entry door though.

If you are going to stay in freezing cold weather, you need to go to Lowe's or Home Depot and get insulation board and skirt the outside of your RV. Use metal tape to hold the skirting together. Do not tape it to the sides of your RV. It cuts easy and does not cost much. Put a couple of...

Bill, sorry to hear what TT did to you. I was notified by another TT member that the park in San Benito, CA has a section off limits now. That section is reserved for other than TT members. There are a lot of full hook up sites without power for years now. They fix them by making them tent...

Connections to the lights are above the lights. There maybe a loose connections there. You have to pull the light down, release the spring clips, and the wiring with the wire nuts are exposed. Check for12V there. At least that is the first place I would start.

It has been a while since we traded in our Big Horn. I have noticed in north and central California a decreasing amount of Heartland products. Then this last trip we saw just one. Along with very few Keystone products as well. We do see a lot of Class B and C's though. Perhaps it is a...

I purchased this Fridge/Freezer lock over three years ago. This has not failed and is easy to install and use.

In my fifth wheel, my valve had to go in carefully. It is easy to dislodge the seal on one side without knowing. If so, there can be a slow leak. Happened twice to me and I replaced the seals because one deformed. You can order and get just the seals. I also had a leak develop about six...

I, do to health problems, now have a SOB Class A diesel pusher. Mine does not have the power reel. I miss the power reel a lot. Well worth replacing. The cost is in the noise considering the total cost of your rig. Now the only problem I had with my power reel was the cable screws loosing...

Look up the Load/Pressure chart for your tires. Select the tire type and then select the tire size. This will give you the weight rating at the psi. Look at the load rating for the tire at 80 PSI. You may need a really good flashlight and a rag to find the PSI rating on the rim. I removed, when...

Do you run the exhaust vent fan? It can actually pull some of that some poop tank odor out when you flush.

One thing, we had both problems and employed both solutions. The big "BUT" do not purchase the cheep studor valve. The $35 - $40 dollor whit one is the one you want. Not the black $7 - $10 dollar one. The cheep one has a rubber flap to seal and the other uses a spring.

Do you have a light under your steps? On our Big Horn, it took six months until I found out that an unmarked switch turned the under the step on and off.

It may also be a coax connector that has the shield touching the center signal wire. It only takes one thin little wire to short the signal. You should have gotten a coax wiring diagram with your documentation. If not, ask Heartland to send you a PDF of it. That is one drawing that they...

Don't drain your fresh water tank fully. Drain it an down a little so that no water is going out of your overflow. If your problem is not solved, at least you have not used up an entire fresh water tank of water.

A better tool for the job, for a price, is this: Shot/Open finder

The factory, Heartland, does not stock parts for repairs. They like auto manufactures are on a on time parts delivery to match production. So when a part is needed, they place a new order for your repair. When the manufacture of the part finally gets to that order, then they are built. Your...

Maybe I am full of prunes on this. I enlarged the pic and then realized that the bottom is a 12V plug socket.

As far as the red button, it turns on your over the air antenna amplifier. For park cable the amplifier needs to be off.

Do you have slide toppers? If not, the sound with rain is very loud. Rain that hit our Big Horn roof was not so bad. The slides were more than what we could take so we got slide toppers. Realy helped a lot with the sound made by the rain.

Did you report this to the NHTSA, (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)? Enough reports will force a recall.

I had one that was incredibly tight, but it did come out. Most of the others were easy to remove.

Just a note. There are no brass bushings used on trailer suspensions. They are Bronze bushings.