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I just pulled the trigger and ordered a new Grand Design 374TH-R Solitude toy hauler. I've been very happy with my Heartland Bighorn, but the Solitude's "under bed" garage, front salon design won me over. Heartland didn't offer anything close to the living space that this unit has and we just...

After leaving two too many Dog Bones on RV park power pedestals, I decided to install a permanent circuit protector. I chose Progressive Industries EMS-HW50C with remote digital readout. The attached pictures are of my 2017 Bighorn 3010RE. I located it behind the basement concealment panels...

If you have a late model Bighorn (and probably other models) that has LED interior lighting and you want to be able to dim them (especially the extremely annoying ultra-bright one that shines in your face over the bed), here is the switch to order...

My coach is stored GA and I'll be picking it up in January to take it to our winter camp in AL. I want to order a Lippert Solid Step, take it down there with me and install it when I get the coach road ready. Can someone with a Bighorn measure the width of their step and let me know what that...

I've owned a TT, a Class A and now a fiver. This was news to me. In the October 2017 Iissue of Trailer Life (p61), a reader asks a question about information provided by his dealer. He was told by the service manager that trailer tires are NOT balanced. The answer from Trailer Life staff was...

Quick questions (I hope). My Bighorn is in Georgia and I'm in NY, so I can't just walk outside and look. I want to replace all of the ceiling lights with LED's. For those of you who have done this in a late model (2017) Bighorn: what base configuration? what color temp? how many lumens...

I've got a chance to deliver RV's as a part-time job. Obviously, I'll be paid for this. Has anyone here done this and if so, can you offer some guidance as to what's required from a DOT perspective? I'm figuring that I'll be subject to the same regs as commercial truckers, but I don't know...

Well, I have left yet another $150 "dogbone" style surge protector at a campground. In order to avoid insanity by doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, I've decided to do a hard wired protector. As shown in my sig block, I have a Bighorn - for those of you who...

Due to surgery, I won't be using my Bighorn until January. I live in upstate NY and am heading south mid-January, so I figured I'd store it in Georgia to avoid winterizing it and more importantly to avoid having to drive south from Rochester NY in the winter - pulling through snow/ice storms...

When I purchased my Bighorn, it only had a single battery so I paid the dealer to upgrade it to two. Here's the result" The covers are off, buy you get the picture. Just a sloppy installation, with wire stuck betwen the upper and lower case halves, sloppy crimps with no insulated cover at...

Just got this promo video from AirLift. Cheesy, but it does make the point! You Dont Know Squat

I just purchased a FloJet 18555 Portable RV Waste Pump Macerator for pumping out the black tank when the rig is in my driveway. This requires an electrical hookup to a 20 amp circuit. I could go from one of the batteries to the pump with an inline fuse but I was wondering where others with a...

You all may know about this place, but it's new to me: JR Products They are distributors for all of those little, miscellaneous parts that you might think are hard to find. need a latch for a screen door? A slam hatch catch? A cabinet knob? A light switch? Whatever, these folks pretty...

My coach is due for it's annual roof inspection but this year there's a problem - I've got an arthritic hip that needs replacement and I don't want to climb up on the roof only to find that I don't have the flexibility to bend over and climb down the ladder. So, I'm taking it to the dealer (I...

I've got an EEZTire TPMS system on my rig and have used it for a year and 11,000 miles. Absolutely perfect with zero problems. Love it. EEZTire just introduced a new sensor module for their system. It is a "pass through" design, meaning that you don't need to remove the sensor to air up...

As my next RV project, I'm thinking of installing a macerator. It has a lot of advantages, not the least of which is being able to dump the black tank at home instead of worrying about finding a dump station before parking the rig for any period of time. I've read numerous posts here regarding...

After installing the Titan Disc upgrade that I purchased from Performance Trailer Braking, I was doing the normal checkout upon completion. I made sure all of the truck computer settings were correct and the brakes worked fine but I noticed that about every 5 seconds or so, the actuator would...

I remember seeing a thread on repairing a flipped shackle. Can someone point me there or give me some guidance on how to unflip this thing?

Has anyone installed one of these in the generator (front) slam hatch of a Bighorn? Right noiw mine has a keyed tumbler lock and I want to get rid of it. Since I'm not replacing an existing slam lock, I'll need to cut a large hole in the hatch. I don't have a problem with that ... just...

I've got a Bighorn with a electric line reel. It has a locking door on it (sorry it's sideways - I've given up trying to figure out that quirk): As you can see, it rquires a lock, not just to lock it but just to secure it in the closed position. I have no need or desire to so - I have RVLOCKS...

So, I just converted my Bighorn to RV Locks - 3 of them for my two slam hatches and one for the door. The convenience is very nice - press one button on the remote and the hatches all open. Press another buttom and the door opens. If you are buying these things for convenience, it is an...

I just finished up the wet bolt upgrade and am now starting the disc brake conversion on my Bighorn. If you have a Bighorn or Big Country, you might finde some of this helpful. I'll post any additional observations when I finish the job. 1. Wet bolt/bronze bushing/thick shackle conversion -...

So, I changed out my bushings from plastic to bronze, installed wet bolts and added 1/2" shackles today. Trailer's got 11-12K on it and I'm doing this during my disc brake conversion. Here's what I found: despite the realtively low mileage, the plastic bushings showed what I consider to be...

I was always taught that any extension that is on the same axis as the drive head on a torque wrench will not affect the reading. However, on a couple of forums I've read different opinions on the subject. When I installed my Flex-Air pin box, my brother-in-law (who does a lot of auto...

Does anyone have the "official" recommended tire rotation pattern for a twin axle Bighorn. It's not in the owner manual, although it does say to rotate them every 5K. Running Sailun G637 tires and I want to cross the tires side-to-side and front-to-back.

When I first got this coach, I was very leery of the no-name Chinese tires it came with (Sailun S637 ST235/85R16G). This is a high pressure tire (110 psi cold) that requires steel or high pressure aluminum rims. I was expecting problems but figured that I'd give them a shot - at the first...

I am about to replace the plastic spring bushings and 1/4" thick shackles on my Bighorn 3010RE with the wet bolt kit that gives me grease fittings on the bushings, bronze bushings and 1/2" shackles. Does anyone have experience with this modification? Not so much how to install but rather how...

From the RV-Roadtrips - "RVing Guide": "In California you even need a special endorsement on your drivers license to tow any trailer over 10,000 lbs or to drive a motorhome that is over 40 feet in length." I'm from NY, so where do I get this "endorsement"? Do I need to get it before entering...

I'm adding slide toppers to my Bighorn and will be doing it myself. I'd be interested in hearing from those of you who have installed these on your own. Installation tips, difficulties, structural considerations, etc. Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Don't know if this is the correct forum or not but this has to do with a recent bike rack installation I did. There are many complaints about bike rack wobble, shaking and rattle on this forum. There's also a lot of stuff about bike rack failure while on the road. It's pretty clear that...

I purchased the Heartland bicycle rack receiver (I think Lippert makes this part) that is intended to fit between the two brackets welded to the frame in the rear of the coach. When I went to bolt it in place, it was 1/2" too long. Oh well, I had to take it in for some warranty work anyway, so...

I've been involved in a recent thread about changing spare tires utilizing Level Ups and I got to thinking (I hate when that happens - it scares me). I don't think I've ever noticed an RV with two spares. Not that I was looking, but I just don't recollect ever seeing this. It also occurred to...

I'm sure there's other users out there, but for those of you looking for a great way to easily organize "stuff" and "chores" when preparing the coach for the road, here's a suggestion. I use RV Checklist by Dan Senatro, available on iTunes App Store for $.99. I use it on an iPad so it's easy...

By and large, we love our coach. One thing we don't love is the huge recliners that we feel are way too big for the coach. You know the ones - they have to be pulled out from the wall if you want to recline, they weigh a ton, you can't really grab them to move them, when you move them far...

I'm 6' tall and can't reach this locking pin on my hitch without a ladder. The ladder is OK, but I have to lean into the bed and I've had some close calls with slipping off of it in lousy weather. The solution? The Powerbuilt Tire Step. It slips over the tire and provides a solid, non-slip...

OK - we all know the water on the side of the tank trick or how to set the valves so that when one tank dies we can run outside on a cold rainy night and switch the valves over. We all know that pressure gauges are meaningless. What to do? Try something new, which is what the MOPEKA...

So, I'm swapping out the cheesy metal residential electrical box that was used to wire the 7-way pigtail to my unit and that is hanging on the back of the pinbox. To my way of thinking, not only is this cheesy, it's inviting problems because the box is anything but weather proof. Now, why...

I'm getting ready to upgrade my Bighorn to disc brakes and I'll be using Redline CV-2 Grease. However, during the research (I don't turn nut one until I've researched the entire project to death), I talked to an engineer/technician at Redline and I asked about mixing greases, because I have...

Our Bighorn has rocking, vibrating massage recliners. They're nice, but unless you move them away from the wall when you get to your destination, they aren't that useful and, of course, when you leave you've got to move them back. Simply put, they are heavy and a pain to move with no good way...

Anyone have one of these? If so, how do you like it? Worth the $550 price?