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Now that we've sold our Bighorn it's time to sell the the tow vehicle. This is a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado Dually Crew Cab LTZ with the 8ft bed and 4WD. I purchased this truck brand new from Lowell Chevrolet in Indiana and had it sent directly over to Classy Chassis to outfit it as a tow...

We sold our Bighorn, now it's time to sell the truck. This is a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ 4WD crew cab, long bed, dual rear wheels. I bought this truck brand new and had it delivered to Classy Chassis in Indiana where a conversion was done. The truck is stored indoors and only used...

It's been a long time since I've posted on here, just been enjoying our 2011 Bighorn and all the quirks of aging (kinda like myself). Anyway, I have yet another referral to the heartland brand and when I came on here to help a friend, I was not able to find the MSRP build sheets for each brand...

The time has come, we are talking about upgrading to a new unit and my first instinct was to go back to RV Capital Wholesalerers / Great Lakes RV to seek out pricing on a new unit, only to find they have gone out of business. There's a company operating under the same names in Lakeview, OH. I...

Hi all, My large living room slide on our BH 3670 has a slide topper installed at the factory. What has happened over the last year is that the hole in the endcap, where the pin attached to the support arm goes in, has enlarged, in an oblong manner. It's like the metal used in the endcap was...

Over the past few months I have noticed my large living room slideout has been making a click, click, noise when running the slide in or out. Finally today I had a chance to look at it and it appears the slide topper awning is failing. The holes in the roller tube have become enlarged or...

Hi all, We were originally going to sell our 2011 BH this year and get something different, but I think we're going to wait another year or two until we see something that really jumps out at us, floorplan-wise, before making the switch. In the mean time, we suffered through a lot of heat last...

This past weekend, I took my parents to the Novi, MI RV show. After seeing how much fun we are having with our Bighorn, they want to hit the road too. Normally the Novi show is very sparsely represented by Heartland products (and, they only had ONE Bighorn this time). But there were a...

I've been accused more than once of keeping things WAY too cold, both in my RV and at home. Heck, even in Michigan I have my window wide open at night with a box fan blowing cold air in. I seem to sleep best in a 45-50 degree environment, much to the dismay of my lovely wife who has a heated...

I heard from a reliable source that Heartland plans to discontinue the popular Bighorn 3670RL. The new 3570RS model is expected to be a big seller and is pretty similar, though it lacks the counter in the kitchen (which we use a lot) that is adjacent to the bathroom wall. I love that the sofa...

I was just browsing the BH floorplans over on the Heartland site after not visiting for a few weeks (I know, I know.. it should be my homepage, but..) Anyway, Heartland is continuing to listen to customer feedback. I (and others) have been advocating a rear sofa layout for quite some time, as...

I posted a couple months ago about my Lippert Sewer Boom, and that I like the functionality it offers for dump stations, but that it's a little difficult to use for sites with full hookups. In order to achieve the "best of both worlds" I kept the sewer boom but added a large section of 4" PVC...

First let me say that I rarely travel with much fresh water in my tank. But last trip out the state park has an awfully rusty fresh water fill so I brought about a half tank from home, maybe a little more. Today while filling the fresh at home, water started spewing back out the full at...

Strange thing happened today. Brought my BH home from the storage yard and proceeded to disconnect from truck like usual. Raised the front of the trailer using landing gear like always. Pulled truck out of the way. Went inside and started deploying slides. Bedroom goes first (lightest one)...

Hi all, As I have mentioned in a few other posts recently, I bought a new 2012 Silverado 3500 DRW a couple months ago, and had a conversion done at Classy Chassis in Valparaiso, IN. I live in metro Detroit, about 250 miles from their location; not exactly close, but not too far either. I...

My 2011 Bighorn is one of the few that has the Lippert Sewer Boom. I know a lot of us that one have since removed it -- I do agree it is not without it's engineering shortcomings. In the past, we have stayed predominately at campgrounds with electric hookups only, meaning that we must use a...

Some of you who scan through the Heartland Highlights newsletter, like I do, may have missed this. Heartland has hired a Director of Quality Control and set up an audit bay where 4 units per day will be put through a full PDI to detect problems in the manufacturing process, so that they may...

My new 2012 DRW Silverado is on the dealer's lot now, and it's time to decide on a new hitch. I am torn between the Hensley Trailersaver TS3 vs. the BD3. The TS3 is rated for 20k and the BD3 18k. The TS3 can handle up to 4,500lb pin weight, where the BD3 only goes up to 3,500lbs. I like the...

I just ordered a new 2012 Chevy 3500HD LTZ dually and, without thinking, paid no attention to the gear ration selection. The "Standard" ratio is a 3.73, which is what I had on my old Duramax. The new one has lots more power, plus a 6-speed vs 5-speed. There is an option to get 4.10's and...

At the rally this past summer, I took advantage of the Lippert offer for the Trail Air Tri-Glide hitch. This was to be installed on my 2011 BH 3670RL. Lippert replaced my 1621HD pinbox with their L05 model Tri-Glide. At that time, my tow vehicle was a short bed 2500 truck, with a superglide...

Hi All, I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a Chevy Silverado 3500 LTZ DRW, CC. Duramax, of course. I have a quote from Classy Chassis in Valparaiso, IN to do the following: Spray in bed liner Fifth wheel hitch Air horn with tank and compressor, with line to fill tires Fiberglass painted...

I can hardly believe it, but I sold the garage queen today. And to think, I never even got to drive it in the snow in nearly 9 years of ownership! The 3670RL we have was quite a load for it. It was only 350lbs over GVWR, and well under the rear axle, tire, and GCVW limits...but still, it felt...

Well, it happened again. When my coach was only 3 months old, I broke an axle. See the store here. Lippert made it right, sending Jerry (great guy BTW) out to my house to fix it, just in time. I'm not even attaching pictures this time, because the exact 100% identical same thing happened as...

An old timer once told me, there are two types of people in RV'ing. Those who have made a mistake that caused damage to their RV, and those who haven't, YET. After several years in the later club, I have now joined the former. I carry random pieces of lumber in the bed of my truck for...

Note to mods: I thought there used to be a forum for discussing tow vehicles, but I don't see it? Anyway, please move to wherever this belongs if this is not appropriate. In summer of 2009 I bought new tires for my tow vehicle (in signature). The OEM originals had lots of tread left at 35k...

After reading all the great things about the "back home" Rallies, and Heartland rallies in general, my wife Laurie and I decided we had to give one a try. Up to this point the only other Heartland owner we know is my best friend Aaron, who is my age and purchased a North Trail last year after...

A couple days before the rally I had an appointment at Lippert to have springs replaced (again), wet bolts installed, and JT Strongarms installed. I was on the fence regarding the Tri-glide hitch offered at a discount to rally attendees. While at the rally I noticed how many people had them...

A few weeks ago, upon spring inspection of my rig I noticed the bottom flange on the bedroom slideout had pulled away from the wall, cracking the caulk loose and I suspected water could have entered over the winter. See original thread here. This thread was posted while the coach was still...

I have a 2011 Big Horn 3670RL. This coach has hydraulic front landing gear. I have noticed that, with this landing gear, there seems to be considerably less "shake" than there was with my previous SOB fifth wheel which had electric landing gear. Does anyone with a similar rig have any...

Yesterday I pulled the Bighorn out of storage for the first time since November. One area of concern I have is the bottom slide flange on the bedroom slide. The caulk had separated, possibly allowing water in. See attached picture. My concern is this; if water gets down into the flange, it...

Despite going on many trips with our 2011 3670RL last year, and much to the dismay of my wife, I never found time to mount the toilet tissue paper roll/holder. The hardware came with the coach along with a towel holder for next to the sink, I believe. However it did not come with any screws...

When I winterized my BH3670, only six months old at the time, I took a picture of the water heater anode. It is pitted but largely still intact. See picture. Is this something I should replace now or will I get another season out of it?

I currently have a 2011 BH 3670RL and am considering ordering a new one (unsure which floorplan) to change some things I don't think I got right the first time, for instance, deleting the sofa and recliners and supplying my own, adding the second A/C, etc. Having had a broken axle already...

Does anyone know how much the King sized mattress might weigh in my 2011 Big Horn? I recently changed over to latex foam mattresses at my home and want to get rid of the sagging mattress in the RV as well. The latex mattresses are heavy, though, and I need to keep a close eye on my pin weight...

While up on the roof at various times this summer, I have noticed that the radius edges are popping up. This varies with temperature. If I push it back down, it stays for an instant, but then pops up again. My dealer says they aren't even going to bother contacting Heartland, because it's not...

I have many areas on my 2011 Big Horn where screws are either: 1. Screwed in at an angle, which would seem to allow water to get in 2. Missing 3. Not screwed in all the way I'm pretty sure that covers every possible problem one could have with screws, other than broken-off heads, which I have...

For the first time this evening, I had to back up my BH 3670RL into my driveway in the rain, at night. Couldn't see a blasted thing. The reverse lights from the truck were bouncing off the front bottom of the 5'er (near the landing gear switch) and I couldn't see anything behind me but bright...

As I pulled the BH 3670RL out of storage today for our BIG summer trip, I received error messages from my prodigy indicating a short or overload condition. I made it the mile home with partial brakes. I looked under the coach and saw bare wires hanging. I called HL customer service and was...

Monday morning I drove down to Elkhart to pick up my new 2011 BH 3670RL from RV Capital Wholesalers (aka Great Lakes RV). This is the same unit I went to look at last week as it came off the line, and had a significant cabinetry issue which was addressed after I pointed it out. Link to old...

My Big Horn 3670RL is ready to be picked up this Monday. I went to the factory this week to check things out which I posted about in the general discussion forum. I ordered the 8000lb Dexter axles with never lube hubs and 3.75" brake option. I know that in the Big Horn brochure it says the...