maintenance

Hello-- We will start full-timing in about three months. I was considering carrying my 6' ladder to reach the top on each side, but when my ladder broke (again) today, I realized I might instead need an 8'. But then I started thinking, I could simply step down on the tops of the slide-outs to...

Happy Monday to you all, if you want to call it that! We spent time today "finishing" putting sealant (Sikaflex) on the rig. Two things I noticed that I want to ask others their opinions. 1) Most of the windows and other joints had sealant on top, but not on the bottom. I can see an argument...

My wife and I recently came concerned because we have not been doing maintenance on the wheel bearing (packing, greasing, cleaning, etc) since we bought our RV. Our RV has around 7000 miles and is almost three years old. I know I want to get it serviced but I'm trying to determine the urgency...

Love, love, love our new 3570rs and we want to protect it and keep it looking as nice as it does right now. I've heard many people use marine wax such as McGuiers (probably spelled incorrectly). Some have said to use 303 to protect decals then wax. We're newbies and want to do it right...

Hi all, I just purchased a new M18 and had a dealer walk through yesterday The technician told us that we were fortunate to have a zero maintenance vinyl roof, instead of a rubber roof that has to have protectanct manually applied a couple of times per year. I did some research today and it...

I received an email today from a forum member and Heartland owner asking me for some tips on RV tire maintenance. While I am not qualified or authorized to give any official response, I did offer some informal common-sense advice that should be accurate for the most part. I want to share that...

Wanted to share our experience regarding pin box maintenance. Upon preparing the Bighorn for the upcoming travel season I noticed some rust had formed by the pin box. I contacted Heartland Customer Service for their expertise as it appeared that the pin box had moved from it's original...

I was wondering the other night what others do as far as maintenance and storage for their LP generators? We were having electrical issues and had to start the generator for the first time in almost 6 months and it was 20 degrees outside. We had to cycle the primer/starter three times but the...

Well today I thought I would drain and flush the water heater because it might be the last nice day for a while. I bought the "tank saver" flushing wand at camping world for about $11.00. and a new anode rod. The wand is suppose to break-up and rinse out any sediments in the water heater. We...

After 6,000 miles I am having my wheel bearings repacked, my Trail Air Equalizer lubed. Are there other areas that need to be lubed?

Alpha recommends the use of Top Job, Spic-N-Span, or Ajax Cleanser for cleaning the EDPM roof. Would you believe it??? None of these products are sold in Canada! Any suggestions?

I am new to this RV stuff. I like! Could any of you RVing pros give me some advice on rubber roof maintenance, Please. It is greatly appreciated. p.s. I have found a lot of good tips on these forums, thanks a lot!

I have read a lot of old and some new threads about people having issues and leaks in their coaches due to loose fittings in their plumbing system. I read in the construction manual for Heartland that they test all their coaches prior to sending them out of the factory. They test with both air...