Fifth Wheel Group

Upgrading Tires from 15" to 16"- 2006 Cougar 285 EFS

On our annual trip from Double Oak, TX to South Padre Island, TX we blew out two tires and the wheel opening J wrap, fender and wheel well liner and damaged the wheel. The blowouts were within 5 miles of each other. The tires were ST225/R/15/D's. One...

Blowout Albuquerque

Was heading to the airport Friday pulling on to I-40 in Albuquerque. Merged in next to a 5er and I had just noticed his front tire start to bounce when boom!.........tire shrapnel everywhere.Based on the tread section laying on the hood of my rental...

New to me 5th wheel

Hello All , been lurking here for some time and now I have all my pieces in place! Got my new to me 2005 F350 dually and my 2008 KZ Montego Bay trailer... First issue just happened today , I unhooked and realized that the pins were not all the way in...

NASCAR driver now a Grand Design Momentum 385TH owner

NASCAR driver Robby Gordon recently purchased the first 2014 Grand Design Momentum 385TH and went to the Grand Design Headquarters to pick it up. Here is the videohttp://www.rvbusiness.com/2013/10/video-1-racer-gordon-picks-up-1st-momentum/

Lippert hydraulic slide adjustment

3 of the 4 slides on my 2011 Cardinal retract about 1 inch past flush at the top. They all open & close with no problem. Has anyone encountered this problem? It's at the dealer now for an inspection/adjustment. Haven't heard from them yet.

RV storage

I live in southern california and i have a 37 foot 5th wheel. Does anyone know of a reasonable place to store it?

Skyline Drive - Blue Ridge Parkway - Limits

Can anyone tell me what if any size limits there are on the Skyline DRive - Blue Ridge Parkway. I do know there are several tunnels with low clearances. One is only 10.6 around Mile Marker 459 according to the truckers atlas.Not sure where MM 459 is?...

How Much Down

What would you expect to put down when ordering a fifth wheel? Does 10% sound reasonable?Getting really close to a decision

Raptor intermittent slide operation

Last time camping we noticed that when pulling in the slides before leaving that the slide would go in..then stop...and would do that a couple times. I thought it was due to my low coach batteries. But after we got home and plugged it in, it still ha...

Ragen ( Rage'n ) FA3005 -- Question on Tie Down

Wow... what a difference 4 feet makes. Just sold our 07 FA3405 and bought an 08 FA3005. The thing must have been stored in-doors and BARELY used... only 33 hours on the generator. My wife and I just drove it from Medford to Sacramento and I real...

Hartford Auto Ins? Check this out.

I have all my vehicles ( one car , a 2013 GMC P.U. tow vehicle and a 5th wheel) insured thru Hartford. I got my annual bill last week and it has jumped almost 50%. I have not had a wrecks or tickets so I thought it was time to get a quote from anothe...

Need advice between two 5th wheels

I need help, 2010 Keystone Copper Canyon 273 RET and a 2011 Dutchmen Denali 275 REX.Both are in great shape but they are asking $4000 more for the Denali.They are equipped about the same. Both have double slides across from each other making for a la...

Fifth wheel in near future, and need some suggestions!

Hello all, planning to upgrade to a fifth wheel in the near future, but, I need two full bathrooms and bunks, (not 1 and a 1/2baths please) Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!

Storage Skirts and Surge Guards

Getting prepared to full time next July and trying to make certain that we have needed accessories for our 2011 Montana. My wife is convinced we need a storage skirt to enclose the area under the front of the fiver to keep bikes, chairs, etc protect...

MOR Ryde vs Dexter EZ Flex suspension

As we look at the various fifth wheel trailers available I would like to know if there is a preference between the two suspension systems. We are looking at at 5er with a 14000 GVWR, your input is welcome.ThanksBob

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