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Ramp Door Hinge Pin 2005 Fleetwood Gearbox

I just returned from a 3000+ mile trip with this rig. While away, both ramp door hinge pins sheared, making loading and unloading the Harley pretty difficult. Has anyone had the same problem, and detail the repair? I've called several RV dealers t...

LED marker,tail & stop lights

After a few post & deep thought :R DW & I decided to give our 2002 Travelaire TW 250 some up grades before we head south this fall.Up graded to 16"LT tires,new brakes, new bushings & bolts, axle alignment. Installed LED inside lights and now Im think...

Livin Lite VRV aluminum oxidation

I'm wondering if anyone else is having an issue with the LIvin Lite VRV doors corroding? I have a 2011 8.5x16 VRV with what started out as bubbles (in year 2) on the camper door and now on the rear ramp that is now coming through the paint. I broug...

Sheza by Explorer
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Interior door won't stay closed

Our bedroom door keeps popping open when we close it. We have to really pull it to close it and then it pops open. I don't want to have to drive it all the way to the dealer and am wondering if there is anything we can adjust to fix it ourselves.

davosfam by Explorer
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Painting our 5th wheel

Hello All:We were going to buy a new or used 5th wheel and trade ours in towards that purchase. We finally decided to keep the one that we now own. We realized that we are happy with the floor plan, and there isn't a thing wrong with the coach. So we...

We've gone and done it now......

Well, after three years of planning and two more to go until retirement, we've finally purchased our future full timing 5th wheel. (see signature). I've spent the past three years pouring over info in this forum, asking questions, getting various an...

Gateway vs Mountaineer

Ok, it's down to the Keystone Mountaineer 356TBF and the Heartland Gateway 3650BH. The Gateway falls more in my price range with everything I want except the 6 point leveling and most I see with no king bed.(king can be ordered) The Mountaineer has i...

Happijac bed/reversible sofa

I bought a used 25 SS Ragen toyhauler and the lower bunk was missing...wondering if anyone has on or knows where I could find one ???would want the combo bed/ reversible sofa preferable, but the double side benches would work if anyone knows how comf...

newjo2 by Explorer
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Lippert 6 point Auto Level zero point reset

so the last 2 times I've been out with the rig, my auto level system seems to have a brain fart---when I go to hit the auto level it drops the front of the rig wayyyyy down then goes thru a normal extend & adjust but at the end it's not level. I fou...

txdutt by Explorer
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Use Tripod or not?

Hello all,We recently traded from a Raptor 40 ft. 5th wheel Toy hauler to a Montana 5th wheel. We used a tripod under the front hitch on the toy hauler. Should we use it on the Montana? It is the 3725MK which is 40 ft. as well.Thank you

Ropdoc by Explorer
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Older 5th wheels with thin roofs

Hi there,I bought a 1997 NuWav Snowbird two years ago. The roof was soft back then and still is soft, the entire roof. We just had a new a/c installed, the mechanic said the roof was soft and this trailer was not worth the cost of a new roof. Did ...

Blowing tires on 5th wheel

First I apologize if this subject has been cover in the past. I did a search and went back a bit and didn't see anything fairly recentI'm starting to get very frustrated and its beginning to ruin my travel experiences. I own a Cedar Creek Silverback ...

Battery not charging

Noticed yesterday that my battery doesn't charge when plugged into TV. Am I wrong in assuming that it should? If not, where do I start to troubleshoot? I had been dry camping and wore the battery down, drove 550 miles and battery was still down. I a...