Keystone Bullet Premier

[CampinEarls]

We are seriously looking at buying a 31BHPR. It pretty much has everything we are looking for in a TT, the only cons we can think of with it is, it has curtains instead of solid doors for the bedroom and bunkhouse....that's about it.

Maybe because this one is so new, But i'm having a hard time finding any reviews or testimonials about them.

This is our first TT, i've rented a couple times and that makes us realize we want our own, we've been researching for months and have narrowed it down to this one.

Is there anyone out there that has any experience with the Bullet line that can give me their opinions?

Thanks!

[CampinEarls]

This here is what I did...--> Door fix

pyro383 wrote:
Is anyone having an issue with the outside kitchen door where the screws are pulling out of the clip that holds the piston assembly.

I am trying to come up with a repair so that the screws hold or add a plate to disperse the tension.

[65ShelbyCobra]

pyro383 wrote:

65ShelbyCobra wrote:

pyro383 wrote:
Is anyone having an issue with the outside kitchen door where the screws are pulling out of the clip that holds the piston assembly.

I am trying to come up with a repair so that the screws hold or add a plate to disperse the tension.

I sure did. The problem is there is too much of the load concentrated in that one area where the gas strut hinge mounts to the door. That gas strut is VERY strong. What I did was made a bigger (wider footprint) piece of metal and mounted that to my door where the original hinge mounted. Then I mounted the original hinge to that. The idea is to spread the load of the hinge to a larger area.

Do you know if there is any support bars within the door itself where you added the additional screws? Can you post a pic when possible?

Mine was on the left side when facing the kitchen.

As far as I know there aren't any support bars in the door itself.
I don't think I ever took a picture of it. I had some other issues with my door since then and Keystone replaced it out of warranty. I kept the brace in case it happens with this new door. I could probably get you a picture of that next to the hinge to give you an idea.

[pyro383]

65ShelbyCobra wrote:

pyro383 wrote:
Is anyone having an issue with the outside kitchen door where the screws are pulling out of the clip that holds the piston assembly.

I am trying to come up with a repair so that the screws hold or add a plate to disperse the tension.

I sure did. The problem is there is too much of the load concentrated in that one area where the gas strut hinge mounts to the door. That gas strut is VERY strong. What I did was made a bigger (wider footprint) piece of metal and mounted that to my door where the original hinge mounted. Then I mounted the original hinge to that. The idea is to spread the load of the hinge to a larger area.

Do you know if there is any support bars within the door itself where you added the additional screws? Can you post a pic when possible?

Mine was on the left side when facing the kitchen.

[65ShelbyCobra]

pyro383 wrote:
Is anyone having an issue with the outside kitchen door where the screws are pulling out of the clip that holds the piston assembly.

I am trying to come up with a repair so that the screws hold or add a plate to disperse the tension.

I sure did. The problem is there is too much of the load concentrated in that one area where the gas strut hinge mounts to the door. That gas strut is VERY strong. What I did was made a bigger (wider footprint) piece of metal and mounted that to my door where the original hinge mounted. Then I mounted the original hinge to that. The idea is to spread the load of the hinge to a larger area.

[pyro383]

Is anyone having an issue with the outside kitchen door where the screws are pulling out of the clip that holds the piston assembly.

I am trying to come up with a repair so that the screws hold or add a plate to disperse the tension.

[gregrc75]

Let us know how the eternabond works out. I check my roof everytime I wash it. So far so good. I did have a few spots where the caulking looked thin in other areas other than the roof. I noticed some screws holding the plastic trim on the roof edges/corners seemed loose or part of the hole was exposed. I tightened them and applied some caulking.

I have had a few bugs with my Premier but hopefully they will be all worked out before the warranty is up in July. My back door was delamintating and Keystone replaced it with no problem. My fridge needs to be fixed, it stopped working. The part was ordered 2 weeks ago so I am expecting it to come in anytime. That was also covered by Dometic.

[jasoncw]

jasoncw wrote:
I got up on my roof for the first time this year to give it a good cleaning, and I noticed that I have a nice 8" long crack in the caulk on the front seam where the roof meets the fiberglass front cap. So I guess I am going to replace at least this one full seam with some Eternabond. Does anyone have any tips to remove the old caulk without damaging the rubber roof?

Thanks,
Jason

Good news; I just read on Eternabond's web site that it is not necessary to remove the old caulk. What a relief! I wasn't looking forward to that.

[mom2countrykids]

We had a slide issue over the holiday weekend. The rear slide in the bunkhouse didn't want to come in. It came in about 1/2 then would stop. We kept taking it in and out, looking above, below inside and out and for what ever reason it finally went in.

[JT19]

We bought this model in Feb this year. We have had it out 3 times so far, and have yet to encoutner an issue unless it was operator error.

I've had it full systems go 2-3 other times at the house as well. So far we have been very pleased.

Plus, my 03 F150 tows it surprisingly well. Granted, I'm not running 65-70mph up the mountains, but thats ok. We know we are getting a new TV within the next year or 2, so we are making due with what is already paid for until that time comes.

[jasoncw]

Mike-

I had a similar issue with my water pump last weekend. Turns out the only issue is the clip to hold in the tube on the non-pressure side was popped out. All I had to do is pop it in fully, and it was fixed.

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I got up on my roof for the first time this year to give it a good cleaning, and I noticed that I have a nice 8" long crack in the caulk on the front seam where the roof meets the fiberglass front cap. So I guess I am going to replace at least this one full seam with some Eternabond. Does anyone have any tips to remove the old caulk without damaging the rubber roof?

Thanks,
Jason

[talonguy]

All, thought I would share with you a problem I just encountered with my water pump.

I have a 2012 31BHPR and was using the water pump when it just suddenly stopped pumping water even though power was being supplied to the pump. It's a Flojet 3526 (Full P/N R3526144). Since the trailer is only 7 months old, I was a little bummed.

Anyway, I pulled the pump out and removed the pressure switch assembly and manually cycled the switch while checking for continuity on a volt ohm meter. I should have checked it before I removed the switch, but hindsight is 20/20. After cycling the switch several times (by pushing in on it and releasing), I placed it back on the pump, and tested it by reconnecting power, and voila! Problem fixed!

The water pump location in this trailer is under a panel just aft of the laundry chute. Also, the installation/schematic/owners manual can be found here: http://www.xylemflowcontrol.com/files/81000-384.pdf

Mike

[Rass2008]

Thanks all! We are having both axles replaced, they are coming from Dexter. I'm very happy we caught this when we did and hope that once replaced this is the end of it. Keystone and our service dealer have both been great 🙂 I think our trailer was 6335 shipping weight and the axle change won't affect very much at all weight wise (thank goodness), didn't want to have to go the new TV route quite yet as we only haul ours a couple of times a year!!

[MartyMoose]

Rass2008,
My serial number was facing the rear of the trailer, 18inches from the passinger side. It took me several tries.
I suspect that we have the same axle on ours as we have the same max load. My axle was a model D35, 3500lb,85in HF and 68.5SC.
OEM was able to get my exact build sheet from the serial number and very very helpful.
The axle installation was very straight forward. About the same level as doing a brake job on a car.

[gregrc75]

baunno wrote:
We used our 2012 Bullet last April and noticed that the condensation of the frig is not draining. It fills up with water under the fruit and vegitable bins and eventually over flows onto the floor. I blew through the drain hose outside and it passed air through the system. Has anybody else had this problem?

I have not had that problem but my fridge failed after only 9 months. They are going to replace the core (?). At least it is under warranty. Good luck!

[baunno]

We used our 2012 Bullet last April and noticed that the condensation of the frig is not draining. It fills up with water under the fruit and vegitable bins and eventually over flows onto the floor. I blew through the drain hose outside and it passed air through the system. Has anybody else had this problem?