Recent content by Paul_W

I have a little bowing on a rear wall and was wondering what kind of fasteners were used under the "tape" where the wall panels come together? I know the trailer has an aluminum frame but it doesn't make much sense that they could nail into that. Seems like an easy enough fix. What holds it...

I have a ceiling panel in the master bedroom of our Sundance XLT fifth wheel that is warping and separating from the ceiling. It is the first panel above the top shelf of the headboard. At first I thought the trim piece joining the paneling of the headboard and the ceiling had come loose but...

I couldn't agree more NCC. We live about a hundred miles north of Cincinnati and they did such a great job with our previous trailer repairs, we made our last coach purchase from them. FABULOUS experience all the way around.

That looks awesome Duane! Is your angle iron spanned across multiple joists or are you bolted into the same two joists?

I have an idea for a useful project to save my aching back. I would like to rig a pulley and sling system from my garage ceiling that would enable me to easily lift my fifth wheel hitch out of the bed of my truck. Once the hitch is raised off of the bed, I can pull forward and lower it onto a...

I closed the deal earlier this afternoon. :) I will be sure to post my scale readings when I have them. It wouldn't hurt to start a forum documenting actual scale weights for various combinations of truck and trailer models. With so many users on this site, it shouldn't be that difficult to...

You are spot on Jeremy with getting an unloded weight on the front and rear axle. The scale I visited yesterday was not able to do that for me. All they could do was total gross weight. :( I have everything else calculated perfectly except for those axles. I know my king pin weight will come in...

Gotcha. So when trying to see how close you will be to the GVWR for your tow vehicle, you don't use GTWR of the hitch, you use "hitch weight" along with actual gross truck weight keeping in mind that hitch weight can be a variable number based on the actual weight of the loaded trailer. Thanks!

Finally a question I can answer. My Chevy has an 8 foot bed. It is an absolute hog in a parking lot, horrible turning radius, and most of all IT WON'T FIT IN MY GARAGE! We keep our brand new Sundance on a permanent sight during the year. The only time we tow is to take it out to go to the beach...

What exactly does "GTWR of the hitch" mean? Is that the 16,000 pounds that my hitch is rated at? Is this the hitch weight of 1,420 pounds that is in my trailer specs? Is it 25% of my trailer GVWR? Help!

That's what I thought too. I've poured over that Ford document until my eyes were ready to bleed. You have to be really careful not to accept at face value their "Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight" number as it doesn't take into account passengers, fluids, or king pin weight. My formula does...

I am looking at purchasing a used Ford F-250 2WD, V-10, extended cab, short bed. It's in fabulous shape and the deal I have in the works is really reasonable. What I thought I understood about towing specs has been turned upside down. I have never paid attention to published maximum trailer...

Does anyone understand what the GTWR is under "Hitch Information"? Is that what Sundance calls the "Hitch Weight" in their floor plan specifications? Several of the websites I've seen tend to confuse GTWR and GVWR. Can anyone shed some light on this or tell me exactly where to find the GTWR?

I don't remember the thickness that I used when installing my mount in the same place but I did have another mount located on the opposite side of the bathroom in the living room. I simply removed one of the screws from that mount and used the same size for the new one. It worked great! Good...

I had the same problem with our new Sundance earlier this season when hooked up to city water. I could have kicked myself when I found that my brand new hose was kinked in about three different places. The cheap hoses that come in the supply "kits" with new coaches have absolutely no sidewall...