Recent content by rgwilliams69

We have a 4100 King and replaced the factory mattress with a residential Serta Perfect Sleeper Glenrose Plush Super Pillowtop King mattress. It was tight bringing it in through the garage and the sliding door, but we got it in and it is a wonderful mattress. So nice we bought one just like it...

My setup is the same, and mileage pretty close to yours Scotty. 8.5mpg is my average, although I've gotten as good as 10.5 and as bad as 6mpg (very bad head wind, fully loaded). In the summer when there is no wind I'm closer to 9mpg. Very heavy load that 4100 all loaded up. I was wondering...

These threads pop up every once in a while and get discussed in-depth. But I'm wondering (actual question): has anyone ever heard of a failure attributed to garage overloading on a Cyclone or any other TH? I know that there have been blowouts on tires, but there are so many variables there I...

Our waterworks area includes a coiled hose/nozzle that I winterize as well. After running a little through the nozzle, I turn the water off and take the nozzle off and plug the line into the black tank flush. Turn on the cold knob and let the pump drive the antifreeze through the hose, the...

Antifreeze all the way - when you see the pink coming solid you know you have it set, and then the traps are filled also from running the antifreeze through. I've gotten pretty good at winterizing/de-winterizing on our cold weather trips with the Cyclone, but it does take more of it to get back...

Haha yeah Bob, I guess that was wishful thinking. Although I've noticed that 400hp/800tq is really more than I need to even tow the Cyclone - plenty of power to spare. Sorry for the transpose. I'm sure I'll hear from all the Ram folks on the forum for that gaffe. :)

Calculations aside on maximums - there is what you can do, and what is comfortable for long towing missions and makes you feel safe and secure. I had 3/4 ton and 1 ton SRW Ford rigs towing some pretty heavy 5th wheels within tolerances. Fords pull great also (the new 800hp/400torque diesel) so...

If you live in the Midwest, Casey's stations (newer ones) are all tall enough to get the Cyclones through with room to spare. At ours here in my little town I can pull in and fill the diesel at the front pump, and gas at the back pump, at the same time. Of course that is considering that the...

Re: CY 4200 release date? My wife is trying to talk me into converting our 4100 rear bath into a laundry also - we hardly ever use it. I guess if we decide to do that it is good to already have hot/cold and a separate holding tank for it. Wonder if Heartland could sell a conversion kit (hint...

I have the Ford Factory Hitch Prep and Reese Elite - same thing there, the head comes off with two pins, then the base from the pucks. Plenty light to lift by yourself in two pieces and flat bed afterwards. Before this 350 DRW I had a 350 SRW and used a SuperGlide hitch - man that thing was...

Re: CY 4200 release date? Pretty cool looking, but not sure how much I'd use the side patio - couldn't get all 30 of my friends gathered around watching the races on the TV without tipping it over (LOL). Gotta give Heartland props for trying though and dang, all of these rigs are very cool...

We have run (started) our generator like this several times with no issues, however when we do I notice a slight difference in the cutover than from just the generator kicking in with no shore power. I have noticed that there is still a momentary interruption when it switches from shore to...

It's a mystery to me why all the major heavy duty trucks don't come with built in air ride and even engine tuners (for heavy tow, gas mileage, max torque, etc.) as at least an option. If they after-market guys can do it then it could be done as a standard/add-on. I'm a Ford guy and haven't...

On Ford Super Duty (F350) I've had both the Trifecta and BakFlip Fiber Max (have the Max now). For me it's the Max by a long shot. More expensive, but I love being able to have everything really locked down, looks great on the truck, and folds up completely out of the way, especially on the...

Not sure about the wide load issue, but we do not have ours attached and I actually never use it (stored in the garage). Because of the height and seemingly light quality of the ladder I carry one of those little giant ladders in the garage instead. I'm kind of a big guy and the first trip...