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Our unit had the doors touching when closed and then binding when opening and closing. I do have a wood shop with a jointer - that tool that has a bed and rotating knifes that allows a small amount of wood to be shaved from the edge of the door where the doors meet. You do have to remove the...

Freeze If you leave the water run a little bit during the freeze, be sure to leave your tank valve open. RV's don't have an 'overflow' in the sinks like our house sinks do.

vibration Have you had the tires balanced? Our first trip to Texas, the nuts on the toilet seat vibrated off and layed on the floor. I reapplied them good and tight. On the way home, one of then nuts had vibrated off and the other was loose. I guessed the only source was tires out of...

Florescent lights I just replaced all the lights in the living room, kitchen, entry with florescent lights. I bought them on line at JC whitney. They are 12 volt, but the ballast converts to 110, so they use 110v lights. I bought the ones with two 13watt lights. I also switched out the...

Rust on underbody If you are anywhere near salt water in Texas, you WILL have a rust problem. The salt air will get to your unit, even area's that are painted. We will be on the north end of Padre Island (Mustang Island) at Port Aransas. This will be our 6th year at Pioneer RV Park. We...

clothes bar in closet Yes, The screws were put in the thin panel under the shelf. I just used a piece of 1/2 inch plywood about 3" wide and long enough to make a U at the top with a diameter the same as the bar and a T at the bottom. When in place, it should be long enough to put a small...

Tow Rig Second on the Chebby with the duramax. Had an '01 with some injector problems, all taken care of by GM Now have an '04.5 with second generation engine. Love it. Fuel mileage same as previous post. Good ride. Look around, you'll see the popularity of the Duramax.

Balance tires I have posted this before, but it is worth repeating. When we arrived on our first trip to Corpus Christi TX from Minnesota we noticed that both nuts that hold the toilet seat were laying on the floor. Also the screws holding the counter extension were working their way out. I...

In a recent RV magazine article about winterizing the hot water heater the writer wrote that after draining the hot water heater, LEAVE THE ANODE ROD OUT. I have previous thoughts that it was best to leave the rod in so as not to dry out the inside of the heater -- any thoughts?

When we had the bad smell, it came from the hot water heater. This is what I did. Drain all the water from the hot water heater. Re-install the drain plug. Then I take my 25 foot water hose, be sure all water is out. Then hold both ends up while I put 1/2 cup of bleach in the hose. Now...

Cable vs Digital Box If you are interested in only local channels, try the digital conversion box and just using your antenna on the RV. We tried this in Texas this winter for our bedroom TV. It works great. The digital signal sends program information (like satellite programming guide) and...

balance tires On our 2008 trip to Texas from Minnesota we notice on arrival that the nuts on the bolts holding the seat on the toilet were loose, in fact, one was off, the other about half off. Also, the counter extension brackets, one had the screws worked out, the other was starting to...

We have a free standing holder, actually it is a round container that holds 2-3 rolls of toilet paper and the cover has a round ball for open the cover. A roll of toilet paper sits on top. WFM (Works For Me) We could see no reason to have towels 'toilet room'.

Cabinet When we ordered our BH 3600 RL we noticed that the cabinet you mentioned was 'standard' in the Landmark we looked at. I liked the cabinet so asked if it could be installed in our BH at the factory -- no problem. I think that you can order it through a dealer. Expect to pay about...

Television When I read your thread I assumed you meant the space in the bedroom, if so, this is what I did. I used a stud finder and located the support (frame), studs, in the wall in the cabinet area. Then I cut a piece of 1/2 plywood large enough to cover the support pieces in the wall...

Fantastic Fan We too had a problem with our fan while in Texas last winter. i took the control off the wall, manually connected the wires and fan worked fine. I had to have the control (on the wall ) replaced. The fan company sent a new one.

I can't give any model, but I have one that holds 3 bikes (really only need two place), but what I had to do was shorten the vertical (upright) post. My welder friend cut out a section and re-welded the post to the base. I do have a superglide hitch, so clearance behind the pickup and the 5er...

We have a real rust problem while near the gulf in Texas. We had a person in the park that used a spray undercoating distributed by NAPA. I think it works best before rust starts. We did have our 5er done by him. It seems to help. However, I was listening to a FARM program on TV and an ad...

We winter, Jan - March, at Pioneer RV Park, Port Aransas TX. It is a great park, located at the north end of Padre Island, (Mustang Island) great activity center, with an activity director. The park is very popular and reservations are a must. With prior approval from the activity director, I...

We spend 3 months at Pioneer RV park at Port Aransas. Over the 3 months we had a number of Heartland RV's in the park, Some Big Horn, Some Big Country, some Landmark. I'm sure we will see more there next year.

I have hauled my bikes in a bike rack in the square receiver on the back of the pickup. I did have to have the vertical portion of the carrier shorten to clear the 5th wheel over hang. I do have a Super Glide hitch, so the 5er moves back automatically when I turn so the bikes do not hit the...

We had a 2002 Big Sky Montana that had a sewer smell when the fan was on. What we found was at the time the Inverter was put in, the installers had to use a saw to cut a hole in the plywood in the back wall behind where the inverter was installed. The installer cut too deep and cut a small...

The only person I have seen us these supports is an RV in Pioneer RV park, Port Aransas Tx. He uses them plus other supports under the frame. Why? He makes glass beads in his RV and the supports keeps the unit from 'wiggling' when his wife walks - even though she only weighs 95 lbs. That...

Underbed storage I have posted this before, but many seem to be asking about the lack of under bed storage. We too had been used to some deeper storage under the bed. So - first I removed the mattress (nice to have a little help). Then I unscrewed the bracket holding the gas operated lift arms...

We had our dealer put an extension hose from the bag back to a bracket at the rear of the airborn. Works for me.

We had a trail air on our 07 3670 Big Horn and now an Airborne on our 09 3600 Big Horn. I think both do more to give the RV a better ride than they do to slow down the chucking on rough pavement. The thing that I didn't like about the trail air was it drops down in the front when unhitched...

In our first bighorn 3670 we ordered d it with an ice maker. Didn't use it, had the dealer remove it. Much more space for other frozen items. We traded the 3670 for a 09 3600RL and ordered it without the ice maker. We just freeze ice cubes at home before we leave on a trip and buy ice at...

When you get to Rockport, take the opportunity to take the ferry from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas. It is a 5 minute ride. Once in Port Aransas you can drive to the beach where you can drive on the beach for miles if you wish. We just left there a week ago. Our winter home is Pioneer RV park...

storage Plenty of room! The drop frame of the Heartland RV's has made a dramatic increase in the storage area. In our previous Montana, I had to lay the camp recliners down, now with the drop frame, they will stand on edge. While in Texas this winter a owner of a new Montana saw the storage...

slide seal This is not normal. Have you looked at the bracket that holds the spindle that the rail rides in. If that bracket has broke loose from the frame, it could cause the one side to drop down some.

Underbed storage I do have some photo's, sorry the wife has the 'tub's loaded.

cluncking I have an 04.5 and the clunking started at about 20,000, In our park in TX a friend had and 04.5 with 97,000 miles and it just started. Another person hadn't heard the clunk, but took his 05 in and had the steering item replaced. The guy with the 04.5 got his bill and there was a...

Underbed storage I do a little wood working, so I removed the plywood cover over the slide. There are some 2X2 supports under the cover. I made some wood 'tubs' and secured them to these 2X2 supports, making sure there is enough clearance so the slide will move in and out without touching the...

slide seal I can't tell by your description exactly what has happened, but I would not think that the slide will sage. I do know that the seals on the outside do fit along a channel attached to the side of the unit. If for some reason the rubber seal sticks to the slide when the slide is put...

Balance tires My tire man did just that, he marked the tire at the valve stem, let the air out and rotated the tire 180° re-aired. The out of balance followed the tire mark on the tire, indicating that the tire is the problem, not the wheel. All tires way out of balance. What are my options...

Tires, 'get 'em balanced We returned from Texas (1250 miles) to find first the bracket holding our counter extension had the hinge 'bolt' missing and the counter hanging by the other hinge, then in the bathroom one of the nuts on the hinge that secures the seat to the toilet was laying on the...

Water below We too had water 'below'. It was the connection on the water heater. It was a very slow d r i p. Luckily we store everything in plastic tubs. It was a leak where a plastic check valve was used, replaced it with a brass one. Heartland is paying for the part (I haven't gotten the...

Night Shades We didn't cover the vent , but we did cover the skylight.

Night shade We too like it to be dark. I found material like the "silver - quilt looking" item that is popular for window shades in autos. It came in a large roll, big enough that I could cut pieces to fit any of the windows in the bedroom. I carefully cut the corners to be rounded matching...

chevy/GMC Steering Shaft Clunking I have a 2004.5 Chev. I notice the 'clunk' when I turn to the left. I'm glad to have read about this condition here in this forum. I will get to a GM dealer monday morning.