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Anybody ever yank out their sofa and replace it with something comfortable, I would love to do it but i'm not sure how to get it out of the camper. Well... the more I think about it, i think it can be un-bolted then removed? but the trick would be to find something to fit into its place, let...

Okay, kind of a dumb question.... I have had my bighorn for 3 years now and had never had to hook up the cable, we dont have cable at our permanent site. We have always just had always used the antenea. in a few weeks we are going to a pretty fancy C/G that offers cable hook up. So I was...

Anybody looking for free mushrooms??/ We have had our 3385 B/H for 3 seasons now and we have had our fair share of water issues. the worst one was when the seal around the access door to the frig was not installed and water from rain was leaking down between the walls and on to the carpet, to...

Any body know where i can purchase a hotwater by-pass valve from. I called Heartland parts dept, they said they had them is stock, they also said they don't carry the brass ones anymore, they only have plastic -- $47.00, Wow. So, wanting to keep with the factory equipment I thought I would order...

Just was able to to take the bighorn out of storage and put it on site. Everything went smooth (thank god) however... the hot water tank is only putting out warm water when the faucet is all the way on hot??? I checked the water at the tank and it seems very hot, but not at the faucet. My guess...

I have been reading so many post on the repair/replacement of the Lippert leaf springs. my 2009-3385 doesn't get pulled very much, I have it on a seasonal site all summer and I notice my springs are also starting to get flat, not there yet, but getting close?? I was wondering what kind of cost I...

Well... After a year of my main slide leaking when ever it rained, Which RV Capital found and fixed. Now, today I pull it off site to bring it home, I opened it up to find a little of the carpet arount the slide was wet (Very dirty water). While driving home it was raining and the roads were...

Just wondering if you guys knew of any add-on antennas that would add on to the existing standard RV Antenna or a replacement that actually worked?/ Our TV keeps losing the signal and the park doesn't have cable - we are on a wooded lot so satellite won't work. any ideas??/

I noticed this weekend there was about a 1/2" tall pointy "object" sticking up under the rubber roof by the ladder. I couldn't tell what it was but i'm guessing it was a roofing nail or staple, I think. I don't want it to poke through the rubber, I wanted to put a small block of wood over it and...

My 2009 3385 Tank gauges always work pretty good... we just got it back saturday from RV Capital for some repairs they were doing, set it up on our site and everything is working great. i checked the tanks after two days and they all were full. I thought it was strange, i didn't think we used...

Hey All --- I have a portable A/C unit in my office that is Vented through the wall with a 4" flex line. Has anyone ever used one of these for a extra A/C unit for the bedroom in the camper?? if so where did you vent it. I'm thinking it would be a good idea? It would be a lot cheaper they having...

I read somewhere on the H/L fourm a post about adding a "vent cap" that would be mounted on the roof on the vent pipe to help keep the blank tank fume's out of the camper? about a week ago we were at the camper and I was adding some of the tank deoderizer the fumes from the tank filled the...

My A/C unit has craped out for the 3rd time in a little over a year:mad: - same problem all 3 times. my fan will kick off but the compressor keeps running, i will shut the thermostat off but it keeps on running... kind of like that energizer bunny. I even did the theromostat up grade, The only...

I just purchased a 2010 F-250 CC S/D 5.4 with a 8/ft bed... I had a 2005 Dodge Ram with the 5.9 diesel and it pulled my bighorn like it wasn't even there, But it had 255,000 miles on it and it started costing me a lot in repairs... I don't hardly pull the Bighorn anymore, we have been keeping it...

Just a question about being pulled over when you're carrying - I have had my CCW in Ohio now for 6 years & my job (sales) keeps me on the road all the time, all over the US (east of the Mississippi). Anyway, over the last 6 years I have been pulled over 3 times by LEO - twice in Ohio and once...

I would like to know if you really need the check valve that the city water inlet goes into, or what the real reason for it is??? The end of last year the plastic valve at the inlet went bad, so I had it replaced, now with the new season under way the new valve lasted two weeks before it went...

A Question... I have a 2009 3385 that has had its fair share of problems with water - leaking fittings that I took care of myself, broken check valves, etc... The worst of them is on my main slide, the carpet in front of the slide gets wet after a rain. We keep it on a seasonal site...

Just a quick question... We have our 5er on a seasonal site for the 2nd year now, last year everytime we left the C/G we would close everything up including pulling in the slides. We just set it up for the season this past weekend and when we left my DW talked me into leaving the slides...

I read on one of the threads the other day about a Heartland 5er pulling a trailer, or they were parked in a lot someplace. Anyway, I was heading home from a business trip yesterday, traveling north on rt75 in Ohio when I saw a Sundance 5er pulling a (approx) 15/ft horse trailer, complete with...

Hey Jim, can you check to see what I could or should do about this with the factory........ Any ideas on my main slide water problem?? Mine leaks on the main slide, it soaks the carpet that runs under the slide from the front corner by the Frig, back about 4 to 5 feet to the front of the table...

This Thread may take some of you to do a bit of thinking, I hope you're up for the challenge... When we purchased our last 5er (Jayco) we only had one grandchild, and she was thrilled when I had some decals made up (in her name) and installed them on the 5er. it read "the OLIVIA MARIA...

I pulled my Rig off site for the season:( we had a small amount of work to be done before we store it for the winter. One of the issues was my A/C unit, the compressor kept cycling on and off to much. The dealer called today and told me that it was a bad "capacitor", which they are in the...

Over this past week when we pulled in our main slide we had a fair amount of water get into the camper:(.. It went unnoticed until we showed up again this past weekend and let the slide out and the carper under the slide was soaked. So i think we are going to install slide toppers on all 3 of...

We all have gutters (i think) that run the length of the campers roof line. What i just noticed on my 2009 3385 B/H is I also have a gutter located just above the small slide (Entertainment Center slide) on the door side of the camper:confused:. Now on the Driver side we have two more slides...

A quick question regarding a rain water problem -- Well we got to our B/H 3385 this weekend for our final weekend of camping befor we take it off site and get it ready for winter storage:(... when my DW opened the slides she noticed that on one end of the the main slide (table and couch slide)...

has anybody use a product called "Howels Meaner Power Kleaner" My 2005 Dodge ram turbop diesel has been rough idling when I stop... I just changed out my fuel filter and it seemed to help a bit but it still shakes at a stop, i was told to try the meaner kleaner, any thoughts??? Tommy

I know there has been a lost of post on the digital thermostat up-grades, but you guys always talked about one purchased from wal-mart. The problem with that one is it looks to wide for where I got to install mine. the wall mine is currently installed on is only about 4" wide.. Are all the...

I had the kitchen and bathroom floor on my 3385 B/H replaced with the new armstrong Lam floor:D I will get some better pic's to post soon....

This week marks our 1st full year owning a 3385 BH:D - with that in mind, my 1 year warranty is up in two days:eek: I have had very little issues with my Rig thus far, although we have had it on a seasonal site all year so we haven't pulled it much. But I don't expect any major issues, and if it...

This is why I purchase my Big Horn... On Oct 16th I will be adding one more reason... Whats your reason??? Tommy

A quick question regarding replacing the current (Flair) sofa bed with a new sofa or sofa bed... First of all has anyone out there ever replaced their existing soda with a standard store bought sofa:confused: My wife and I agree that the current sofa is not the most comfortable thing to...

Wow.... Just a quick note on Heartlands Service... Some friends of ours own a 2008 Sundance, purchased in 07 - and after about 8 months the sides strated to delaminate. It first started out with a few bubbles popping up on the out side walls. They would take it to the dealer (now out of...

Hey Guys, a question regarding the water heater? I noticed there is a little brown box taped on the back of the water heater with electrical wires running into it. The tape is barely holding it on, i could re-tape it so its more secure but what is it? thanks... Tommy

I know there has been a lot of different questions regarding the A/C units... I had some trouble with mine last season, the comperssor wouldn't shut off, I took it to the dealer and they had it fixed? Well this season we were running the A/C and it seemed to be working great. At night I turned...

Well... We just got back from a week vacation in our 09-3385 B/H, and yes it was a great time.... Until the dreaded LEAK. When we 1st got it last year we took it out for the 1st time and I found the storage Basement had a bunch of water from a leak on the by-pass valve. I got it fixed and...

A qiuck question regarding the roof on our 09 Big Horn... My DW got up on the roof the other day to sweep it off:D - while she was up there she said there was a bunch of little air bubbles all over the roof:confused: my question is will these settle down or do i need to bring it in for...

Hey All, I own a 3385 B/H --- Last year my A/C went out but the compressor kept running, I fliped the breaker marked A/C but it wouldn't kill it. I finally had to take the covet off the A/C unit and up-plug it. When i took it to the dealer (no longer in business) he said the breaker i...

Need a little help.... I have been out of town for the last three day and two of those three days I have been trying to call my dealer in Findlay,Oh(Jim May RV) to order some parts but the phone just kept ringing.. Jim May is about 2 miles from the house so when I got home today I...

A quick question regarding electric awnings: On my new Bighorn I have a electric awning and on my old 5er I had a manual style. The thing I liked about the manual style is when it was all lock in place it seemed to be more sturdy then the electric, I also had a center support on the...

We have a Bighorn 3385 with a queen bed... On my DW side of the bed (left) she has a small cabnet next to her side to put her things on... But on my side there is nothing, the bed buts up to the wall, and ther is a small window on my side... The only place I have to put anything is on a small...