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Two years ago we stayed at Whites City RV Park (http://www.rvparklist.com/rvpark/1853/) just outside the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns. It's not a pretty park, but the price was decent and the proximity to the National Park were positives. You can check out their reviews here -...

I have the original euro recliner chairs in our 2007 Golden Gate. Most of the plastic seat support straps have broken in both chairs. The plastic straps form a loop around the seat frame with the strap ends glued or sealed together. The glue or seal has failed in 4 of the 6 straps in each...

I did send Jim Fenner an email last night with the photo of the damage to the bottom of the bedroom slide out. Hopefully he will have solutions to solving this problem. I did manage to squeeze between the bed and the front closet to look at the damaged corner from the inside. The bottom edge...

A couple weeks ago I noticed a patch about 3"x3" of the bottom of the bedroom slide in my Landmark had some damage to the laminate. Since then I have operated the slide 2-3 times and the damaged area is now about 3"x8". It looks like something is rubbing against the bottom of the slide and...

Thanks Dave. I just want to make sure I don't have the front end too high when traveling. I will take a closer look tomorrow at how level the trailer is when hooked up. Then I can decide if I need to adjust the new hitch any. Right now it is in the highest set of mounting holes. Bob

I recently added Firestone air suspension to my F250. This changes the height of the hitch. What exactly do I need to check to determine if I need to adjust the height of the hitch plate so I am towing the 5th wheel level?

The two left side tires blew out a few days apart on the way back from Arizona earlier this month. I replaced the fourth original tire when I replaced the third blow out. I haven't repaired the damage on the left side yet. Since the damage appears to be mainl limited to skirting damage, I...

We are staying in Mesa at Viewpoint RV Resort. There are 3-4 Bighorns in the park. A few weeks ago I saw a Landmark and Bighorn parked in the checkin sites, but haven't seen the Landmark any where in the park since then. Cooler than last year. BUT NO SNOW!!!

We had a right rear tire blowout a couple weeks ago on our '07 Golden Gate. Less than 4000 miles on them. I checked pressure on all four tires about an hour before the blowout. Our tires are Winland BCTJB43 LT235/85R16. Damage is around $2000. Most of it is to the skirting on the...

I have a Landmark. I'm not sure if the Big Horns have this switch or not.

2005 Ford F250 SD turbo diesel 4X4. When pulling our Golden Gate (about 15K lbs), I get about 10.5 mpg going just under speed limit. I get about 14mpg when not pulling.

I had a similar problem getting satellite signal in our Golden Gate. Problem was finally found to be a loose coax connection in a box above the belly cover where the cable comes from the UDC to the back, then out the side frame and up into the entertainment slide. I had reception problems with...

My dealer told me another source of battery drain is the LP gas detector which is always on. I was adviced to turn off the main switch in the battery compartment when storing and not hooked up to shore power for any length of time. Probably good advice to also close the LP tank valves to avoid...

While in Elkhart at RV Capital in May getting some warranty work completed, they had someone come by their service center and patch the dime sized hole in our shower floor. Did a great job. Unless you know where to look you cannot see the repair.

Jim, this isn't about this specific situation, but I don't recall seeing a place on the forum where all the Heartland manufacturer and supplier contacts are listed. This includes names of contact person, phone number, email address, etc. I have overlooked it?

We bought a Garmin 660 late last year. We like its larger screen. It has blutooth and I've used it once or twice with my cell phone. It has MP3 player, memory card slot and can play back through truck radio. A bit tinnie sounding We don't use this feature. We like getting voice...

When using water from the fresh tank, how often should the water pump cycle on and off when a faucet is turned on? I noticed over the weekend when we turned on any water faucet, the water pump came on after a couple seconds and then off and on about every second. I don't recall it cycling on...

We generally only run the refrigerator on short trips such as long weekends somewhere locally. These trips are typically to state parks. We stock up with food ahead of time so we don't need to spend time shopping after we arrive.

I cannot seem to find what time the progressive dinner will start. We'll be arriving some time Wednesday afternoon and need to know so we can make sure we get away from home early enough to allow time to check in, set up and settle in before the dinner. For Thursday's BBQ we plan to bring a...

I received two copies of the manual with my Landmark Golden Gate. They were both in Spanish. You can have them. I asked for and received an English version when I had some warranty work done a few months ago. Let your dealer help get one for you.

Thanks. The stabilizers they added were pretty substancial.

Is this recall related to the one I received in February from Heartland regarding the Ryde-Mor suspension system? I just had our Golden Gate to the dealer and Ryde-Mor in Elkhart to add some suspension bracing afrom side to side in front and behind the axles. Just curious.

This is the first chance I have had to investigate my connection problems since my last post. I had my dealer look at the satellite connection problem and was told it was fixed. I'll test this out tomorrow. Since our current site has cable I decided to hook it up first to see if I even...

My dealer quoted me both $450 and $300. I'm not sure what the actual price was as it was not itemized on my purchase agreement. The hitch works great. We've carried two bikes on a few short trips and are pleased with the hitch. Something to be aware of is the the rubber gasket and...

My dealer also took it to Dan's for the installation. It was this way when I took delivery from the deraler. Howver, I didn't notice it until I was home and installed the bike rack.

I had Dan's install a hitch on my Golden Gate in June. The hitch is great with my bike hitch installed. However, I wasn't at all pleased with the burn marks they left on the fiberglass bumper. Not quality work IMHO. From your photos it looks like they did a more careful job than they did...

I am having a problems with TV antenna and satellite reception in the E/C with the Olevia TV. I have "Air" selected and have done a channel search several times. I get only a couple channels and they are weak signals that most of the time don't display. Meanwhile the BR TV is able to get 8-10...

Having recently had the opportunity to "upgrade" to a 2007 Landmark, here are 3 things that I chose to add/change: 1. Dual pane window. We're hoping this will help reduce the need for a second AC in the bedroom. So far so good given the humid 95+ temperatures of the past week. Thermostat set at...

Jim, the tech unsrewed the plate located in the universal docking center that the holding tank slide handles pass through. He then tipped the plate and hanldes out far enough to get behind the plate and do the repair. The repair took place entirely inside the docking center. Bob

Last summer I had similar problems with Gray tank #2. It wouldn't drain at the dump station when I left. But by the next time I wanted to dump, the pipe was full of gray water. I bought a gate from Camping World that twisted on to the end of the sewer pipe and put the black end cap over the...

I picked up our new Golden Gate last Thursday from Great Lakes RV Center in Elkhart, IN. I spent the night near the dealer to do my own inspection. After setting up, I noticed water dripping under the left side of the coach from in front of the tires forward to the end of the sewer hose...

Our plan is to pick up our new Golden Gate next week, fill it with our stuff, and head to Clinton Lake, IL for June 30-July4. We have reservations along with 4 other RVing families. Two families have boats. Should be a great time.

Vance and Kathleen, I've been feeling sorry for myself that we could not attend the rally since we're waiting for a replacement Golden Gate. This puts things in proper perspective. May you have nothing but happy memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with both of you. See you on the road.

On April 2, our 2006 Golden Gate was hit by straight line winds that turned it onto its street side. Our insurance company declared it a total loss. After the accident, we contacted Scott Tuttle at the Heartland factory. The support we received from Scott and others at the factory was way...

What model Garmin do you have and is this update for all Garmin models?

Just plug in your zip code and it tells you which gas stations have the cheapest prices (and the highest) on gas in your zip code area. It's updated every evening. http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx Includes diesel prices!

I used the furnace all weekend long with no problems. I used velcro to stick the remote on the wall to the right of the refrigerator and pantry. The remote is then almost under the ceiling register. I also had the "I Feel" option turned on. I think I have not been patient enough with it...

The corner between our Golden Gate's bathroom sink counter and the walls were caulked with clear sealant when we took delivery. I don't know if the factory or the dealer did this. As for the shower, we haven't noticed any problems with water leaking onto the floor except when we open the...

On longer trips (all day) we travel with the refrigerator running on LP. On shorter trips, we keep refrigerated items in an electric cooler hooked up to 12V in the basement. We turn the electric cooler on several hours before we leave to ensure it is cool when I load it. On real short trips...

I had a similar hot water experience on our first couple outings. I first used LP to heat the water quickly, then switched to electric. The next morning we had warm, not hot, water. So, I switched back to LP. Then I read about the on/off switch behind the outside water heater cover. It's...