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I'd like to lube our living room and kitchen slides. The living room slide stuck at the top last time out. The same slide had been squeaking and making quite a bit of noise when it went in and out. I bought a can of slide lube. I'm not sure where to put it (no wise cracks!). Can you help. Bob

Last Thursday we took the Keller Ferry across the Columbia river. It's a small boat that can hold a semi. We've taken it several times before on our way to Curlew Lake state park. Unknown to us, at the time, a new deckhand had us load onto a side lane (thee are 3 lanes). This is one of those...

We took our first trip this past week. We discovered that the "D" weatherstripping on the livingroom slide is gone! The "D" weatherstripping on the kitchen slide is hanging half off. The vertical weatherstripping on the livingroom slide is dropping down. This isn't the first time this happened...

I got an email about the new Bighorn today. For fun, I searched for dealers near my home in western Washington. Fife RV came up on the Heartland site. Has Fife been reinstated? They only show one 2015 Bighorn in their new trailer inventory. What's the story? Thanks, Bob

Seattle is the 15th largest city in the United States. There are no Bighorn dealers anywhere close. Theire's one in Portland OR (a MUCH smaller city) which is over 150 miles away. I need to get bearing service before we travel this year. We also have to get the microwave/convection install...

Yesterday, we went out to check on our 3160. All was dry and the power was connected (AC). However, when I tried to extend either slide, the switches did nothing. Since the bedroom slide is electric and the livingroom/kitchen slides are hydraulic, the problem has to be electrical (I think). I...

Over the last year or so, I posted a few questions to "Ask The Factory". Without fail, Kary or someone else would address my question. About a week ago I posted two new questions. No one from Heartland contacted me either here or by email. Does support in Ask the Factory end with the warranty...

I'm having two new issues. My warranty expired a couple of months ago (of course): 1. After our last trip, the desk slideout under the TV won't stay retracted. We can feel that there are a couple of catches that were working before. Now they won't latch. We don't use the desk, so no weight has...

For the first time since we bought our BH we are having dinner guests. So we needed to extend the table. We discovered that the wonderful Heartland assembly team installed our table so that the table extends toward the wall where there is only one inch of clearance. We had to unscrew the table...

We went off on our first trip this season. I had opened and closed the slides several times in the last few weeks with everything normal. When I closed them just before our trip, the living room slide made a couple of thumping noises, like something slipped. It closed fully. When we got to our...

Wouldn't you know it? Our warranty expired the end of March. We are on our first trip since last fall. The door on the cabinet over the TV has a door problem. The hinge has pulled out of the door. The anchors in the wood didn't hold. I don't know what Heartland's policy is on this, but I do have...

I learned a new lesson today. We're getting ready for our first trip next weekend. I decided to replace all of the smoke and CO detector batteries. When I got to the CO detector, the test button did nothing. I was replacing the battery anyway, so no big deal. I opened it and discovered that the...

We are going to start off this season with Goodyear G614's. We can only afford four tires. Our plan is to keep the OEM spare. Is this a problem in any way? Should we hold off on the G614's until we can afford 5?

I got an ad today for Trailrunner from Heartland. There is a mistake in the copy. At the end of the ad it tells you how to find a dealer. It directs you to Big Country, not Trailrunner. (copy highlighted)

We've all experienced sub-par WiFi at campgrounds. It's usually a combination of distance from the access point and low bandwidth. There is an inexpensive device that will solve the signal strength problem, but of course, not the poor bandwidth. It's called the Bear Extender . This device was...

We visited the Seattle RV show this past weekend. There was a discouragingly small representation of Heartland products. There were a couple of travel trailers scattered around and one lonely Bighorn 3160 EL. This show, of course, is sponsored by dealers who bring inventory in the hopes of...

It's been almost a year since we toured our Bighorn 3160EL at the Seattle RV show and decided to buy it. Over that time we have had our share of ups and downs. This post is intended to offer my perspective on our Heartland experience: Our initial perception of the 3160 was that it had...

We brought our 3160EL back from the dealer where 26 quality problems were corrected. We parked it in our side yard for the winter. I needed to get our DirecTV receivers out of the trailer to use in the house. I opened the slides. When I went to close the bedroom slide, it made a loud noise so I...

Like others who have reported it here, our AC would turn the fan off and then on again every few minutes while cooling. Some members wrote about workarounds like putting the fan on manual. I brought our unit back to the dealer to correct our rather long list of defects. The AC fan issue was one...

We just completed our last trip and the 3160 is going to the dealer on Saturday for warranty work (about 30 items). We traveled about 3,000 miles. The trailer was delivered in March. Is there any maintenance required other than winterizing?

We have a BH 3160EL (2014). I have been reading about converters and battery charging (Trailer Life). I would like to know what converter is in our coach and where it is located. If it is the Progressive unit, I would like to add the smart charging Charge Wizard. Any help would be appreciated.

We have only taken 3 trips with our 3160 EL. There have been two problems with the weatherstripping. The biggest issue is with a tubular rubber piece that runs across the top of the living room sllide. It appears to run on a track. While we were driving with the slides closed of course, it...

I have had no luck searching discount tires website or tirerack.com to find G614's. I would like to get a quote. I also have a question: Will these tires mount on my factory wheels? I have the 16" 6in wide wheels? They are rated for 110psi (I checked).

We were inspecting the frame for rust. We noted it during our walk through. Heartland refused to authorize the dealer to fix it. It would have cost less than $30 to do it. So, finally we are doing it ourselves. Bad public relations, Heartland. During our crawling around we saw what appears to...

I noticed that the Landmark comes with LT tires. What kind are they? I don't want to start another tire war, but I would like some help here. We have the Towmax E tires that came with the Bighorn. I want to upgrade this summer to a LT tire so that we can get higher max speed. No, we don't plan...

We have a 2014 Bighorn 3160 EL. I bought a cooling fan for the fridge (12 cu ft). There are quite a few wires up in the light fixture. I wonder if anyone has the color codes that will help me figure out where to tap in for the fan? The refrigerator is a Norcold 1210.

We just finished our second weekend trip with our new Bighorn 3160EL. On the first trip, the black tank showed 1/3 full at the end of the weekend. This made sense since there are just two of us. It took a lot of rinsing to get the reading down to empty. It was clearly toilet paper stuck on the...

We had our first chance to use the convection oven this weekend. Because I read so much about inaccurate temperatures, I purchased a digital oven thermometer that is guaranteed + - 5 deg F. I needed 375 to cook something and I set it to that temp. It said it had the right temp when the oven was...

We are out for a weekend. Our first trip in our 3160. The livingroom AC is behaving strangely. While it is running, every so often, the AC's fan cuts out for a second or two and then restarts. I can hear the compressor running, so the AC isn't totally shutting down. The thermostat is calling for...

I consider myself pretty good mechanically, but the exhaust vent has me bamboozled. I tried unlocking it by pulling the slides down...no luck, pushing up...same thing, pivoting...no deal. Ok I give up! How do I open the locks? I am traveling this Friday on our maiden voyage and I have to be...

We tried out our over-the-air reception today. Before I go further, to save posts on the obvious: I know a lot about electronics and TV All connections are solid The Off-the-air power is on Ok, this is an odd one. I live in a remote spot not too far from Seattle. I turned on the bedroom TV and...

I got a TST repeater to make more reliable readings on the road. I spoke with someone at TST and he said I could mount it in the battery compartment (forward compartment on our Bighorn). He said it doesn't need to be outside. I would like to do that. I have some questions: How do I connect it...

I think I am pretty typical. We bought our first RV a TT last June. In February we sold it and bought a Bighorn. So we are fairly new to all of this RV stuff. Reading the dire posts about the Tow Max tires caused me considerable anxiety until I started thinking about it. While I am new to RV's...

We have the Lippert 6 jack auto leveling system. We brought our trailer home a couple of weeks ago, but due to extremely muddy conditions couldn't move it to a relatively level patch of ground. We've had nearly a week of dry weather, so today we moved it to a pretty level spot. The auto leveling...

There is a light in the ceiling just inside the trailer door. I always assumed it was part of the lighting controlled by the hallway switch next to the stairs. I never paid much attention until after we brought the 3160 home, the next day I noticed the light was on. I couldn't find a way to...

There is a light inside the coach above the door. For the last few days it has been on continuously and I couldn't find a switch for it. Someone suggested the switch was on the remote. However, the yellow light under the stairs was not on. Just for fun, I clicked the "Light" selector on the...

On Wednesday Camping World installed a trav'ler sat dish and a BU camera on our Bighorn. Apparently the tech used the power rewind of our 50 amp cord without watching how the wire was spooling. As a result he managed to jam the cable because the last loop is on top of another and I can't unreel...

Last night we brought the coach home from the dealer. It was there due to the muddy condition of our side yard. It turns out we were premature. We managed to get the coach in the yard but not quite in the right spot. The truck bogged down. I managed to unhitch and AAA towed the truck out. The...

I thought that the Samsung soundbar has a subwoofer, but I can't find it. Am I incorrect? If it doesn't have one, can I get one?

From an earlier thread I learned that the incandescent lights in our Bighorn 3610 are 921's. After a lot of web searches, there are hundreds of LED lamps that say they work as 921's. Has anyone got specific LED bulbs they are using that fit and do a good job. I want to replace the basement...