Forum: Fifth Wheels
09-22-2021, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,074
Alternate Mounting
I had to move the spare from the rear bumper of my 2012 SAB 5th wheel after the bouncing caused the welds to the frame to let go and tore holes in the bumper. My solution was to mount the spare...
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Forum: Campfire Chatter
09-05-2021, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 7,572
Karma
We decided to leave the 5th wheel home and tent on a beautiful lake with the mountains behind and eagles patrolling. Two tents, four adults, 4 kids including a 1 year old. Idyllic until this pickup...
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Forum: Towing
01-02-2021, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 19,955
I have towed in the snow......12,000 lb 5th...
I have towed in the snow......12,000 lb 5th wheel....and it is never comfortable. Reduce speed, use engine/gears to slow and stay off the brakes.....the rig wants to jackknife. When the TV spins the...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles
07-12-2020, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,141
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
06-18-2020, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,005
Sticky Slides...Bent Frame!
Had the suspension inspected and lubed on my 2012 318 SAB 5th wheel and set off for California from New Brunswick , Canada. At our first RVing stop 3 rd night on the road I noticed the back axle was...
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Forum: Keystone Questions
11-18-2019, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,290
I had 5he same thing happen in the middle of...
I had 5he same thing happen in the middle of nowhere. I used woven sand bags and Gorilla tape and that lasted 5,000 kilometers. I later used stainless steel chimney flattened out and self...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
11-14-2019, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 10,074
I lost the converter in my 2012 318 SAB and it...
I lost the converter in my 2012 318 SAB and it was because the cooling fan failed. The lights kept getting brighter and dimmer over a couple of weeks as the unit overheated until the board fried and...
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Forum: Modifications and Upgrades
03-01-2019, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,970
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Forum: Fifth Wheels
02-18-2019, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,931
I've logged better than 60,000 km on my 2012 ...
I've logged better than 60,000 km on my 2012 Cougar 318SAB and never touched the wheel bearings other to inspect them, but I had catastrophic failure of the balance shackles. The bolts were rusted,...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
08-27-2018, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,747
Fixed
Well, the door fell off again after another couple of trips and the emergency repair failed a couple of weeks after that, so I reached out to the internet. I called a place that was rumoured to have...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
08-13-2018, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,086
Dometic 2852 blowing 3 amp fuse
I opened the fridge door and the light was off and the "Auto" light was also off. Pushing all the buttons, nothing seemed to be alive so I checked the 12V 15amp fuse on the main panel and the...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
08-13-2018, 06:24 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,747
Dometic Fridge door fell off
My wife opened the door to our Dometic 2852 fridge and the door fell on the floor, spilling all the milk and stuff all over. The lower hinge had broken off and, like everything I find in my RVs is...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
08-13-2018, 04:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,935
Plan A was to splice good wire into the loom...
Plan A was to splice good wire into the loom where the insulation had burned through, but there was too much damage and the worst offender, a #10 wire to the positive battery circuit breaker, had...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
07-30-2018, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,334
LED fix
I had the refridgerator light going off intermittently and finally figured out that the long filament in the bulb was detached at one end and would light up when gravity dropped it on the terminal...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
07-30-2018, 04:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,935
No Explosion
I arrived home from a weekend camping trip in my 2012 Cougar 318SAB and parked in my driveway, plugged in to 30 amps and had a good night's sleep. The next morning I notice the front amber marker...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
06-18-2018, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,134
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Forum: Fifth Wheels
06-12-2018, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,588
I have a lot of miles on my 2012 Cougar 318 SAB...
I have a lot of miles on my 2012 Cougar 318 SAB and I have the same issues...my oven is now pop riveted as the screws were forever falling out and all the lower bodywork trim is rescrewed with fender...
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Forum: Modifications and Upgrades
06-12-2018, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,276
Spare Tire Front Mounting
The spare tire on my 2012 Cougar 318 SAB torqued the rear bumper so that the frame rails pushed trough the inside wall and trapped my sewer hose. I got some custom gussets made up from a cardboard...
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Forum: General RV Issues
06-11-2018, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,208
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
06-11-2018, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,322
I found the shutoff after patrolling a bunch of...
I found the shutoff after patrolling a bunch of RV places. Its a standard push fit straight pipe about 3" long with a rotary valve, a little more than 2" when seated. There should be a shutoff there...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
06-10-2018, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,182
Suspension Wear
I must have 60,000 kilometers on my 2012 Cougar 318 SAB, and most if those are highway miles at 110 kph (65 mph) travelling from eastern Canada to Florida, Texas and this winter to California. Aside...
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Forum: Repairs & Maintenance
06-10-2018, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,322
Toilet leak
It started with a small leak from the side of the toilet on
my high mileage 2012 Cougar 318SAB . Just a drip drip but enough to get my attention at the start of a four month winter trip to get away...
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Forum: Technical Corner
07-07-2017, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,085
Fixed!
The problem was a bad contact in the receptacle under the overhead cabinet. The rather crude blade contact system had not made good contact on the neutral. A lot of diagnostic messing around and a...
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Forum: Towing
07-04-2017, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,384
I use the sliding rear carrier for bikes and...
I use the sliding rear carrier for bikes and other stuff, modifying the post with a support bracket and adding four tie downs to the tray. I have 10,000 miles using the carrier on my Cougar 318 SAB...
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Forum: Towing
07-04-2017, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,601
Cautionary Tale!
Last year, leaving my last campsite of the year I managed to drop my 5th wheel onto my tailgate, bending it out of shape and bending myself out of shape too! I was packing up on my own and getting...
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