Recent content by elm_tx

On the KZ the axles were pretty much mid trailer, on the TH they appear, (have not measured) to be further back from the middle of the trailer, I assume to help support whatever is in the garage. So the angle of the mirrors set for driving straight down the road does not give a good view of the...

We had a KZ New Vision before we bought the Raptor we have today, with the New Vision I never had a problem seeing  the wheels of the fifth wheel from either side mirror on the truck when making turns. With the Raptor I have a real hard time seeing the tires when making turns, at times losing...

I have a 2015 Keystone Raptor. Shortly after we bought it new last November the batteries died. I was told they were wired incorrectly. A new pair of batteries were installed at my expense in early June. Mid-July they were dead to the point I had to hook the fifth wheel up to the truck for half...

The wear is on the outer side front and back, middle and inside tread is much better. Again, none of it down to the wear indicator, was mainly concerned about the micro cracks between the treads. Kind of sounding like that may not be a big deal. Truck and tires have 29k miles on them, tires have...

We have a 2013 Chevy 2500 Diesel and a 2015 39' Raptor which we bought 11/2015. To tow that trailer we have added an extra leaf to both springs and air bags. Once the bags are inflated and the trailer picked up, the truck sits level and feels steady going down the road. Suspension wise I feel we...

Our first Fifth Wheel was bought from an individual second hand, they did a Great job maintaining it and keeping it looking nice. We had no problems with it for years. For various reasons we traded it in on our new Raptor, which we really like. The one exception on the old fifth wheel is that...

When the bay door was closed the face plate was also on the generator, I did not remove it until it started melt the bay door, then I mistakenly assumed it needed access to more air and opened everything up. Sounds like I made a bad situation that much worse. As for the camping surface, it's a...

I have not picked the fifth wheel up yet, that's part of the reason I'm asking questions. I'm trying to learn what I don't know before I pick it up this weekend, I do intend to have them show me the "correct" way and see if it's any different than what I actually did.

But it started overheating with the door in place and the bay door closed, that is when it got sooo hot that it started melting the edges of the bay door. Hence my question, is it possible to put the door on incorrectly?

Hello I have a 2015 Keystone Raptor with the Green 5500 watt Onan Gas generator. I had the dealership service department do the first Oil Change on it at 70 Hours. The following week my wife and I took it to Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth. Temperatures were in the upper 90's. We had both ac...

I totally agree regarding "catching flies". They COULD make me miserable if I'm a jerk. Easier to walk in and "be understanding that things will happen, how do we proceed?" My biggest concern was the water leakage, I don't like a grey water batch, but if it turned black, that's a whole...

Hey all, We took our new built in 1/2015 (according to sticker on trailer) camping for the first time this past weekend. We love it. However... Based on various posts I've seen, I rather expected to find some problems that would need to be worked out. I'm taking it to the dealership this...

Ok, so we have made our first weekend camping trip with the new rig, about an hour from the house. The Chevy 2500 has had an additional leaf added to the springs as well as Firestone airbags and on board air compressor. The truck feels MUCH better compared to prior to the suspension upgrades...

I have a 2015 Raptor 375TS, once we decided we really wanted it, we  realized there was no "built in" storage for a sewer hose. Our old KZ had a door in the rear bumper where I could slide the hose into. The sales person said to put it in the storage box in the garage, THAT AIN'T GONNA...

Again, Thanks for the feedback...