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02-28-2023, 06:52 PM #11
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We're in Florida for just under 2 months right now and enjoying our 2930RL as we speak!
Electric Jacks....while I've also seen posts about electric jack issues, I've seen many more about hydraulic jack problems. We were at the National Rally this year and I attended a Lippert Session discussing jacks etc. I was amazed at all the attendee questions about hydraulic issues. I spoke with one of the techs after the session and he said that's always the way his courses go. Hydraulic has the advantage of speed, and electric the advantage of simplicity and overall lower cost.
Most electric jack problems will be with the motor. When that does happen you can still use a socket wrench to extend and retract the jack. I'm not trying to start anything with hydraulic owners - given the choice, I just prefer the simplicity of electric.
State and National Parks - sorry, I can't really comment. I prefer larger private campgrounds. Paved interior roads, full hookups, and cement pads are where I'm at in this stage of life!Last edited by roegs01; 02-28-2023 at 09:44 PM.
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03-01-2023, 07:42 AM #12
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I have seen far more posts about hydraulic leveling system leaks caused by cylinder hose connections, reservoir and pump problems, pump electric relay
changed from 50 amp to 80 amp, and cylinder blown seals than I have problems with electric leveling systems like Ground Control 3.0.
Now if the electric leveling system was installed correctly to begin with and the level monitors in the rear frame and front frame are still secured and have not moved, the electric leveling systems just works. Ours has worked fine and not had any problems over the three years we have used it. Yes it is a little slower than the hydraulic system by a few seconds but who's in a race to level? Also our electric slide control and our electric leveling system are not tied to a common system like it is on a hydraulic system, they are totally separate systems. But yes our electric leveling and electric slide system are both tied to our 12VDC system.
The only multiple problems I have heard about with the electric leveling system like Ground Control 3.0 is the front landing gear jacks can strip out the worm gears internal to the jack shaft after several years of use. They are easily changed and are available through places like e-trailer. Also I have read a few posts that some owners have had to recalibrate the controller system to level. We have never had to do that in three years of use.
Length of RV and National, State and COE Parks. It seems the sweet spot is around 32-35 feet. Our RV is right at 37 feet, 54 feet overall, and 13.5 feet high, we don't usually camp at State, COE or National Parks. If we do, we are very choosey about the ones we visit. They tend to be older parks first created when RVs were much smaller. Funding for these parks has been problematic over the years because they keep getting their budgets slashed or diverted, let alone funds to upgrade the parks for the bigger modern rigs.
A lot of them have terrible electric post connections, abused/broken old, common to 3 or 4 sites and everybody hording electric connections. Also water can be a problem with very few connections and everybody hording the same water connections. And a lot of them tend to have very narrow and sharp turn roads, over crowded and they do not keep the trees trimmed overhead or by site entrances. Think Disney's Fort Wilderness, terrible park to get into and out of. State, National, COE parks tend to not have any or few sites with sewer connections, or they tend to have one or two dumping stations when leaving the park. Ever seen the long lines waiting to dump tanks when leaving these parks after a weekend? We leave these parks during the week to miss the crowd and use the common bathroom facilities as much as possible.
However State, National and COE parks are much more economical then private parks.Last edited by Steven@147; 03-01-2023 at 08:27 AM.
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03-02-2023, 07:05 PM #13
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03-02-2023, 07:43 PM #15
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Yeah, I don't think that little tripod is going to do much to support that if that jack slips any further.
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03-04-2023, 04:43 PM #16
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Ditto all those things for us, especially the bathroom; that’s what caught my wife’s attention. We moved up from the Reflection 295RL for the extra space and clothes storage. We also wanted a floor without the curb on the kitchen slide and no carpet. I liked the appliance package in the 310GK, but the size and weight didn’t work for us because we couldn’t go to a larger tow vehicle right away. We full-time, and we love our 2930RL-R.
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03-04-2023, 05:18 PM #17
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We have a 2020 2930rl R. Other than cost we liked the floor plan. We live in ours about 50 % of the time. Liked the coat closet and shoe storage area. Liked the bedroom layout with queen bed and closet in slide-out as well as the front window. We bought off lot. Would have liked to have had hyd. disc brakes and higher r windows.
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03-04-2023, 07:35 PM #18
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03-05-2023, 07:55 AM #19
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Hookups for a washer and dryer are in the lower cabinet (some may call it the coffee nook) right as you walk in the front door. A combination washer / dryer would fit in that area. If you have separate washer / dryer the dryer would go in the bottom of the pantry. The dryer vent cutout is in that area. While some might thing this is an odd location, I liked it for two reasons. First the weight of these appliances is put (primarily) on the trailer axles vs pin. Second, the laundry is now in a location that's more convenient for us since most of our time is spent in this part of the trailer.
Some reading my posts may think I come across as a 2930 fanboy. I realize that there are advantages to many of the Grand Design RV's. What I like about this particular trailer is that it allows those of us with standard box SRW trucks to take advantage of the Solitude line and still stay within truck GVWR ratings.Last edited by roegs01; 03-05-2023 at 07:57 AM.
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03-05-2023, 08:05 AM #20
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