Surveyor 245BHS any other owners out there?

[Chadwick79]

Originally Posted by WM219

TV in the master was definitely on the list of things we'd want to add. Did you find that the support was in the center of the wall? On both units we've seen, the outlet and coax plates were about 4 feet apart.


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What we did was bought a 28" flat screen with built in DVD. We took the quick release bracket from the front side of wall and replaced that bracket with a regular bracket. We then mounted the DVD TV on the bedroom side with the quick release bracket onto the stringer behind the wall. More then enough support. And boom!! Now kids can watch movies outside trailer also!!! Good luck!

[taterbug2]

Originally Posted by tragusa3

I've always enjoyed having some online buddies to bounce things off of when we share the same product. It's been a mutually beneficial relationship with my boats, cars, trailers in the past. However, I have been using the search function and coming up with very little info for the Surveyor 245BHS. Anyone else out there?

We are picking up ours today. Where do you find sheets for those odd shaped bunks?

[taterbug2]

What do you pull your Surveyor 245 BHS with. I just want to make sure our truck can handle it. We have a 2004 Dodge ram 1500 quad with a 5.7 hemi
GVRW is 6650

[tragusa3]

We just use regular sheets and fold them under. It hasn't seemed to be a problem.

Our tow vehicle is in my signature. It does a fine job with the trailer. There's quite a bit to knowing if your truck is capable. What are the tow ratings, payload? I have a tow rating of 11,200, so this trailer is about 62% of my max. I wouldn't want to be much closer, but that's because I have a low tolerance for feeling like the truck is working. Post this question in another thread and you'll get better input.

I've been meaning to post photos of all of our latest mods...just haven't had the time. The recliner and end table now have a table cloth and lamp. It really feels just like home on a camping trip.

Next weekend, I'm going to be greasing all of my bearings. This trailer came with Dexter's EZ-lube axles. In my opinion, that's a big plus. From what I gather, Dexter is the preferred brand, and the EZ-lube looks easy enough. For those that don't know, they send grease through both bearings, not just the front (like Buddy Bearings do).

[MA74]

Our 245bhs is 5303lbs dry. We tow with a 2007 Toyota Sequoia, 4.7L w/a 1200lb Reese Straight Line WD system.

[taterbug2]

We had no problems towing her home. Never went over 2500 rpm and that was some steep inclines to.

[BK_2017]

Picking our new 245 up this week. Glad to see there are other half ton tow vehicles! can't wait to get out on our first trip

[AdamC]

Does anyone know the size of the tongue jack post for the 2015s?
I want to get an order in for camping world sale tonight and include one of those but don't know if we have a 2" or 2.25" post.
I seriously can't understand why it didn't come with one but whatever

[jsmith032]

I'm looking at the 247bhs which is basically the 245 just with the center island. My question is everyone calls this a 24 footer yet the specs are 29 in FR's site. Little deceiving.

[jsmith032]

Originally Posted by tragusa3

We just use regular sheets and fold them under. It hasn't seemed to be a problem.

Our tow vehicle is in my signature. It does a fine job with the trailer. There's quite a bit to knowing if your truck is capable. What are the tow ratings, payload? I have a tow rating of 11,200, so this trailer is about 62% of my max. I wouldn't want to be much closer, but that's because I have a low tolerance for feeling like the truck is working. Post this question in another thread and you'll get better input.

I've been meaning to post photos of all of our latest mods...just haven't had the time. The recliner and end table now have a table cloth and lamp. It really feels just like home on a camping trip.

Next weekend, I'm going to be greasing all of my bearings. This trailer came with Dexter's EZ-lube axles. In my opinion, that's a big plus. From what I gather, Dexter is the preferred brand, and the EZ-lube looks easy enough. For those that don't know, they send grease through both bearings, not just the front (like Buddy Bearings do).

Id love to see some of the mods.

[MA74]

The 29' is ball to bumber. They have either added a foot to the front frame or the box is 25'

[Seabeebell]

Yes have a 2016 and love it.

[McHadray]

I just picked up our new 245BHS this week and found this forum. Looking forward to learning from you all!

[MA74]

Welcome to the club McHadray! Congrats on your new Rig

[MA74]

Going back to mods from earlier threads...we put a syphon 360 vent on the black tank vent tube and it made a world of difference; maybe cause we didn't know how to clean the tank properly the 1st time, but haven't smelled anything since. Easy to put on. Screws do not line up with our model. I did not put new holes in the roof. Just used the butyl tape and rubber roof patch. It would take a hurricane to take it off. Highly recommend.

[Theblairs]

Hey guys
Just picked up our 2017 245Bhs. traded in a 2013 Keystone Passport 238mlwe as we needed the bigger bunks for our growing kids. Looking forward to are first trip next week.
look forward to sharing stories and picking the brains of you fellow owners.

[tragusa3]

Welcome to all the new folks! Glad to have you on board.

I am still meaning to post pics of our mods, but we've been using the heck out of the trailer and I haven't had computer time. We just got back from a 7k mile 40 day trip. The trailer did great with not a single issue.

[AdamC]

Originally Posted by tragusa3

Welcome to all the new folks! Glad to have you on board.

x2

[debit]

We just bought a 251RKS. Our first trip was over Colockum Pass in WA. We camped in a open field at 5,200. Except for a leak in the shower, it was a good initial outing.

[ColoRobbie]

I have read all of the posts in this thread and am even more psyched about our new purchase.
On vacation in Oregon last week we traded in our Starcraft 11RT pop-up on a 2016 Surveyor 245BHS.
This is our first TT and I was a little worried about towing it with my 2012 Ford F-150. I have the 3.5L Eco boost motor with the 3.55 gear ratio (tow package). The Max trailer weight is 9700lbs and a GCWR of 15,500. Does anyone think that I should have any concerns about this?
We have camped in it for a week and love everything about it so far. However, based on the posts, I am going to go home and check the gaps around our slide out. I have not noticed any so far but I want to be proactive.