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Old 03-13-2015, 02:36 PM   #1
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Hello from Michigan

My wife & I are very new to camping but are excited to start. We just bought a used travel trailer: 2006 Forest River Surveyor sv291 30 ft. It looks to be in great condition. We are to pick it up next Thursday. We are very enthusiastic about camping with it & I'm sure we will use this site for learning, searching & asking questions.

My first question: anything other then the standard questions I should ask the dealer, or look for on the trailer. Known problems with that year and model. Thanks

I'm glad I found this site it will be very useful for our travels.
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Old 03-13-2015, 03:01 PM   #2
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Welcome from The State of Texas!! Happy camping and Congrats. You should be able to search for issues in the past that have gone on with that style unit.
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Old 03-13-2015, 03:42 PM   #3
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Welcome to the forum from another Michigander. Take your time and do a complete inspection. Make sure everything works properly and ask that the brakes, axle bearings and seals be inspected by the dealer if not already done..
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Welcome to ya! Glad you're here.

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Thanks for the welcome & help
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Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your 2006 Forest River Surveyor SV291. Besides the brakes, axle bearings and seals mentioned above make sure the tires are in good shape too.
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Old 03-13-2015, 06:30 PM   #9
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Welcome from Ontario. Congratulations on your new purchase, As noted above...take alot of notes when doing the walk through and video tape. Look for evidence of water damage or expansion.

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Old 03-13-2015, 06:57 PM   #10
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Thanks again to all

Thanks for all the warm welcomes, looks like a great community of people here. Also the advice will be very helpful when we have the walk through with the dealer next Thursday. I would hate to get it off the lot and find big problems. as we plan on taking a big trip in a couple months with it.
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Old 03-20-2015, 12:45 PM   #13
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Towing ? Help! Did some searches but didn't really find an answer. Hi all & thanks we picked up our travel trailer yesterday & we love it. But in towing it I noticed that my 2014 Dodge Durango citadel hemi v8 awd, 8 speed Trans with group iv towing package. Installed 4pt equalizer sway hitch with electric break too. Trailer weight about 4900lbs 30 ft long. It seemed that the engine was running very high rpm's & that it was always a gear behind what it should have been I was thinking. Just seemed to be revving the engine. Also had a smell couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from but checked all breaks as soon as we got home on both the Durango & tt all seemed well, Luke Warm @ best. It was 15 to 20 min drive & we smelled something ? going 55 to 60 on a highway. I thought there was a faint smell from the engine compartment but didn't see anything wrong. No smells around breaks. Will the transmission act a lot differently towing & make the engine rev.? Should I start using the auto stick where I can change the gears? Never towed anything this large so not knowing what is normal. Thanks for any help or suggestions as we are just starting out & have a big trip planned this summer.
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