Hello from Missouri!

[G.B.]

Well, the DW and I went to the Greater Kansas City RV show to look for ideas for our Jayco TT we bought last year. We came home with a 2014 Flagstaff Classic Super lite 8528IKWS 5er. Wow! What have we gotten into?

[1surveyor]

Congrats on the purchase from another missourian , it happens

Enjoy the new 5th wheel you will find it pulls much better than the TT

Oak

[martin73]

Congrats and welcome from Ozark,Mo.

[Weezer]

Originally Posted by G.B.

Well, the DW and I went to the Greater Kansas City RV show to look for ideas for our Jayco TT we bought last year. We came home with a 2014 Flagstaff Classic Super lite 8528IKWS 5er. Wow! What have we gotten into?

CONGRATS! DH and I traded in our 8 month old V-Lite 30WIKSS TT for this same model two weeks ago. We are totally enamored with ours and haven't even gotten to do the shake-down trip yet. She "lives" in our back yard when not in use so I go out each day and just sit in and admire 'er.

We made the mistake of taking the V-Lite in for some warranty work at the dealer and decided we'd "just go look at 5th wheels on their sales lot while we're here".

Two weeks later we brought "Buffy" home, named 'er that because she appears to have a hump like a buffalo's shoulders.

DH named his truck "Biff", simply because it's so wrong it's right.

And surveyor is correct, we've only pulled 'er the 90 miles home from the dealer so far and the difference was awesome!

Now, go and welcome to this awesome, friendly, best source of information for RVers on the interwebs!

[Ford Idaho]

Originally Posted by G.B.

Well, the DW and I went to the Greater Kansas City RV show to look for ideas for our Jayco TT we bought last year. We came home with a 2014 Flagstaff Classic Super lite 8528IKWS 5er. Wow! What have we gotten into?

Must be something going around, I will need to be careful.

Anyway welcome to the FRF and congratulations on the new trailer.

[Capt. Mike]

Welcome from another Missourian and congratulations on the new 5er.

[Todouble]

Congratulations! You will definitely love the way it pulls vs your old TT. My wife and I are blown away at the better ride.

[Old car]

Congratulations on the new toy and welcome from another Missourian! Hope it was a great show in KC. DW and I always attend but this year we had to skip it as we decided to soak up some Florida sun this weekend. We are not in our TT which is different but the Marco Island lifestyle isn't bad either!

[G.B.]

Thank you for the welcome! We dove in face first. Like I said we didn't have any intention of buying but just fell in love with 8628 and pulled the trigger at the show. We will pick her up possibly next weekend. I do have a couple questions right off the bat going from a bumper pull to a 5er. Do I need a king pin stabilizer? You know one of those tripod set ups? Also, I'm parking her in my driveway which slopes downward to the street. I parked the old nod nose down slightly with some 12x12 boards nailed together under the tongue jack. Will I have any issues doing the same with the 5er?

[Ford Idaho]

Originally Posted by G.B.

Thank you for the welcome! We dove in face first. Like I said we didn't have any intention of buying but just fell in love with 8628 and pulled the trigger at the show. We will pick her up possibly next weekend. I do have a couple questions right off the bat going from a bumper pull to a 5er. Do I need a king pin stabilizer? You know one of those tripod set ups? Also, I'm parking her in my driveway which slopes downward to the street. I parked the old nod nose down slightly with some 12x12 boards nailed together under the tongue jack. Will I have any issues doing the same with the 5er?

Yes you can use one of the many tripods out there if you want.

These or something like them may work better and there is no storage room taken by them.

https://www.google.com/#q=strong+arm+stabilizer+jacks

[Wiscampsin]

Welcome from Wisconsin and congrats on your 2014 Flagstaff Classic Super lite 8528IKWS.

[troyt]

Welcome and congrats from west central Missouri. There is lot of great knowledge and awesome Forest River Forum (FRF) friends here so don't hesitate to ask questions and share your experiences.

[G.B.]

Thanks everyone. Does anyone have advice on parking? I'll have to back it into my driveway. It's pretty level side to side but slopes downward to the street. Not extream but significant. Will it hurt to store it nose down? On the TT I could level it but the tongue jack and stabilizers would be extended to near max even with blocks.

[Weezer]

We bought the tripod for our unit. It helps (to us) stabilize the forward area and since it has a locking device on it, it gives me more of a sense of security against theft.

We bought the steel tripod. Our dealer parts dept. said they had one aluminum one come back bent to heck and begone, so they stopped selling anything but the steel ones.

Storing it nose down like that, I'd certainly have *good* wheel chocks for it. Harbor Freight sells the rubber type with teeth molded in to the bottom side, which helps to grip on any surface, gravel or pavement. Personally I'd use X chocks between the tires as well.

Not knowing the actual degree of slope, I dunno if it'd affect the fridge operation, etc. (I have no proof that angles affect the fridge, but I've heard that can happen, maybe someone here can correct me if I'm wrong)

[G.B.]

Originally Posted by Weezer

We bought the tripod for our unit. It helps (to us) stabilize the forward area and since it has a locking device on it, it gives me more of a sense of security against theft.

We bought the steel tripod. Our dealer parts dept. said they had one aluminum one come back bent to heck and begone, so they stopped selling anything but the steel ones.

Storing it nose down like that, I'd certainly have *good* wheel chocks for it. Harbor Freight sells the rubber type with teeth molded in to the bottom side, which helps to grip on any surface, gravel or pavement. Personally I'd use X chocks between the tires as well.

Not knowing the actual degree of slope, I dunno if it'd affect the fridge operation, etc. (I have no proof that angles affect the fridge, but I've heard that can happen, maybe someone here can correct me if I'm wrong)

I have a good set (2 actually) of rubber chocks so I'm good there. When it's time to fire up the fridge and load up, I would level the TT front/back. But storing, I dipped the nose down because it was more stable. I'm pretty sure I'll go with a tripod or other type of stabilizers maybe a combo of several (x chocks).

I was wondering if purchasing a tripod right away was critical?

[Ford Idaho]

Originally Posted by G.B.

I have a good set (2 actually) of rubber chocks so I'm good there. When it's time to fire up the fridge and load up, I would level the TT front/back. But storing, I dipped the nose down because it was more stable. I'm pretty sure I'll go with a tripod or other type of stabilizers maybe a combo of several (x chocks).

I was wondering if purchasing a tripod right away was critical?

That depends on how much rocking the trailer does when you are moving around in it and how much you want to put up with.

As long as the wheels are blocked or chocked it is not important.

[rskrbina]

Welcome to the forum from NW Missouri

[RedDragon]

Welcome aboard