Riverstone Legacy 42FSKG

[llamb]

Well my new mobile palace has arrived. Paid the balance today after doing a full walk through after the dealer did their PDI.

Riverstone Legacy 42FSKG Scarlett Storm
MORryde ISS
Trail Air 21K
570W of Solar (30A PWM)
Onan 5500 Generator
4 Camera System
Decorator White/Dark Roast interior
3rd AC, Heat Pump
Slide Toppers
50" Outside TV

Sold the house, so will be headed full time at the beginning of the month. It showed up early and finding a spot for over Memorial Day weekend on short notice, yeah NOT likely.

Thanks for everyone's insight thus far. Learning a lot from the many knowledgeable folks here. I very much appreciate all the insights.

[GFAR]

Nice! I have a 2017 39fl riverstone! Really enjoy it! You will enjoy it !

[llamb]

Originally Posted by GFAR

Nice! I have a 2017 39fl riverstone! Really enjoy it! You will enjoy it !

That's the hope. Will be in Ohio for the first year or so. They certainly do seems to be well built units. Looking forward to the journey I'm about to set out upon.

[lcv800]

Congratulations. Looks beautiful. I'd go full time if I could persuade the wife. Have to settle for being snowbirds. Grandkids.
Rusty

[dblr]

Congrats and welcome to the River Stone family!!!!!

[RVTYME]

Awesome!! Congratulations!!

We just picked ours up last week! We have the exact same interior and much of the options except we went with a GEN-Y Hitch (we wanted gooseneck), Convection and no outdoor TV but everything else. We did our PDi and found just a few things that needed to be tweaked. We did find that the shower wall (left side) is coming away from the wall. The tech fixed it while we were there but we can see it pull away again. Hopefully we can get this fixed at the FROG rally.

One other item I found later - missed on my walk through. The solar controller (we have 3 panels as well) was showing battery voltage but no leds were lit. I noticed that the batteries were not getting charged while boondocking at Walmart. Ended up that I had no voltage coming to the solar controller - went up on the roof and found that they wired the panels incorrectly. I corrected it which solved the issue - so make sure your leds are lit on the solar controller!!

Another thing that is concerning.

The factory sticker states a weight of 18,491 from the factory (on the lippert pinbox). We had expected the weight to be in the high 17k range according to the Forest River specs... but I guess with the generator and our configuration put us a bit higher.

On our way home from the dealer, we stopped at a CAT Scale.
First Weigh was truck and trailer
Steer - 5560
Drive 9300
Trailer 16,300
Total 31,160

Second weigh with the truck only (full tanks as in the first) 2019 RAM 3500 Dually, Cummins HO, Asin and 4:10 rear.

Truck alone
Steer - 5400
Drive 4020
Total 9420

Taking the first weight of the trailer and truck 31,160 - 9420 (Truck Alone) should give me the trailer weight - 21,740

We were 740 over the weight in the trailer. The truck was well within capacity and the total overall weight was fine for this truck (Max Towing is 34,432 lbs). Now we had many items in the trailer that we were transporting home for someone but I would have guessed 200 pounds or so. We don't even have a toy in the garage!! We will be taking some of the items out and reweighing the trailer again - perhaps we had more water onboard that we should for the first trip home.

Just something to check - be interested to hear what others are finding their weight to be in the 42FSKG.

Enjoy your new rig!! We will have to stay connected! All the best!! Safe travels!

[llamb]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

We just picked ours up last week! We have the exact same interior and much of the options except we went with a GEN-Y Hitch (we wanted gooseneck), Convection and no outdoor TV but everything else. We did our PDi and found just a few things that needed to be tweaked. We did find that the shower wall (left side) is coming away from the wall. The tech fixed it while we were there but we can see it pull away again. Hopefully we can get this fixed at the FROG rally.

One other item I found later - missed on my walk through. The solar controller (we have 3 panels as well) was showing battery voltage but no leds were lit. I noticed that the batteries were not getting charged while boondocking at Walmart. Ended up that I had no voltage coming to the solar controller - went up on the roof and found that they wired the panels incorrectly. I corrected it which solved the issue - so make sure your leds are lit on the solar controller!!

Another thing that is concerning.

The factory sticker states a weight of 18,491 from the factory (on the lippert pinbox). We had expected the weight to be in the high 17k range according to the Forest River specs... but I guess with the generator and our configuration put us a bit higher.

Just something to check - be interested to hear what others are finding their weight to be in the 42FSKG.

Enjoy your new rig!! We will have to stay connected! All the best!! Safe travels!

Yeah the weight tag was like 18.5K so by the time the toy and the gear gets loaded, I've got to be careful.

Did the dealer or did FR do the GenY Gooseneck hitch? When I talked to the factory reps last year during a tour, they said they weren't planning on introducing a gooseneck option. So just wondering if FR or Lippert has finally given their blessing on this option. Would save me a bit of weight in the truck if so. Not to mention a ton of space without the big steel hitch in the bed.

Thanks for the suggestions on the solar. Things were lit up on the panel, but didn't notice if the LEDs were on.

Definitely looking forward to the 1st when I can get it onsite and start moving in.

[RVTYME]

My previous toyhauler I put a Reese Gooseneck 20K which I loved! Because Reese does not make a larger capacity gooseneck I looked for other solutions. I purchased the GEN-Y and had the dealer install (I watched) - went on easily and gives me plenty of bedrail clearance with the height as well as turning radius which is what I had concerns with. Super happy so far with the GEN-Y so far.

[llamb]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

My previous toyhauler I put a Reese Gooseneck 20K which I loved! Because Reese does not make a larger capacity gooseneck I looked for other solutions. I purchased the GEN-Y and had the dealer install (I watched) - went on easily and gives me plenty of bedrail clearance with the height as well as turning radius which is what I had concerns with. Super happy so far with the GEN-Y so far.

K. So Nick wasn't leading me on at the factory. Glad it's working out and I hope it doesn't cause any issues. Until Lippert signs off on them, I'll stick with the kingpin for now. Reese is supposed to be working on a larger Goosebox so I that might be another option for us big boys.

Thanks again

[llamb]

Well Tuesday is the big day. Looks like the dealer is going to be replacing the trifold sofa that won't lock back into it's upright position. They had to do some work to get the garage lift system working right. Sounds like they had to re-align the racks and replace a motor.

Obviously not in it yet, but the initial quality seems pretty solid. I'll be documenting a lot more about the unit in this thread so at least a snapshot in time of what was used. Would folks find this useful? Suggestions? Just try to give back to a great community of folks.

[RVTYME]

Originally Posted by llamb

Well Tuesday is the big day. Looks like the dealer is going to be replacing the trifold sofa that won't lock back into it's upright position. They had to do some work to get the garage lift system working right. Sounds like they had to re-align the racks and replace a motor.

Obviously not in it yet, but the initial quality seems pretty solid. I'll be documenting a lot more about the unit in this thread so at least a snapshot in time of what was used. Would folks find this useful? Suggestions? Just try to give back to a great community of folks.

Absolutely great to hear from others on how things are going. We are still adjusting where things go. I am installing my cellular antenna on the roof with my pepwave modem in the upper entry closet. I had ethernet cables installed and will be hooking up my AppleTVs, Dishnetwork receiver along with a hub. Putting in all the clear rubber stoppers to keep the cabinet doors from banging the walls. Going to be pulling out the small inverter and lead batteries and replacing with our 3k inverter and purchasing lithium. installing my surge protector as well. Most of the items are from my previous RV (except the batteries). Let the fun begin!

[Defiant530]

Instead of using those rubber stoppers to protect the cabinets try these (they should have been standard from the factory but the designers seem to have missed this little detail) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VWYN115...C2S?pldnSite=1

[RVTYME]

Originally Posted by Defiant530

Instead of using those rubber stoppers to protect the cabinets try these (they should have been standard from the factory but the designers seem to have missed this little detail) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VWYN115...C2S?pldnSite=1

Oh yea thanks. They could be an option as well! Thanks for sharing!

[sboisvert74]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

Awesome!! Congratulations!!

We just picked ours up last week! We have the exact same interior and much of the options except we went with a GEN-Y Hitch (we wanted gooseneck), Convection and no outdoor TV but everything else. We did our PDi and found just a few things that needed to be tweaked. We did find that the shower wall (left side) is coming away from the wall. The tech fixed it while we were there but we can see it pull away again. Hopefully we can get this fixed at the FROG rally.

Picked mine up on Saturday and noticed the same thing. The shower wall on the back (the big one) was pulling away as well as the trim on top. They fixed it before I left, but its pulling away again. He said its only held on there by double sided tape and some adhesive that they don't spread evenly.

Had a couple other minor things, CO2 detector (well that's not minor, the fix was) wasn't working. They didn't strip the wire enough. One of the locks on the the rear pass through just spun (replaced the lock), another lock just had some manufacturing cosmetic defects (they replaced that too).

[RVTYME]

Originally Posted by sboisvert74

Picked mine up on Saturday and noticed the same thing. The shower wall on the back (the big one) was pulling away as well as the trim on top. They fixed it before I left, but its pulling away again. He said its only held on there by double sided tape and some adhesive that they don't spread evenly.

Had a couple other minor things, CO2 detector (well that's not minor, the fix was) wasn't working. They didn't strip the wire enough. One of the locks on the the rear pass through just spun (replaced the lock), another lock just had some manufacturing cosmetic defects (they replaced that too).

Yeah... I saw when the dealer pulled back the wall - not much adhesive so I understand why it is pulling away. Although our dealer reattached, same thing happening all around. We are attending the FROG rally and hopefully will have the FR techs take a look and come up with a better solution. I will respond once this is done to let folks know.

Really only a few things that we made adjustments... The drawers that are built in the stairs going to the kitchen and going to the bedroom - they stick out too far and I caught it twice with my foot - MAN that HURT!! I replaced with handles that don't stick out so far. Also, the handles on the cabinet to the left of the entry door - had to replace those handles as it would catch my short sleeve shirt!! Caught me a few times - not a biggie but replaced those handles as well. We are now going to find a solution for the shower skylight as it brings in a lot of heat in. I do like having it so I want to have a shade of some sort that can open/close - just haven't seen anything I am thrilled with. Other than that... we haven't had any issues.. loving it. Safe travels to all!

[sboisvert74]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

Yeah... I saw when the dealer pulled back the wall - not much adhesive so I understand why it is pulling away. Although our dealer reattached, same thing happening all around. We are attending the FROG rally and hopefully will have the FR techs take a look and come up with a better solution. I will respond once this is done to let folks know.

Really only a few things that we made adjustments... The drawers that are built in the stairs going to the kitchen and going to the bedroom - they stick out too far and I caught it twice with my foot - MAN that HURT!! I replaced with handles that don't stick out so far. Also, the handles on the cabinet to the left of the entry door - had to replace those handles as it would catch my short sleeve shirt!! Caught me a few times - not a biggie but replaced those handles as well. We are now going to find a solution for the shower skylight as it brings in a lot of heat in. I do like having it so I want to have a shade of some sort that can open/close - just haven't seen anything I am thrilled with. Other than that... we haven't had any issues.. loving it. Safe travels to all!

I saw a post in another thread about the same thing with the skylight. I noticed that too when I spent the night in the rig at the dealer. Someone mentioned the Duo Form RV Skylight shades. I haven't measured the skylight yet (literally just saw the thread a few minutes ago). https://www.duoformplastics.com/rvskylightshades

[llamb]

Originally Posted by sboisvert74

I saw a post in another thread about the same thing with the skylight. I noticed that too when I spent the night in the rig at the dealer. Someone mentioned the Duo Form RV Skylight shades. I haven't measured the skylight yet (literally just saw the thread a few minutes ago). https://www.duoformplastics.com/rvskylightshades

Based on the measuring guide, looks like the 22"x30" would fit the skylight.

[llamb]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

Yeah... I saw when the dealer pulled back the wall - not much adhesive so I understand why it is pulling away. Although our dealer reattached, same thing happening all around. We are attending the FROG rally and hopefully will have the FR techs take a look and come up with a better solution. I will respond once this is done to let folks know.

Really only a few things that we made adjustments... The drawers that are built in the stairs going to the kitchen and going to the bedroom - they stick out too far and I caught it twice with my foot - MAN that HURT!! I replaced with handles that don't stick out so far. Also, the handles on the cabinet to the left of the entry door - had to replace those handles as it would catch my short sleeve shirt!! Caught me a few times - not a biggie but replaced those handles as well. We are now going to find a solution for the shower skylight as it brings in a lot of heat in. I do like having it so I want to have a shade of some sort that can open/close - just haven't seen anything I am thrilled with. Other than that... we haven't had any issues.. loving it. Safe travels to all!

I'll agree the shower wall could use a little better adhesive. The drawers, already stepped on the handle and bent both of them so they came off. Haven't figured out another handle option that might be better. Need to measure the current holes and look around.

[RVTYME]

Originally Posted by llamb

I'll agree the shower wall could use a little better adhesive. The drawers, already stepped on the handle and bent both of them so they came off. Haven't figured out another handle option that might be better. Need to measure the current holes and look around.

We replaced ours with this handle from Lowes. - SKU # 1461283. Seems much better - handle is closer to the drawer and I haven't stepped on it since installed.

[llamb]

Originally Posted by RVTYME

We replaced ours with this handle from Lowes. - SKU # 1461283. Seems much better - handle is closer to the drawer and I haven't stepped on it since installed.

Thanks. Gives me an option at least.