Owners Manual

[mbrown1782]

We are moving up from a 30' TT to a 41' 5th Wheel. It is a 2013 Palimino - Columbus 385BH. Where can i go to get an owners manual?

 

[B52Bombardier1]

I ran into the same problem purchasing a used travel trailer- no overall vehicle documentation. But an online search of individual components of the vehicle turned up rich sources for PDF copies of what I needed. Write down your make, model and sometimes the serial numbers for the big chunks of your trailer - refrigerator, stove, propane detector, heater, A/C, water heater and the converter battery charger - and whatever else that might matter. And simply search by make and model number to see what turns up. Then I killed a few trees and printed them out for keeping in a binder that goes with us when we travel.

There is a very good site that had most of the manuals that I needed but I can't find the link to it. I will track it down later today on a different computer if you need it.

Edit: Found it!! Search for a company called "PDX RV Wholesale". They are the Library of Congress for RV individual component owners manuals.

Rick

 

[FL-JOE]

After owning five different RVs I have found that 90% of the owner's manuals are generic and not very useful. With 5th wheels the manufacturers are using someone else's components to build the thing so they usually give you a packet with everyone else's manuals but not one specific to your model.

 

[mbrown1782]

Thanks!