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    Posted: 22 Jun 2013 at 1:11pm
I know many of these issues are small things, guess we were spoiled our last trailer was a 1971 Bell truck camper - was build like a tank, very solid, but also heavy. I don't know what Loctite is, but I'm sure my husband does. Thanks for the suggestions, and we'll watch for other items you mentioned.
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2011 and we bought it new from a dealer in Boise, ID.
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Nope, the table is down and locked (that's where the rubbing happens). I now have a rug I put between the table and the wall whenever we are traveling.
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Have you contacted the manufacturer of the axle directly? Safe Travels.
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Interesting, we were not given the option of a spring axle. Just the choice between the Lippert (the axle which comes on RPODS) or the Dexter. We ordered the Dexter...
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In the first year all was covered, last year we had the sensor on the black/grey tank we paid for and, so far what we hear from the local dealer, no the axle is NOT covered under warranty.
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Originally posted by gappman

Well, then maybe there is a market there for a new invention? Quiet heaters! Imagine that! Could be a demand, if the consensus is that all small trailers are over equipped with these squirrel cage units. 

I don't think there are enough of these little trailers to make it worthwhile. Considering that the heater in this trailer is exactly the same as the one in my childhood trailer, I'm guessing they don't change designs very often either.
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Well, then maybe there is a market there for a new invention? Quiet heaters! Imagine that! Could be a demand, if the consensus is that all small trailers are over equipped with these squirrel cage units. 
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My furnace was so bad the floor was vibrating, so I went to work on it.
I insulated the exterior metal box all around, left vents open. Where ever metal touched wood I put insulation in between. The most important thing is to attach the grill to the wood not the furnace box.
No more vibration, noise is down by 50%.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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I think the main issue isn't the fan or the motor, but the amount of air that has to move through there to dissipate the heat. If you used a quieter fan it would probably melt or catch on fire.

The real problem is that the heater is just too big for the rpod and unfortunately they don't make them any smaller.
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