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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas Today, 12:58 PM
Replies: 30
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Posted By MandK
IS - Independent suspension. When referred to...

IS - Independent suspension. When referred to here, it is primarily the one manufactured by Morryde. Keystone (Montana) and some other brands now offer it as a factory option.
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas Today, 12:54 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,211
Posted By MandK
We know someone that has a 3901RK that they...

We know someone that has a 3901RK that they ordered new with Factory IS (keystone offers that now, as do others). They also ordered it with the Furion 12v fridge. They are full timers and have put a...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-13-2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 553
Posted By MandK
I leave mine on in case there is a power outage,...

I leave mine on in case there is a power outage, but like yours, my inverter does not need to be on for the inverted circuits to work.
I think Tony may be correct IF the inverter has a built in...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-12-2024, 04:06 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
Yours is the same as mine. Go back to the picture...

Yours is the same as mine. Go back to the picture in post 51 with the red arrow pointing to the single blue wire connected to the black wire to the breakaway with the clear cap. Do not cut that one....
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-11-2024, 04:12 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
I have seen some installations where they did run...

I have seen some installations where they did run the wires to the battery and to a frame ground. I ran everything to the pin box as that was what was called out in the eoh manual.
You would need to...
Forum: Maintenance 06-11-2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 867
Posted By MandK
Jack, I responded to your profile message but I...

Jack, I responded to your profile message but I have the trailer at the house today to repack wheel bearings so I grabbed a picture of the spares I bought when I bought the stationary block. My rig...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-11-2024, 08:52 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
Yes, the dark blue wire from picture 1 is...

Yes, the dark blue wire from picture 1 is abandoned.
Yes the cold side black breakaway wire shown in picture 1 is now connected to the eoh yellow- picture 3. I did not connect the white and hot...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-11-2024, 07:11 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
First pic is BEFORE the eoh installed, and...

First pic is BEFORE the eoh installed, and described in my first post. After hooking up the eoh, dark blue wire in that picture was abandoned, light blue wire from the 7 pin connector goes to the...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-10-2024, 09:07 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
This may help too. The two pictures below show...

This may help too. The two pictures below show the hot side of the breakaway and also the G1600 wired up, and the old electric brake blue capped off.
In the first picture, the light blue wire on the...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-10-2024, 08:41 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 13,619
Posted By MandK
I’m not really sure what you are looking for, but...

I’m not really sure what you are looking for, but maybe this will help. The picture below is the pin box J-box showing the brake wiring BEFORE I hooked up the G1600. One of the blue wires is from the...
Forum: Maintenance 06-09-2024, 05:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 339
Posted By MandK
The spring eye bushings are 11/16” x 9/16” x 1...

The spring eye bushings are 11/16” x 9/16” x 1 3/4” long. Dexter #K71-291-00.
The wet bolts for the spring hangers are 9/16” x 2 5/16”” (2 7/8” oal from the shoulder).
The wet bolts for the Road...
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 06-07-2024, 05:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 651
Posted By MandK
I’m not sure if your inverter has an internal...

I’m not sure if your inverter has an internal transfer switch. We have the CSW 2012 and this transfer switch is plugged into it. It’s mounted on the pass through ceiling.
Forum: Maintenance 06-06-2024, 07:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 867
Posted By MandK
Jann, the spare tire carrier on our trailer and...

Jann, the spare tire carrier on our trailer and maybe yours as it is the same year and model, is a BAL Retract-A-Spare. There are no winches or gears, it’s a threaded rod that has a carrier on it...
Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas 06-05-2024, 04:13 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,457
Posted By MandK
Same trailer. We don’t experience much in the way...

Same trailer. We don’t experience much in the way of stuff moving around. We have a residential fridge also and we condense the contents onto just a couple shelves so that they are tightly packed and...
Forum: Maintenance 06-05-2024, 03:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 867
Posted By MandK
What Daryl said^^ DON’T put an impact gun on...

What Daryl said^^
DON’T put an impact gun on that, or that plastic block will be history and your tire will be laying on the ground, or worse it will be hanging by a thread and fall while towing....
Forum: Sitting around the Campfire 06-01-2024, 06:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 724
Posted By MandK
“Big” changes with time and each trip that’s...

“Big” changes with time and each trip that’s bigger makes the last trip “no longer big” I guess. Except if it’s a bucket list trip. A big trip was once taking our boat to Cleveland (from Buffalo)....
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-31-2024, 06:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 335
Posted By MandK
Well, that’s not surprising I guess. These things...

Well, that’s not surprising I guess. These things can be different even in the same year and model. Much of the electronics are different between legacy and standard and you may have some differences...
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-31-2024, 06:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 335
Posted By MandK
My remote switch in the cabinet looks like this:

My remote switch in the cabinet looks like this:
Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help 05-31-2024, 06:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 348
Posted By MandK
What M&M said^^^ When mine was two weeks old I...

What M&M said^^^
When mine was two weeks old I had the same problem. I took it apart and one of the springs that holds the pins out had broken and the pin got jammed up and wasn’t making contact....
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-31-2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 335
Posted By MandK
Assume you meant 3121 and if so, I have the same...

Assume you meant 3121 and if so, I have the same trailer and the same plugs as Clark’s are inverted. The pop up one adjacent to the stove is the one on the right side by the fridge. The pop up...
Forum: Additions & Improvements 05-29-2024, 05:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,253
Posted By MandK
They build in our pin box every March in St...

They build in our pin box every March in St Augustine. We just pull out the nest under construction and after doing that a couple of times, they move to the 5er next door. We move every month,...
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-28-2024, 05:43 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 792
Posted By MandK
Yes, I see that in the thread that I referenced...

Yes, I see that in the thread that I referenced above that they replaced the 50 amp auto resetting breaker with a larger CB like the one you mention. Right now I’m thinking I might go with a fuse,...
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-27-2024, 04:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 792
Posted By MandK
So I hooked the charger cable up to the 80 amp...

So I hooked the charger cable up to the 80 amp breaker for the hydraulic pump and plugged in the shore power, the charge rate went to 58 amps then settled around 55 until the soc got up to around...
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-27-2024, 07:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 792
Posted By MandK
Hi Lee, thanks for the reply. I think I found my...

Hi Lee, thanks for the reply. I think I found my answers this morning in this thread on dc/dc chargers, post #4, and some other good tidbits too. I’ll need to do a little more digging to confirm the...
Forum: Solar, Charging Systems, Batteries and Electrical 05-26-2024, 08:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 792
Posted By MandK
Another Lithium install question(s)

I’ve searched but can’t find what I’m looking for. I have just installed a 300 ah battery. I have cleaned up the wiring in the battery bay a little to provide future hook up of a dc/dc charger but...
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