Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
03-11-2023, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
Towing a 43 ft 5th wheel
Hi Gang, our current Montana is 35 ft long and we are looking to trade up to a new unit which is 42 ft. Tow vehicle aside, can you guys tell me what the difference in the driving experience is...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
01-30-2023, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
Once again you guys are correct BUT the...
Once again you guys are correct BUT the absolutely mind blowing part of this for a rookie like me is that a Chev 2500HD Duramax like mine has a load rating of 2,034 lbs!!!! I’m not sure I can put my...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
01-29-2023, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
01-29-2023, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
There has been a lot of convo about towing...
There has been a lot of convo about towing capacity. The spec’s for a 2023 Chev Silverado show a 5th wheel capacity of 18,250 lb trailer max weight and many units have a GVRW of 16,800. Most of the...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
01-23-2023, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
Great posts folks - always factual practical...
Great posts folks - always factual practical advice. To me there is an opportunity for a 15,000 lb GVRW x 37 ft which would be suitable for a 3/4 ton truck. Also, there are snowbirds that would love...
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Forum: TIRES, Montana Tires
11-06-2022, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,173
Tire pump
Any advice on a tire compressor that will deliver 120 psi to the nozzle? Nothing I have bought can actually achieve tire pressure of 110 psi.
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
10-31-2022, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 15,306
Again, great information from everyone. This...
Again, great information from everyone. This subject is something most dealerships ignore because they are just selling trailers. Dealers in our area have no problem letting people leave the yard...
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Forum: Tow Vehicles & Towing
09-27-2022, 02:04 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,777
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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas
09-14-2022, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,735
RVing vs Vacation Property
We have been exploring replacing our 2018 Montana High Country 310RE and are a bit shocked by prices of new 5th wheels across the industry. I shouldn't be surprised that prices have gone up since...
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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas
04-03-2022, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 5,681
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
03-29-2022, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,501
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
03-29-2022, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,501
Awning adjustment
When our awning retracts the arm on the one side catches the vertical upright and won’t sit flush so I have to get on a ladder and push it over 1/8” for it to completely retract flush. How do you...
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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas
03-06-2022, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 14,902
Simple reason is: no fault manufacturing state....
Simple reason is: no fault manufacturing state. When there’s no accountability there’s no quality. This forum is excellent. If you have an issue this group will solve it for you but product quality...
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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas
12-08-2021, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,566
The entire trim that goes around and over the...
The entire trim that goes around and over the theatre seats and dinette in our 2018 330RL fell off last year. It's a shock when you open your rig and find it laying against the other wall slide out....
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
07-18-2021, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,277
Tire wear
Hi, I’ve had the same issue and have replaced tires etc. The dealer checked axles and aligned and said all was in spec. As of today I’m running Carlisles and have found that tire pressure and road...
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Forum: Repairs & Service
06-15-2021, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,785
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Forum: Repairs & Service
06-14-2021, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,785
Slide out corner trim squares
Hi All, the dogs were running around and one of their collars got caught on one of the 5” corner trim pieces on the lower side of the slide out. Any idea where I could get a new one?
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
05-19-2021, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,699
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Forum: TIRES, Montana Tires
12-13-2020, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 11,180
Carlisle tires
We have been riding on these for the past couple of years and been very satisfied with the performance. The Rainers that came on our 2018 331RE were garbage.
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Forum: General Discussions about our Montanas
11-18-2020, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,024
For the most part ours is plugged in but I tend...
For the most part ours is plugged in but I tend to unplug it for a couple weeks and then plug it back in a few times over the winter. Just eases my mind that the batteries have a “cooling off period”...
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Forum: TIRES, Montana Tires
07-01-2020, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 11,296
Tire Wear
We have the exact same tire wear issue. The OEM Sailuns were garbage. They were wearing off like an eraser removing pencil on paper. Barely got 5,000 miles out of them. I replaced them with Carlisles...
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
03-04-2020, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,536
I’ve come to the conclusion that most of the...
I’ve come to the conclusion that most of the third party equipment is pretty good but just about anything requiring significant assembly or installation completed by Keystone will fail or require a...
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Forum: Montana Problems, Problem Solving & Technical Help
12-29-2019, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,196
Water pump
Hi we had a similar problem and it was because I had accidentally left the water valve turned to the fill position if I remember correctly. Check how you’ve got the valve switch settings.
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Forum: TIRES, Montana Tires
10-22-2019, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 20,362
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Forum: Navigation
10-18-2019, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,240
Passing thru Atlanta
Has anyone got advice on passing thru Atlanta at the end of January? I've heard Atlanta can be tricky and maybe we should avoid it. We are heading south from Ontario, Canada on our way to Tampa,...
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