Montana Owners Club - Keystone Montana 5th Wheel Forum - View Single Post - Up on jacks during off-season?

Art-n-Marge · 05-04-2011, 07:34 PM

I suppose if you can jack up and use properly rated jackstands on the frame you should be good.

My rig weighs 13,500 (14040 GVWR). I have 6000 lb axles, the weights at my wheels at no more than 2800 lbs each. The pin weighs about 2500 lbs so I only use 3 ton jacks at each wheel - maybe I should have used 3.5 ton. With 7,000 lb axles and a 15,000 GVWR Monty I would used 4 ton jacks. Some margin is needed.

I don't jack up my rig while it sits on my driveway, but I only have enough jacks and jackstands to raise one side at a time.

A Bigfoot system or similar would sure make it easy.

05-04-2011, 07:34 PM	#4
Art-n-Marge Montana Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta Posts: 5,816 M.O.C. #9257	I suppose if you can jack up and use properly rated jackstands on the frame you should be good. My rig weighs 13,500 (14040 GVWR). I have 6000 lb axles, the weights at my wheels at no more than 2800 lbs each. The pin weighs about 2500 lbs so I only use 3 ton jacks at each wheel - maybe I should have used 3.5 ton. With 7,000 lb axles and a 15,000 GVWR Monty I would used 4 ton jacks. Some margin is needed. I don't jack up my rig while it sits on my driveway, but I only have enough jacks and jackstands to raise one side at a time. A Bigfoot system or similar would sure make it easy.