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01-31-2006, 09:57 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Oracle
Posts: 167
M.O.C. #3754
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Snap Pin Question?
This is not a tech question just a question. You people that have the snap pins on your monties are they on the inside or the outside of the landing gear legs? I order a set from cw and was just wondering which side most were on. Sounds silly I guess, shouldn't make much difference.. Thanks Jack
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01-31-2006, 10:01 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Jonesborough
Posts: 235
M.O.C. #2313
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Outside. Makes it easy to get to.
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01-31-2006, 10:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tipton
Posts: 3,646
M.O.C. #191
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outside too, same reason. factory puts on the front. We prefer outside.
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01-31-2006, 11:02 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: sioux falls
Posts: 1,835
M.O.C. #2121
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Ours are on the outside. Bob added about a 6 inch eyebolt through the bottom hole of the landing gear to assist in raising the leg while holding the pin out.
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01-31-2006, 12:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
M.O.C. #420
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Outside
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01-31-2006, 12:29 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Conover
Posts: 995
M.O.C. #1832
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outside as well
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01-31-2006, 12:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Forestville
Posts: 6,025
M.O.C. #496
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Another outside set.
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01-31-2006, 01:35 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Manassas
Posts: 562
M.O.C. #4327
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Outside
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01-31-2006, 02:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: cedar rapids
Posts: 703
M.O.C. #4962
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I have mine still on the front of the legs. Reason is because if you would happen to hit something on the road[piece of tire,wrappers,wire,who knows what] with them pointing towards the front there is less chance of the junk hitting the pin and releasing the pin so as the foot could drop down and hit the road and bend or destroy the leg. This is just my thought, but had it happen to a friend. luckily he got stopped with no damage to the leg. his was pointing out the side and figured that what he hit released the pin.
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01-31-2006, 04:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Santa Fe Springs
Posts: 4,189
M.O.C. #639
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I also have mine pointing forward, I find it easy to relese the pin when letting the legs down, and when I am putting them up, and removing the wood from under them, and not having to go to the outside of the trailer to pull the pin. But I do have conciderable room behind my truck when conected enugh to have the tailgate down and make a turn without hitting the trailer. so I can see if your tailgate is close to the trailer ( 6 ft beds ) having them pointing out would be better for you,
TT2
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01-31-2006, 08:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
Posts: 5,627
M.O.C. #889
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Mine are also pointing forward, they came from the factory this way. I had never thought to change them, as TT2 stated I have a great deal of room between the truck and coach and it had not been a problem for me yet.
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02-01-2006, 12:25 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marcus
Posts: 1,032
M.O.C. #2819
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I guess mine are outside but I have to admit I have thought about moving them to the front.
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02-01-2006, 01:49 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 1,568
M.O.C. #4890
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Mine came on the front and it works for me.
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02-01-2006, 05:21 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Naples
Posts: 658
M.O.C. #4049
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Forward. Came from the factory like that.
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02-01-2006, 11:47 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Clermont
Posts: 1,753
M.O.C. #266
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Ours are on the front. Came from factory that way.
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02-01-2006, 06:02 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Morgan City
Posts: 642
M.O.C. #2773
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Mine are on the front Wagonmaster. And there are no silly questions
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02-10-2006, 11:39 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
Posts: 20,028
M.O.C. #20
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Mine are on the outside. The factory did not install the snap pins in the early 2003 models. I had to do that.
Starting with the late 2003 models Keystone moved the landing gear farther apart (after reading a suggestion in this forum) and turned the holes to a fore-aft orientation. Ours are side-to-side. I'd like to have the later model with the pins to the front and he landing gear more outboard. Because our landing gear are farther inboard it's quite a reach to the snap pins from the side of the coach. Hard on the ol' back.
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