Tri Axle Montana????

[Glenn and Lorraine]

Posted these some years ago.
YES, it is a TriAxle Montana.
According to Montana it had to be a conversion as Montana never built a TriAxle.

[prariepoodle]

I remember some years ago one of our members added a axle and wheels to his Montana making it a Triaxle, Don't know if this is the same one.

[exav8tr]

Could it be an SOB with Montana graphics???? Just a thought.....Why would someone add a third axle? Weight???

[ken]

Glenn. The other tri axle Montana was and still owned by Gibby King. Currently they are in Texas. He made the conversion here in Virginia. I put the pictures on the MOC. These pictures are of an earlier modification to another Montana. To answer why he did it, He was over weight some 2000 lbs. He carries a folded boat under the trailer and a rack in back with his tools, a generator, and an outboard motor. He is a certified welder and did a great job. He moved the two axles forward some 9 inches and welded the third axle (bought from Dexter)back of them. Then he obtained tri axle fender skirts. This was done on a 2005 Montana.

[clutch]

I saw a tri axle Montana two years ago. The guy carried a full dress Harley on a ramp on the back. He kept losing rear tires so he slid the stock axles forward and added a third axle . He was a full timer and carried a lot of stuff. According to him he had 20k on the setup with no more failed tires.

[Dave e Victoria]

I have thought about doing that to our Cambridge. But, I never worked through the design issues or costs involved. Maybe I'll have to get inspired again.