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Old 08-05-2005, 04:59 AM   #1
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Well we did it. Have our rv on order the 3670 with
king bed
high gloss
etc.
I have a
99 f250 7.3 ps
banks stinger plus
will be installing extra tranny cooler and gauge.
does any one have this set for truck and trailer and if so how is it pulling. I believe i will be fine as this thing is a mule for power. I do not see hardly anyone with the 3670 model but i see the 3295 on here and it is only 200# lighter than the 3670 and the hitch weight is more than the 3670. WE love the open floor plan of the 3670 and now with king bed option makes it even better. I know that the high gloss is adding 600# to weight but that is only 11,100#. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Old 08-05-2005, 05:34 AM   #2
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Congratulations on the new unit....you will truly enjoy it after you get it, right now that is the problem, it will seem like forever before you can take possession. We ordered ours in Jan. and received it in March, the wait was tough but well worth it. As you said, there are several of us pulling 3295's with a 7.3 PSD and it tows great, better than my old 5er, a 28' Cardinal.

The only thing I can suggest is you might want to look at installing air bags. I waited to see if I needed them and with the trailer on the hitch the truck suspension was down on the overloads, did not like that so I opted for the air bags and not sorry that I did, truck and trailer both sit level.
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Old 08-05-2005, 12:57 PM   #3
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Congratulations, Darrell and Pam! The 3670 is a sweet model and there are a lot of 3670 owners here. Your truck will tow any Montana made. Our 3295RK does have a dry weight a couple hundred pounds less than the 3670 but the GVWR of the 3295RK is higher than the 3670 and we're right at that max weight (scaled at 14,360). We also have the high gloss. No problems towing it at all. You will love the way the Montanas tow. Very smooth and easy to tow.
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Old 08-05-2005, 03:09 PM   #4
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Thanks Steve and Charlie.
Steve how do you like the high gloss over the other. I opted for this because of the look and it looks like it will be easy to kept up verses regular gloss fiber. Also do you have bags on your truck. I am leaning toward this as i have been reading the forum. Also Steve and Charlie what kind of fuel mileage are you getting.
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Old 08-06-2005, 01:08 PM   #5
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Our first Montana did not have the high gloss. The second one does. I love it. I got out the other day and cleaned it with a damp microfibre rag (well, several of them). This park does not allow washing of the rigs. I also like the looks of it but that's a personal thing.

Yes, I have the air bags on the truck but our pinweight is 3,300 lbs. The truck sagged just a little with the pinweight on it. I see lots of TV's on the road with that much sag or more but I wasn't comfortable with it so went with the bags. You may have a bit less pinweight with yours so if you want to hold off you can see if there's any sag and then decide to go with the bags or not. Or go with the bags from the start.
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Old 08-06-2005, 01:29 PM   #6
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Join the crowd - Gotto have bags. Just to be cool. Enjoy your new purchase. We just love our Montana.
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Old 08-06-2005, 03:13 PM   #7
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Thanks for reply's. One more question. What kind of fuel milage are ya'll getting. I get about 10.5 to 11 now pulling our 28ft. jayco but that is cruising at 70 to 80 on interstate.
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Old 08-06-2005, 04:48 PM   #8
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We have a 1995 F350 dually power stroke diesel with a 410 rear end, banks kit and air bags. We had a 30 ft. Hitchhiker II with 15 inch wheels and now a 2004 3670 with 16 inch wheels. We got 10-12 mpg pulling the Hitchhiker and the same pulling the bigger/heavier Montana. Speed is usually around 65. Hope this helps.
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Old 08-07-2005, 01:38 AM   #9
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Enjoy your new unit. From a 3670 owner to another. There are lots of us out there.
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Old 08-07-2005, 03:48 AM   #10
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As you can see on my signature I have an 80 HP performance chip in my 7.3 PSD and this allows better milage than before I installed it. What you don't see there is I am running a 3.73 rear end. Milage depends upon conditons. I usually travel about 65-70 when conditions allow and the last trip out it ranged from 11.2 to 12.8 with the larger being all on interstate with about a 10 mph head wind and the lower running two lane highways though some small towns with stop signs and stop lights reducing the ability to maintain constant speeds. I had a 28' Cardinal before the Monty and it seemed to pull harder for some reason and although it was lighter, the milage with it was about the same as with the Monty. I think wind resistance with the Cardinal was greater.
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Old 08-07-2005, 01:29 PM   #11
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As you can see from my signature I pull a 3670 with my F350. I am running 3.73 rear gears a Superchip set for tow safe and a no restriction muffler. We get between 10 and 12 mpg depending on driving conditions and the weight of my right foot.
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Old 08-07-2005, 02:48 PM   #12
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Enjoy the 3670, we have about 5000 miles on ours since last June. It tows like a dream.
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Old 08-07-2005, 03:53 PM   #13
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We keep going back and forth between the 3295 and the 3670.For whatever reason you can get the 3670 for far less $ than the 3295.Friends of ours just took delivery of a 3670 last week.Helen will be taking a good long look at the interior and counter space.I don't care which one we get.It may come down to a cost Vs benefit issue.
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Old 08-07-2005, 06:06 PM   #14
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Charlie; I'm missing something here. Why would you put air bags on just because you touched the overloads? My big irritation on my first truck ('01 Dodge Cummins LB 4X2) was that it barely touched the overloads with the 2450 lb. pin on it and on certain roads it gave a little rougher ride. The overloads were variable rate springs so (the fulcrum moves closer to the axle as the load increases.) The truck below doesn't have overloads on it, but the springs are heavier and it rides much better than the '01. And on both trucks the rear doesn't sag.
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Old 08-08-2005, 11:51 AM   #15
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As you can see on my signature I have an 80 HP performance chip in my 7.3 PSD and this allows better milage than before I installed it. What you don't see there is I am running a 3.73 rear end. Milage depends upon conditons. I usually travel about 65-70 when conditions allow and the last trip out it ranged from 11.2 to 12.8 with the larger being all on interstate with about a 10 mph head wind and the lower running two lane highways though some small towns with stop signs and stop lights reducing the ability to maintain constant speeds. I had a 28' Cardinal before the Monty and it seemed to pull harder for some reason and although it was lighter, the milage with it was about the same as with the Monty. I think wind resistance with the Cardinal was greater.
Are you pulling in overdrive with this weight. I pull my 28ft. jayco in overdrive but it is not as heavy.
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Old 08-08-2005, 12:00 PM   #16
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Yeah we did the back and forth thing too but the 3295 was less expensive by $1700. We like the openingness of the 3670. When we have guest over there will be more room and also we looked at the fact of having the sleeper sofa open it would not be in the way of getting around. But that was our opinion on that. But we made a decision with the 3670 and can,t wait till it gets here.
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Old 08-08-2005, 12:16 PM   #17
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Pud2, I'm not sure what kind of truck you have but wanted to say we tow in overdrive and tow/haul with our Ford. Weight we're towing is 14,360 lbs. I just let the transmission take care of the shifting. I've not run into any gear hunting with this transmission.

Our sofa sleeper in our 3295RK does not get in the way of getting around. There's plenty of room to walk around it. I'm not sure if that's different in the newer ones.
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Old 08-08-2005, 12:50 PM   #18
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We have a 3295 and 2001 f350 Dually The truck goes on the overloads just a bit but it is not down that much. I think before you buy a trailer you should check out the truck and make sure that it will handle the load. I have noticed a lot of people will buy the trailer and then ask will my truck handle it. You need to check your truck gvw and gvar or whatever it is. That doesn't look right. just my opinion
Also we have 4:10 rear end and run with it in overdrive if I think it is starting to lug I cut out overdrive
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My truck is a 99 f250 7.3 ps. I have 373 gears and do not have tow haul on mine all i have is the button on shifter to take it out of overdrive. I also have the banks stinger plus system. Also am going to install a second tranny cooler in line with the oem. Was just wondering about towing this weight in overdrive as i believe the tow\haul mode unlocks the torque converter doesn,t it?
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Pud2, I'm not sure what kind of truck you have but wanted to say we tow in overdrive and tow/haul with our Ford. Weight we're towing is 14,360 lbs. I just let the transmission take care of the shifting. I've not run into any gear hunting with this transmission.

Our sofa sleeper in our 3295RK does not get in the way of getting around. There's plenty of room to walk around it. I'm not sure if that's different in the newer ones.
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Old 08-09-2005, 06:32 AM   #20
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I'm not real sure if it locks the torque converter or not. Maybe someone can help out here. I know it changes the shift points, it will hold a gear longer up a grade to avoid gear hunting, and will automatically downshift on downgrades when speed starts to climb. It also makes the transmission run cooler and also I'll see a slight drop in engine temperature. I can only surmise the engine temp change has to do with less heat from the torque converter but really don't know for sure. Can anyone help with this one?
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