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03-12-2014, 10:30 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: New Woodstock
Posts: 11
M.O.C. #14101
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New Montana 3900fb Owner
Thank you all for the warm welcome! My wife and I are very excited to start out in our new 3900fb. Guess we are going from a Winnie to a Monty! Searching now for our tow vehicle, settling on a 3500hd diesel Silverado Dually with a crew cab. Should be a fun experience. A little nervous, it will be the first towing I've done, (with the exception of a wagon behind the lawn tractor  . I feel like we have a lot to learn, so look out group....we will be hitting everyone up with questions! Thanks again for the nice welcomes...look forward to seeing many of you on the road!
Tom
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03-12-2014, 10:37 AM
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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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Welcome to the MOC Tom.
parking that Monty will take you a few trail and errors but if you take your time it will go all good. FYI. if your wife has a cell phone and you do too, Blue tooth it on the truck and then call your wife while she is behind directing you into your spot you will be hands free and able to hear her directions very good that way we do it all the time for those tight spots that are a challenge.
Good luck and have many safe and memorable trips.
Don AKA TT2
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Pulling a 2004, 2980 RL an oldie but goodie.
Tow vehicle is a 2009 RED RAM 3500 DRW.
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03-12-2014, 11:06 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: New Woodstock
Posts: 11
M.O.C. #14101
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quote:Originally posted by Trailer Trash 2
Welcome to the MOC Tom.
parking that Monty will take you a few trail and errors but if you take your time it will go all good. FYI. if your wife has a cell phone and you do too, Blue tooth it on the truck and then call your wife while she is behind directing you into your spot you will be hands free and able to hear her directions very good that way we do it all the time for those tight spots that are a challenge.
Good luck and have many safe and memorable trips.
Don AKA TT2
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Thanks Don! That's a great tip!
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03-12-2014, 11:29 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: New Bern
Posts: 4,367
M.O.C. #8728
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Go to a parking lot early one Sunday morning and practice backing up and getting used to the turning radius. A hint, grab the bottom of the steering wheel while backing up and if you want the rear of the trailer to go left, move your hand left. Come and join us at the Mid-Atlantic Rally and meet a great group of folks.
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03-12-2014, 11:47 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Omaha
Posts: 6,725
M.O.C. #7560
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03-12-2014, 12:06 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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Welcome! We love our 3900. We love our Chev 3500. Hope to see you on the road, or at a rally.
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03-12-2014, 12:17 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,794
M.O.C. #11455
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Welcome to our group. Take it slow and easy and as Jim says use an empty parking lot. It's a short learning curve till you'll be comfortable.
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Dick, Joyce, Diego, Picatso and Gustav
2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
Pullrite Hitch, IS, Disk Brakes, 3rd AC, Winegard Traveler, Bathroom door mod, Dometic 320, couch for desk swap, replaced chairs, sun screens, added awnings, etc.
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03-12-2014, 12:30 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Arroyo City
Posts: 3,110
M.O.C. #13395
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Hey Jim, if you have questions, ask. Over 14,000 thousand members, someone will have the answer for you. The rallies are fun, and you get to meet lots of nice folks
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03-12-2014, 02:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Brandon
Posts: 3,944
M.O.C. #1034
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Congrats on that lovely new rig!!! If you have questions just ask away as there is a wealth of information here to be gleaned.
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Darwin & Maureen DeBackere
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
2011/3500/Silverado/4x4/DRW/Duramax 
2017/3721RL/Legacy Pkg./Pressure-Pro 
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03-12-2014, 05:24 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 3,335
M.O.C. #10496
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The 3900FB has a great floor plan. Congratulations and welcome to the MOC!
If I could ever be tempted to buy a different Montana, it would be the 3900FB. If the rig has Chinese crap tires on it, get rid of them. Don't just take my word for it, spend some time reading on this site about the Goodyear ST Marathon blowouts and resulting damage.
I would suggest that you (or a qualified electrician) install an electrical management system (EMS). I installed the HW50C by Progressive Industries ( http://tweetys.com/electrical-manage...rdwire-50.aspx). Aside from reliable tires, I feel this is the most needed mod for your new RV. You have too much sensitive circuitry and electronics to gamble with unknown power sources.
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2010 3150RL
LevelUp, Dual 6 volt batteries, Progressive Industries EMS HW50C, Honda EU2000i Generator, Bridgestone Duravis R250 tires, Torklift Glowstep Revolution Stairs, LED Tail lights
2015 RAM 3500 Laramie SRW LB CC Cummins 6.7L Aisin Trans B&W RVK3600
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03-14-2014, 05:03 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 2,348
M.O.C. #6831
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Congratulations and welcome to the MOC.
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03-15-2014, 05:18 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,755
M.O.C. #12156
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Congrats on the new rig. You will do just fine with the tow vehicle you cited.
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Mike and Lorraine
2002 3655 FL, 2005 3650RK
2010 3665RE, 2015 3910FB
F350 crew cab dually 6.7
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03-15-2014, 11:49 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pahrump
Posts: 2,523
M.O.C. #1081
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Congratulations on the new rig and welcome aboard!
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03-15-2014, 04:48 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,284
M.O.C. #11675
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Congratulation and welcome!
Great trailer, and excellent choice on the truck getting the 3500 with the dually and diesel. I had towed before with an "adequate" tow vehicle, and I can guarantee, you did the right thing picking your truck.
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03-17-2014, 12:58 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Holly
Posts: 74
M.O.C. #14097
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Congratulations on the new rig. Hope it brings you many years of great memories.
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03-17-2014, 04:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Livingston
Posts: 1,150
M.O.C. #12333
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Congrats on your new rig and welcome to the best owners forum in RV land! Lots of info, just ask and you shall get your answers....
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Les and Sue Young, 2009 Int 4400 LP, 2020 DRV Mobile Suites [/url] https://ramblingrvrat.blogspot.com/2019/11/freedom-from-grid-rambling-rv-rats.html[/url]
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03-18-2014, 03:36 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Goshen
Posts: 1,058
M.O.C. #2827
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Welcome to this forum! You have one of the best units on the market, today. And, if I was in the market for a new unit, the 3900 would be at the top of the list. There are 3 things I would change when we get one and that is, add a couple more shelves to the pantry, change to Good Year "G" rated tires and install the Trail Air Tri-glide pin box up front.
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03-18-2014, 10:53 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Westford
Posts: 403
M.O.C. #1250
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Congratulations and welcome to the best forum on the net.
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04-01-2014, 04:51 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southport
Posts: 22
M.O.C. #14112
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Thanks to everyone for your warm welcome to the MOC and full-timing. Can't wait to see and meet our new families. Charles retired 2 yrs ago and I retired January 31, 2014. We are so excited!! Just got word today that our 2014 3900fb Big Sky just arrived in Fayettville, NC. Everyone there at Camping World has been so wonderful and PATIENT!!! Thank you guys!!! We go up this weekend to pick her up. Looking forward to getting on the road. -----Charles and Annette Norton, "Zippy" and Cracker"
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04-01-2014, 05:21 PM
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Established Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: London
Posts: 11
M.O.C. #13957
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We just picked up our 3900fb and brought it home today ,300 miles. Did not even know it was back there, 2014 S/B,F250 srw 6.7 diesel. Really new to all of this,have never done before and we sold the sub and going ft.
Chuck
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