Installing a hitch

[Cfreeze]

I have a 2005 Montana big sky with the polar package and was wondering if anyone has added or had a hitch added and if so how was it done. Can someone send pics showing how it was mounted. I know it voids warranties but I need to be able to pull a small trailer with a golf cart on it.

 

[TLightning]

I was told by Keystone if I put a hitch on my 07, to put nothing on the hitch heavier than a bike or two.

 

[Beau2010]

Had a welding shop put a hitch on our Montana to carry a bike rack. Installer said "don't even think about hooking anything else to this hitch". It is two 3 inch angles bolted crosswise to the I-beam frame with the receiver welded to the angles. I don't think the frame is strong enough to tow behind any Montana.

 

[PRNDL3]

Look up Toy-Tote.com

 

[Jlb27537]

You got a '05 and question about warranties? Get real.

Your '05 has a 10" I-beam frame. Now they are 12"

I had a hitch welded up. a "H" pattern frame, bolted on with 8 1/2" bolts.
You should be able to tow a golf cart load with no issues.

This link takes you to a group of pics of the hitch I had made and have towed over 3500lbs behind my Montana.

http://s143.photobucket.com/user/jlb27537/library/Montana Rear Trailer Hitch?sort=3&page=1

DO NOT buy a "universal" hitch. Spend the money and get a good one built. BOLT IT ON, do NOT weld it on. A good hitch will cost around $500.

 

[dieselguy]

I've had this hitch on my last 2 Montana's. I wire fed it together and bolted it to the frame with six 1/2" bolts. It's built **** for stout and has towed a double jet-ski trailer and now my current squirt boat for years ... either weighing around 2000#. The staff on top is a Reese double bike rack I modified and welded on top of the tongue. You'll get a lot of pushback on the MOC for double towing, as there are a lot of full / long timers on here that hold different ideals on what you should do with your Monty. I think it actually makes the frame a bit more solid in back as it ties both I-beams together more so than the OEM flimsy wire rod cross beams.

 

[h2ojocky]

This is an option. I have read here that several have used these.
https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-RV_Hitch.aspx

 

[mlh]

You have heard what Montana thinks of putting a hitch on your camper and that others have done it successfully. Montana built and designed the camper. Now the choice is yours. It's your camper.
Lynwood

 

[PRNDL3]

You have heard what Montana thinks of putting a hitch on your camper and that others have done it successfully. Montana built and designed the camper. Now the choice is yours. It's your camper.
Lynwood

My 2010 2955RL came with a Montana Rear Accessory Hitch from the factory.
it is however only a 1.25 receiver and good only for a bike rack or such.

 

[3665RE-WO]

Hi

Keystone engineering is very poor and I don’t think much of Lippert’s either.

Stick with dieselguy he got it correct. The I beam type of constriction requires the I beam to reaming straight up and down to maintain its strength dieselguys unit does this so you have all the I beam can give you.

Phil P

PS: dieselguy if you get to Florida I really need a good welder it has been 50 years sense I did any stick welding and tried a little a few days ago and would need to spend a week practicing to get back where I was 50 years ago. LOL

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