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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BeaverCrap
That's pretty cool... Haven't seen a layout with a raised rear living room....and we've been looking at lots of 5ers over the last 6 months...it must give you tons of storage underneath....good luck on your journey home!!
If you cannot pull something like Roy has, Cougar just came out with a very similar model as he has that is much less in weight. Granted, the build materials not as robust as the Montana, but if you are limited by GCVW then check it out.

It is a 326RDS and in the pictures below. You can see the storage in the front and rear of the trailer.


 
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Originally Posted by BeaverCrap
That's pretty cool... Haven't seen a layout with a raised rear living room....and we've been looking at lots of 5ers over the last 6 months...it must give you tons of storage underneath....good luck on your journey home!!
YES.....storage is fantastic.....

Originally Posted by ct diesel
Sounds like the Montana is preforming well. Have a safe trip Roy. By the way, how much snow are you getting there?
Idaho Falls, ID had a few inches.......
Home, no new show today.

Originally Posted by Irelands child
Veeerrrryyy nice, Roy. I see some family resemblance to our 5er - but only a tiny bit. It sounds like you made a great choice and a 4 season unit vs the usual 2-1/2 - 3 (and in my dreams)
We wanted better cold weather capability ......Nice !

Originally Posted by scraprat
Nice rig Roy, The rear basements are nice for dispersing some of the weight around. Auto levelers nice.. no more back and forth checking for level, what will you do with your free time? Mods, mods, mods
The auto leveler seems to have a problem.....but that will get resolved. Maybe I am doing something wrong.
Mods......Already thinking about that....

Originally Posted by Sous
If you cannot pull something like Roy has, Cougar just came out with a very similar model as he has that is much less in weight. Granted, the build materials not as robust as the Montana, but if you are limited by GCVW then check it out.

It is a 326RDS and in the pictures below. You can see the storage in the front and rear of the trailer.
You'll find the right one for you......look.....take your time.



Just got home this evening........Later folks

 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:36 AM
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auto leveling won't level if the slope is too severe. It will say out of stroke.

So then maybe you use some boards or something under the stabilizers and try again.

That works for me.

Be aware, if there is a problem and they make a repair they will need to re-initialize the system. They will have to manually level the trailer and then tell the system that this is true level.

It is not a hard sequence, I did it myself.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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Now Roy has to drive 3 days to get his wagon serviced
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by senix
auto leveling won't level if the slope is too severe. It will say out of stroke.

So then maybe you use some boards or something under the stabilizers and try again.

That works for me.

Be aware, if there is a problem and they make a repair they will need to re-initialize the system. They will have to manually level the trailer and then tell the system that this is true level.

It is not a hard sequence, I did it myself.
Thanks Scott......Problems resolved.....

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Now Roy has to drive 3 days to get his wagon serviced
Nawww.......I have a local dealer that is a Keystone shop. Just not Montana line so I couldn't buy from them.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:24 PM
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Thats good, as long as he has a good reputation yer good
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:28 PM
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Thats good, as long as he has a good reputation yer good
Yep...They did some nice work for me on the Raptor.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 09:20 PM
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 10:34 PM
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What was the problem?
Right front jack got bent. Had to be replaced. I am now getting the Raptor ready to sell.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2016 | 11:34 PM
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Montana 5th wheel.......

A bunch of photos of our Montana 5th wheel (2016 Model 3790RD)

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15971256


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Oh man that is nice....I like every bit of that layout! Best of luck with it.
 
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That is an amazing trailer. One thing I took note of was the mat/pad you had for the pet food and water. I assume that is some sort of non-slide mat. I will have to look into that for our dogs when we are traveling.
 
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Looks great Roy.


We were in that same model at the East Lansing RV show yesterday. Storage galore outside. Great model.


It's also nice to see more and more RV's with isolated A/C systems (with cold air returns). Much quieter!
 
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Thank you all for the kind comments.......

The A/C is a much nicer system.......

Now the furnace makers need to produce one for RV's that are at least 80% efficient.....

Storage is sooooo good, inside and outside.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 12:18 AM
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Our last trip for thanksgiving; out to the keys. Had a question; what's a reasonable amount of clearance between the bed rails and the fifth wheel?
 
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