Thoughts about our 9 year old 5th Wheeler
It is hard for the wife and I to believe our 2005 Montana will be 9 years old this spring. She has ben a great trailer. Over the years I have upgraded the entire suspension, new brakes, new bearings...
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We had our 06 3400 Montana for 7 years and over 70K mikes traveled. We used it hard and it served us well but not without many problems. We did replace the OEM suspension with the Mor Ryde IS system. We had over the years 5 failed holding tanks, Frame flex, Peeling and shrinking graphics. The fridge failed after 6 years and we went through two Apollo half time ovens. It goes without saying that we also went through 3 sets of tires but never had a blowout.
We purchased a 2013 3402 Big Sky in June of 2012. It is setting here in Florida with two leaking holding tanks and the Nor cold fridge failed here last winter. We popped two wall panels on our way to Florida the Ardmore shelves collapsed and the bottoms of two dining chairs fell out in October.In hindsight we should have kept the 06 3400 and spent 5 or 6K in upgrades and repairs. If you have a older brand 5th wheel and it is serving you well hang on to it. We made a big mistake in the purchase of the 2013.
We purchased a 2013 3402 Big Sky in June of 2012. It is setting here in Florida with two leaking holding tanks and the Nor cold fridge failed here last winter. We popped two wall panels on our way to Florida the Ardmore shelves collapsed and the bottoms of two dining chairs fell out in October.In hindsight we should have kept the 06 3400 and spent 5 or 6K in upgrades and repairs. If you have a older brand 5th wheel and it is serving you well hang on to it. We made a big mistake in the purchase of the 2013.
