Maiden voyage..KABOOOM
We thought we should do a short "shake-down cruise" with the new Montana. So off we go to Coushatta Casino in Louisiana.
10 miles down the road.......KABOOOM.
Dang, those one of those towmax's has already gone "blowmax". And I just checked the pressure with my digital Joes's Racing super accurate pressure gauge.
Ease off the 4 lane road to the thankfully good shoulder. Do a quick walk around....trailer tires look OK, and truck tires look OK. I get down on my hands and knees to see if I ran over something. Hmmm...what is that hanging down under the truck? It's wrapped around the driveshaft!? Oh no, it's the pull strap for the roll-up bed cover! I guess it got between the cab and truck bed and found the driveshaft. That's a new one! I guess the Montana has a bit different aerodynamics than the Cougar. It unwrapped easy.
No other big issues. Well, the Lippert auto level had me stumped. I got that figured out when we got home today.
The trailer has been back to the dealer with Dometic refig issues. They say it's fixed...they re-arranged the sheet metal behind the coil so the fans could push heat out better. We'll see.
I discovered that we will need an aftermarket pin box. Dang bad back roads in Louisiana beat us up. I can't decide which brand. Input regarding that is welcome.
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