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03-10-2022, 05:29 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: neptune
Posts: 140
M.O.C. #20983
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Stupid but useful question to me
Is it ok to stand on top of slides?Need to change upper swipper seal on slide.2018 3721rl.
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03-10-2022, 06:52 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Austin
Posts: 2,423
M.O.C. #21044
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I stand on mine to clean the roof and fiberglass siding above the slide out. I have a feeling if the roof could not support standing on it - the lawyers would require DO NOT STAND ON SLIDEOUT ROOF sewn into the TPO membrane in big bold red letters. I would like to know officially what the rated live load is - but I have never felt at risk up there. My unit has hydraulic slides for the living room slides and schwintek slide for the bedroom.
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2019 Chevy 3500 High Country DRW
2018 Montana 3921FB
Aussie Gus + Texas Heeler Jimmy
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03-10-2022, 07:41 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Shingle Springs
Posts: 2,236
M.O.C. #30417
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I would have to say NO! I'm afraid to climb up the ladder at 200lbs...what were they thinking?
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Tony & Donna
2022 Montana HC, 295RL, Solar Flex 400, Onan 3600 LPG, 2K inverter, 200AH Lithium. 2020 GMC Denali 2500 6.6 Duramax, Demco 21K Auto Slide
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03-10-2022, 08:09 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Indio
Posts: 103
M.O.C. #19705
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A suggestion...open the slide about 1' of so to allow access to the seal, then use an 8' step ladder to go up to work on that R&R project without subjecting the roof of the slide to any weight or stresses caused by a person on top...just a thought...
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Richard & Judy Blackwell
Indio, Ca.
2014 F350 DRW 4x4 Diesel
2013 3402RL
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03-10-2022, 10:30 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Box Elder
Posts: 4,702
M.O.C. #12947
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There is nothing supporting the floor of the slide and you can stand on that, and the roof is the same material, so the roof will support what the floor will. Saying that, I've replaced all the seals a number of times and have never had to stand on the roof to do the replacement.
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Bob & Becky
2012 3402RL
2012 Chevy 2500HD D/A CC 4WD
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03-11-2022, 06:17 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Anderson
Posts: 2,596
M.O.C. #22835
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My heaviest weight was 245 pounds and I stood on my roof and slides with no affect. When I wash the roof, I also wash the slides. I get down and dirty when I do the roof. I "get down" on all 4's and use a sponge for the wash. I do the same on the slide out roofs. I use to walk on the slide out's to brush off the leaves and stuff before retracting, but I ended up using a 14 foot long painter's pole with an RV brush on the end. I can easily sweep the slide roof's now standing on the main roof. Climbing down on the slide roofs was the part I did not like. Slide roof held my weight with no problems at all..... same as the floor in them.
Reading other posts, my Montana must be the exception, and maybe the only thing built right on it. My ladder is very solid. No issues. They did something right with it.
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2019 Montana High Country 375FL
2014 Chevy Silverado Duramax, 6.6L Dually
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03-11-2022, 06:30 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Mountain Home
Posts: 839
M.O.C. #20949
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I would not stand on the roof of any slide out.. unless you want problems down the road..
IF the slide is a hydraulic slide out changing the wiper seal is two screws and yank the seal out of the clip on track and install new one and two screws.. a ten minute job at most that you can easily do from the top of the main roof or as previously stated open the slide out just far enough to get your hand in between to remove and replace the seal
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03-11-2022, 06:32 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 1,700
M.O.C. #5751
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As temperamental as slides can be, my common sense tells me it's not a good idea if it can be avoided.
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03-11-2022, 06:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Hixson
Posts: 3,436
M.O.C. #11397
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I would not do it or your next post could be "Problems with my slides!".
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Full Timers 9/1/2010 through 1/16/2020.
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03-11-2022, 07:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Mesa az
Posts: 2,953
M.O.C. #5651
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I stand on the roof, but try to not stand real near the outside edge to reduce the leverage on the slide. As to using a ladder, I have an 8 or 9 foot step ladder and I think I would be on the next to top step to easily reach the seal. And I am not about to stand that high up. Think about it - the roof is probably around 12 feet tall and an 8 foot ladder doesn't give a lot of height when you still want your legs at least 3 foot down the ladder.
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Tom and Gail
2013 Mountaineer 362
2012 Silverado 2500
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03-11-2022, 10:17 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chatsworth
Posts: 468
M.O.C. #10933
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Been there, done that, no problem after 25 yrs of owning an RV. The slide takes our combined weight inside and the roof as mentioned is built with the same material as the floor.
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03-11-2022, 10:46 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2020
Location: UPLAND
Posts: 1,256
M.O.C. #26190
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Been walking all over my rig and the previous one and never encountered any problems, but then again I weigh 165. If a person were not allowed, it would state so.
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03-11-2022, 12:09 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,169
M.O.C. #6433
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 432bartman
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If a person were not allowed, it would state so.
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Which brings up the question: Does Keystone (or any other brand) post an official position on whether you should or should not put weight on the slide roof?
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Bill & Patricia
Riley, our Golden
2007 3075RL (recently sold, currently without)
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03-11-2022, 12:20 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Anderson
Posts: 2,596
M.O.C. #22835
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BB_TX
Which brings up the question: Does Keystone (or any other brand) post an official position on whether you should or should not put weight on the slide roof?
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The pat answer in the past has always been, if the model comes standard with a ladder, the roof is walkable. If it does not come standard with a ladder, it's not walkable. I would assume, stay off the roof the slide out too if not standard with a ladder.
My Montana is the first trailer in 4 I've owned that had a ladder. But even with that, I got on top of the other 3. BUT! I never stood straight up. I was always on all 4's. Never had a problem.
All the others, I swept the side roofs with that 14 foot long pole and brush I had from a 7 foot step ladder. I have an 8 foot bed truck, so the ladder fit with no issues. Not carrying that ladder now and climbing on the roof is much easier cleaning the slides before retracting now.
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2019 Montana High Country 375FL
2014 Chevy Silverado Duramax, 6.6L Dually
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03-11-2022, 06:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: woodstock
Posts: 542
M.O.C. #8174
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I would not but ask Montana and see what they say
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Montana Master
Woodstock Ga
2020 3931 FB Legacy
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03-11-2022, 06:40 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Carmichael - CA
Posts: 7,369
M.O.C. #4831
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Montana folklore has a tale passed from generation to generation of a past Montana GM, long before Sam, at an early Goshen Rally, hauling his well north of 200 lbs. up on the roof, walking about, and then, jumping down onto a slide roof just to demonstrate the sturdiness.
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Carl (n Susan)
There is more to life than fuel mileage.
2012 Montana 3700RL Big Sky Package towed by a 2015 Ford F350 6.7L PSD 4WD CC LWB
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03-11-2022, 08:51 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 2,707
M.O.C. #7992
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Been walking on mine at least a couple of times each year since 2006. Hasn't been a problem yet. I laid on it to change the same seal the OP was talking about.
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2009 Ram 2500
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03-12-2022, 11:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2020
Location: UPLAND
Posts: 1,256
M.O.C. #26190
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Just read on an older post from 2012, on a Keystone RV forum, that someone stated the ladders had a 300lb weight rating.
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03-16-2022, 01:08 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Fort Gratiot
Posts: 2
M.O.C. #27052
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rohrmann
There is nothing supporting the floor of the slide and you can stand on that, and the roof is the same material, so the roof will support what the floor will. Saying that, I've replaced all the seals a number of times and have never had to stand on the roof to do the replacement.
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I am more concerned that you have had to replace those seals "several" times more than I am concerned about walking on the slide roof.
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03-16-2022, 01:22 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Missoula
Posts: 137
M.O.C. #26938
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Good solution to not walking on the slides is to put awnings on them. I fixed leaks in ours (didn't walk on them) and cleaned them good and then put awnings on all of them. Haven't had to worry about leaks or cleaning since..
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Jack & Tanya Wenger
Missoula, MT
2006 Montana 2980RL
2004 Chev 2500 HD
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