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Old 05-07-2022, 01:46 PM   #1
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Greetings to all

New to site, not to RV lifestyle! Wife and I have been RV camping over 20 years. Currently with a TV 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Z71 4X4 CC std bed hitched to a 1999 Sunnybrook 26CKS with WDH. Strongly considering an upgrade to a 5th Wheel. Love the Keystone Montana 3120RL Legacy Edition (2019 - 2021 model year). Joining here to pick everyone's brain in this process including TV upgrade considerations, obviously, as well.
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Old 05-07-2022, 02:57 PM   #2
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That’s what we are here for. Lots of information here some different options. Enjoy
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Old 05-07-2022, 10:33 PM   #3
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Mark-- You found the right place to ask your question/s concerning your possible purchase of a 3120RL. You will need to upgrade your current 1500 to tow that unit. You will get a lot of variations on whether to go with a 2500 or a 3500 and whether you should go gas or diesel. This is all up to you but if it were me and I have done this by the way, go with the 3500 diesel and you won't have any problems towing your unit. If you consider the pin weight the 2500 may do BUT if you decide to go even bigger than the 3120 you may be in trouble with the pin weights of larger units. I had a 2500 to start with but upgraded to a 3500 when we upgraded out Montana model a few years back. I went with the diesel also and glad I did. When I need the power when climbing mountains I have it and don't have to worry about it. This is my opinion only and I'm sure you'll be getting contrary posts to mine.
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Old 05-08-2022, 05:40 AM   #4
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Welcome to the MOC, as said you will get lost s of info and different variations of suggestions. As and example of our journey when we purchased our 1st 5th 3160RL in 2017. We had a Ram 2500 4x4 Megacab and we had ordered it with a 6.4L Hemi with 4:10 gears and set up for towing. Truck did a good job towing but in the end pin weight was to much, gas mpg was …….well let’s just say horrible lol. 2 years later We purchased a 3500 Megacab DRW HO and haven’t looked back, with a pin weight of 4780 and verified on the cat scales the 3500 DRW was needed for us.

That 3120RL is very similar to to our 3160RL but not everyone is loaded like we are all the time. Good luck on your quest
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Old 05-08-2022, 09:07 AM   #5
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Welcome aboard and If I could do it again, I'd go with the 3500. My 2500 tows just as well as a 3500 (Same drivetrain & brakes), but the increased payload you can drop on the back is higher. You can't go wrong on any of the big three diesel trucks.
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Old 05-08-2022, 04:17 PM   #7
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Welcome to the forum! Hope you find us of value.
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Welcome to the forum! Lots of great information can be found here! Safe travels!
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Welcome to the forum. The 3120 is a great floor plan. We had the original version, the 3160RL. The 2022’s come standard with at least 200 watts of solar, although the 400i is a better option. I recommend the Legacy package if nothing more than for the disk brakes. Best of luck.
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Welcome to the forums and good luck in your decision making process on that Montana! Lots and lots of good information here! Again, Welcome!
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Old 05-15-2022, 05:39 PM   #11
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Don’t even look at a 3:4, go with the 1 ton. The Legacy may even have you in dually territory. I was a never long bed dually guy until 3 Montana’s back that my wife thought we had to have, would never go back. On my 2nd F350 dually and thinking a new one in 2023. The 5598 payload has about 800# cushion!
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