Be careful with that!
I pulled a 20' haulmark enclosed trailer with a 28' class C Jayco and
the cheezy bumper fell off.
That was the only crossmember they used to keep the frame extensions
from twisting.
If you do have to tow one leave the load equalizing stuff at home.
I sold the trailer and bought an open (lighter weight) to tow behind my
35' Bounder and have had no problems.
Most of the motor home manufacturers only scab on some channel to
extend the length of the motor home.
Depends on the Motor Home chassis
Glenn Franco
Norlin Engineering wrote:
> My motorhome (along with most current gasoline engined motorhomes) is only
> rated to tow 5,000 lbs. After looking everything over, I think that's based
> strictly on the length of the rear overhang and the relatively Mickey Mouse
> way the hitch is attached. I've got a friend that races a Shelby GT350 with
> the same MH as I've got. His trailer weighs close to 9,000 lb loaded and
> he's had no issues whatsoever with towing. I feel totally comfortable even
> though my loaded trailer is aroond 1000 lbs or so over the tow rating. I do
> keep the speeds down and I drop the rig out of overdrive at the slightest
> hill.
>
> Jim Norlin
>
> ____________________________________________
>
>
> Low tech answer: Generally speaking the final product weight limits are
> established by the weakest component rating installed from the supplier.
>
> Tire ratings
> axle ratings
> transmission ratings
> spring ratings
>
> The motorhome industry plays some silly games with these ratings, but I
> think most everyone else is pretty conservative.
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