Dannyabear1 wrote:
Atom Ant wrote:
You can beef up the hitch if necessary. My 3000/300 is what the factory provides. I pulled a 4,000 two axle boat with my first 5er on a hitch shop installed hitch, and I said to heck with warranty.
Just watch the rating on your pin box, and the 5er hitch, as it all has to be rated for the combined.
And never mind what the additional weight does to the frame of the 5th
Sure you have to be concerned. In a linear tow, it's not a big deal, but in turns the weight can put additional stress on the spring hangers, and even the rear frame. I had to strengthen the spring hangers, which are weak by any standard, and the welded hitch served as additional strength to the trusses.
Its all a gamble, but I have never actually seen one come apart or suffer damage as a result of triple tow. All of the failures I have seen on 5ers was just from carrying their own weight on a poor design.
