Hitch capacity
My friend is needing a favor from me.my Reese hitch is a 16k and he is needing a grand design brand momentum toy hauler moved from San Angelo to gilmer.the specs say it has a 18k+ GVWR but it has only...
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OP, did you read this?
Where mdamerell states "if someone has been living in it, you probably need a larger hitch," what he should have said (and probably meant) is you'll need a larger hitch OR have them remove their personal items for the trip.
mdamerell wrote:
Grand Design shows a 13,800# dry and 18,000 GVWR.
Vehicle weight is pin weight plus axle weights. Your hitch should be rated in excess of the actual towed vehicle's weight.
Your 16,000# hitch should work if they have not loaded the trailer past 16,000#. A trip to the scales would be in order. We added around 1,500# to ours so if someone has been living in it, you probably need a larger hitch.
The scale will answer your question.
Where mdamerell states "if someone has been living in it, you probably need a larger hitch," what he should have said (and probably meant) is you'll need a larger hitch OR have them remove their personal items for the trip.
