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Pat_Anderson
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Oct 11, 2013

Trailer Hitch on a Northwood (Fox Mountain) Fiver?

OK, we have a Fox Mountain 265RL, and Northwood says installing a trailer hitch voids the frame warranty. I see many, many other fivers with a trailer hitch, what is the deal with Northwood? Does an...
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I_am_still_wayn
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Oct 11, 2013
The frame on your RV was not designed for the stresses with towing or hauling anything on the rear, that is why they void the warranty on the frame with a hitch on the back. Putting that much stress on the frame is, apparently to the manufacturer, a recipe for frame failure.

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