1997 Fleetwood Tioga Towing Capcity
Hello - I am new to this RV thing. I just bought my first RV - and old 1997 Fleetwood Tioga. After taking my first trip with it this weekend - i am thinking it might be night to tow along my car behin...
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You'd need a competent truck frame shop to look at the frame and the hitch and figure out what needs to be done to make it safe for towing more weight. It might be as simple as installing a heavier duty hitch, or it might involve strengthening the frame extensions a good bit, which would of course also add some weight.
If you're towing a trailer, the tongue weight is probably going to be a problem with the rear axle weight limits. There's not a great deal you can do about that easily; it basically requires removing a good bit of weight from the RV. Maybe traveling with empty rather than full water tanks would start to be enough. A first step would be to get the actual axle weights of your RV and see where you stand.
As mentioned in earlier posts, if you're towing four down or with a tow dolly, the tongue weight is pretty much negligible.
If you're towing a trailer, the tongue weight is probably going to be a problem with the rear axle weight limits. There's not a great deal you can do about that easily; it basically requires removing a good bit of weight from the RV. Maybe traveling with empty rather than full water tanks would start to be enough. A first step would be to get the actual axle weights of your RV and see where you stand.
As mentioned in earlier posts, if you're towing four down or with a tow dolly, the tongue weight is pretty much negligible.
