8,000# hitch on new E-450 Chassis
It has recently come to my attention that all new Thor Motorhomes on the E-450 chassis built after 10/01/2014 come equipped standard with an 8,000 pound receiver hitch instead of the 5,000 pound hitch...
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j-d wrote:
Make sure that WD hitches are OK on a Class C. I believe at least some manufacturers recommend against them. That 8000 is an odd rating. I find 7500- and 10000-lb hitches, no 8000's. Makes me wonder if it's a down-rated 10000 hitch. I doubt the Class C's allow the typical "10% rule" where a 3500 has a 350-lb tongue weight rating. 5000 would be 500, but I think at least some 5000's are rated 350 on a Class C. You may find a 7500-lb rated Class C can tow that as a toad but not as a trailer.
RV show in town this weekend. I snapped this picture of a hitch on the back of a new Sunseeker.
First I'd see mention of a WD hitch on a motorhome hitch.
This one was on a Four Winds Class C I believe.
Actually had a Coachman salesman mention to me taking one of theirs to a shop and having a heavier hitch put on it.
I saw almost no difference in the frames and hitches between those with the 5000# hitches and the 7500-8000#@ hitches.
To me, it's all going to be about rear axle capacity and actual weights...but I'm certain I'll be able to find something to work.
