Born Free towing a TT
A friend of mine just bought a used Born Free 24 footer. It's an E450 chassis. And I think it's a 2003 model. I can't find any specs for what it can tow ... can it tow my 25 foot travel trailer, ...
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beaubeau wrote:
Great info! I'm just looking at the Born Free website to see what a new one specs out as. It's GVWR is 14,500 (not 23,000) and the completed RV weight is 11,900. Does that mean a new empty one could tow 14500-11900 or only 2600 pounds?
An older 2003 or so E450 has a GVWR of 14,050#, not the 14,500# GVWR of the newer E450's. The GCWR (according to Ford) was 20,000#. I believe that vintage MH was rated by most MH builders, to tow 3,500#. Many newer E450 class Cs with the 22,000# GCWR (according to Ford) were rated to tow 5,000#, with restrictions on tongue weight of 350#-500#. It's only in the last year or two that some manufacturers rate their Cs to tow up to the Ford specs of 22,000# GCWR. I believe they have limits on the tongue weight (500# ?)
Chances are somewhere in the owner's manual for that Born Free, it will tell you not to use a weight distribution hitch (for the reasons listed by tatest).
