Class C RV towing capacity
We are new to the RV Purchased a 92 31ft four winds Class C and want to tow a 2010 Ford Explorer What is the best hitch Not sure what the tow capacity is
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x2 on all the above. I "posted" before I was actually done because the PC was acting up.
Yes you'll need brakes on the Explorer. I can tell you right now that that vintage Class C will NOT stop safely with another 2-ton behind it, and that Explorer could be closer to 2-1/2-ton. YOU ALSO need to make sure the Explorer is "flat" (on all fours) towable. If it's 4-WD it probably is, IF it gets a "tow kit" modification. If it's 2-WD or AWD it isn't.
Personally, I think 460 is an all-time GREAT engine. All factors equal I'd rather have a late model Multiport Fuel Injected 460 than a V10. Unfortunately all factors are NOT equal. 460 does not have a cooling system, including transmission cooling, anywhere near equal to the V10. The whole power plant advanced around the time the "modular" engines (4.6 and 5.4 V8 and 6.8 V10) with overhead cams replaced the older 302, 351 and 460 pushrod V8's.
Finally, WHERE will you be RVing? East/Gulf Coast and Midwest are less taxing than up to and beyond the Continental Divide.
Yes you'll need brakes on the Explorer. I can tell you right now that that vintage Class C will NOT stop safely with another 2-ton behind it, and that Explorer could be closer to 2-1/2-ton. YOU ALSO need to make sure the Explorer is "flat" (on all fours) towable. If it's 4-WD it probably is, IF it gets a "tow kit" modification. If it's 2-WD or AWD it isn't.
Personally, I think 460 is an all-time GREAT engine. All factors equal I'd rather have a late model Multiport Fuel Injected 460 than a V10. Unfortunately all factors are NOT equal. 460 does not have a cooling system, including transmission cooling, anywhere near equal to the V10. The whole power plant advanced around the time the "modular" engines (4.6 and 5.4 V8 and 6.8 V10) with overhead cams replaced the older 302, 351 and 460 pushrod V8's.
Finally, WHERE will you be RVing? East/Gulf Coast and Midwest are less taxing than up to and beyond the Continental Divide.
