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JCGibson
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Jan 10, 2015

DP with only a 7000lb or less towing capacity...why?

In our research, we have seen a few DPs from the mid-2000s that only had a towing capacity of 7000lb or less (one was only 4000lb). The ones in particular were HR Vacationer, Cross Country, and Monac...
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JimM68
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Jan 11, 2015
The Monaco and HR rigs mentioned by the OP are both rr4r chassis rigs. These were the light duty, entry level chassis. Some say the trailing arm failures on these chassis are what put Monaco under.

The cross country, those are entry level too.

Many manufacturers tried hard to put a low cost DP out there.
These rigs gave up quite a bit.

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