First Trip Issue and Questions
So we had our first trip with our new 96 Coachmen Leprechaun. The trip was an overall success despite the major mechanical problem that we had. We're pulling with our camper, our car hauler with ...
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Sam Spade wrote:
....If you really want to discuss this here and come away with some USEFUL information you need to tell us how much weight you were towing at the time.....as was requested by another poster already....
How many ATV's do you carry? I think the average type ATV are around the 400 to 500+ lb range. Most I've seen are around 700 lbs. Heck the Polaris Sportsman 850 XP weighs in at 784 lbs!
Not all, but most of us try and stay real low on the weight of what we tow with a gas Class C. We buy the smallest car possible to tow with a C. Trying to stay under 3,000 to 4,000 lbs less is better.
You said the car hauler weighs 3,000 empty? If your running with 4 ATV's let's say weigh 700 lbs. each you're pushing towing 5,800 lbs.
I pull a 3,000 lb car and I 'know' it's back there 'climbing any type of grade'. You won't see too many Class C's haul'n around a car hauler 'because' of how much it weighs before you even put anything on it.
I think you do need to sit down and look at what the whole package weighs. And then check what 'your' MH is rated at for towing. Before you maybe burn up another trans. :W
