Fulltime 5er to MH - Help?
Hello all, like the title says, me and my family live fulltime in a 5th wheel and are potentially looking to get into a motorhome. I've been doing a ton of research and looking at a bunch of MH's ...
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dougrainer wrote:
MAX tow capacity on most Diesel pushers is 10,000 lbs. With your requirements for what you intend to put in that stacker, I will bet you be way over 10,000 lbs. The capacity is determined in part to the HITCH capacity on the Rear of the Motorhome. You CAN beef up the motorhome hitch capacity, but make sure you get a certified welder and somebody that knows how to do it. Also, you will probably be way over the complete cargo carrying capacity since you have a full family and will probably fill up the lower storage bins and inside. You really need to measure your existing 5th wheel FULL and then remove the personal items and see how much your total payload is. Diesel Motorhomes do NOT have unlimited cargo capacity, tho some think they do. Doug
I've seen many MH with 15,000-20,000lbs hitch capacities, although I do imagine ones without a tag axle are going to tap out around 10,000lbs.
As far as payload, we still have a fair amount of room to spare in the 5er, we dont have it packed full and if we make the switch we will be thinning out our stuff again, well, probably regardless.
