Hitch upgrade question.
I have a 2000 Dutch Star with a GCWR rating of 39,000 and GAWR of 29,000lbs. According to the manual, it supposedly has a 5000lb hitch, but I know it can have 10,000. Can one just have a higher rated ...
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dougrainer wrote:
Newmar installed 5k hitches back then. The Hitch rating involves 2 things
1. The rating of the actual Hitch
2. HOW the Hitch is installed/mounted to the Chassis Frame.
If the unit came with a 5k hitch, you will have to install a 10k rated hitch and have the Chassis frame beefed up to safely use that 10k hitch. Doug
Thanks Doug. Question on your last point, though. The Spartan chassis is rated for 10,000lb, so I'm not sure why it would need to be beefed up (incidentally, the Freightliner chassis on the same coach is only 5000lb capacity).
