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Bobalooie
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Sep 24, 2019

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 hitch installed without having to beef up the frame?
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    wolfe10
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    Sep 24, 2019
    Your chassis maker AND Newmar would be the source for that information. Either company could have diminished towing capacity from the 10k.

    Far better sources than our speculation.

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