How how do I find my tongue capacity?
I have a 2008 Holiday Rambler 235s and I have looked everywhere on the internet for the tongue capacity and cannot find it. I'm trying to determine whether I can hang a motorcycle on the hitch . the t...
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Unless your motorcycle is very small/light I cannot imagine being able to safely mount one on the rear bumper/hitch of a 23' Class C. For more informed responses give us the bike and weight data. A better alternative is a small motorcycle trailer like the folding Kendon's.
Chances are on a 23 footer there hasn't been much if any of an extension to the original chassis but the movement/lever action imposed by any weight that far back is considerable. Even putting a couple of bicycles or a small generator is typically problematic. Keep in mind that adding 3 or 400# that far back is going to seriously lighten the front axle and not in a good way.
Even adding a smallish {less than 300# bike} will require some substantial beefing up {serious welding} on the the hitch and chassis.
Seriously... look at small bike trailers for a workable solution. For the record I have 6.5 years and nearly 60K miles on our Nexus Phantom 23P and have been towing large motorcycles for 5 years. As noted a Kendon folding tailer is a great option, I used to have one but since moving up to a 6 X 10' cargo trailer I have found the best of both worlds.
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Chances are on a 23 footer there hasn't been much if any of an extension to the original chassis but the movement/lever action imposed by any weight that far back is considerable. Even putting a couple of bicycles or a small generator is typically problematic. Keep in mind that adding 3 or 400# that far back is going to seriously lighten the front axle and not in a good way.
Even adding a smallish {less than 300# bike} will require some substantial beefing up {serious welding} on the the hitch and chassis.
Seriously... look at small bike trailers for a workable solution. For the record I have 6.5 years and nearly 60K miles on our Nexus Phantom 23P and have been towing large motorcycles for 5 years. As noted a Kendon folding tailer is a great option, I used to have one but since moving up to a 6 X 10' cargo trailer I have found the best of both worlds.
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