How much can a class A tow?
I am rather ignorant when it comes to a class A because I've always had trailers. Is there a chart, graph, or article that would guide me on how much the different class A MHs can tow? I am look...
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donfrump wrote:msturtz wrote:
As other posters have said the GCWR - GWWR is a place to start. It isn't the end of the story. It can depend on how you load your coach. My coach has a 10k rating but I can only use it if I don't fully load my coach to max GVWR.
The way I understand things is the actual vehicle loaded condition is all included in the **GVWR** The **GCWR** is only for determening whats added to the rear to tow
In other words you can load the vehicle till it weighs 34600(my case)
and then I can still pull 15000 lbs max less the tongue weight
This is true for "higher end" DP units, however on many lower end DP units they make compromises that reduce the difference between the GCWR and the GVWR. On my unit the GVWR is 26,000# with a 17,500 rear axle weight rating and a (RAWR) and a front axle weight rating of 10,500 if you total those numbers you get a number of 28,000# which exceeds the GVWR of 26,000# the issue in my coach is the Allison mh2100 which is rated at 26,000 / 30,000 rather than the normal rating from Freightliner of 28,000 / 33,000. It still has a 10k tow rating but you can't load it to max GVWR and still tow at the max tow rating.
