Misleading avertising/ignorant sales people
I am wondering how common misleading advertising and ignorant sales people are in this business after going through a recent episode. I am looking for a reasonably priced and not too large motorhom...
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liborko wrote:
Like most capacity ratings the rating is determined by the weakest component. When it comes to tow rating, it could be limited by hitch rating, drive train rating or frame construction. Sales people take advantage of peoples limited knowledge all the time.
precisely. the maximum amount of weight you can safely tow will be the lesser of the following:
- the GCWR minus the actual weight of the MH as it is loaded for travel (food, fuel, water, LP, clothing, supplies, pets, people and misc. stuff); OR
- the weight rating of the MH hitch (Class II 3500-lbs, Class III 5000-lbs, Class IV 10,000-lbs); OR
- the weight rating of your towbar
load up the MH as they would for travel and then get individual axle weights at a certified scale. compare those axle weights to the published gross axle weight rating (GAWR) for that motorhome. the actual axle weight must be less than/equal to the rating for that axle. add the two axle weights to arrive at the total rolling weight and then apply the three conditions above. assume nothing.
