Options for a MH with 7,000 pound tow rating

Question

I sold my TC because it was too small for the growing family. I'm thinking of getting a class C MH. I have a boat to tow that, including trailer, is about 7,000 pounds. I'm guessing most "average" class C MH can't tow that much. Are Class As generally capable of towing that much?
Are Super C's generally equipped to tow that much?
I would love to have a Super C but they are, of course, more money and the selection is more limited.
We live in VA and every trip will involve towing over mountains. Our family of 5 would be riding in the MH.
Thanks for any advice.

drewe · Answer

A fair few newer class C's built on the Ford E450 can tow up to 7500 pounds. Tongue weight and axle weight limits may be more of a restriction than the tow rating in your case; you'd have to look carefully at the payload and weight information (or see if a weight-distributing hitch can be used).

Many Super C's do have prodigious tow ratings. Some Class A's also have substantial tow ratings (particularly some of the diesel pushers), and others less so.

jaxom · Answer

Last October I moved from a TC to the Super C in my signature. Absolutely love the upgrade. Tow capacity is 10,000 lbs. Same engine as I had in my Dually, 6.7L Cummins. You can always use more power, but it handled the mountains just fine going out to Moab, Utah and back.

dusty_r · Answer

We tow a 7000lb rated flat bed trailer, sometimes with small antique farm tractors on it or our car to FL.
Had a friend who had a dealer ship for travel trailers, talk me into getting an equalizing hitch. That was a huge improvement.
e-trailer puts out how-to videos, very helpful.

carringb · Answer

All modern Forest River/Coachmen Ford class called are rated for 7500. Thor does 8,000.

Nearly all class A gasses are limited to 5,000 as are Chevy class Cs

Torklift has a chassis upgrade shop for increasing hitch cacpacities as well

cross21114 · Answer

Jaxom wrote:Last October I moved from a TC to the Super C in my signature. Absolutely love the upgrade. Tow capacity is 10,000 lbs. Same engine as I had in my Dually, 6.7L Cummins. You can always use more power, but it handled the mountains just fine going out to Moab, Utah and back.Jerry, I think you need to change out the picture in your sig.  I see your truck camper.  I really wanted a Senaca but found that yes the tow hitch is rated at 10k but the GVW was 28k and the CGVW was only 33k.  If the RV was loaded up to full capacity, the tow rating was only 5k.Ended up with my rig which has a 26k GVW but a 46k CGVW although I only had a 10k hitch put on it.Also in my state, it does not require a Class B license to drive (I do have a Class A but it allows my wife to drive rest area to rest area under supervision).

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