Pulling 16 Foot Cargo Trailer w.2 Harleys
Looking for advice what power train to go with pulling my 16 foot cargo trailer (2 GVW) plus 2 Harleys (2K GVW) for total of 4K lbs. Looking to buy about 25 footer Class C. Will venture West, so m...
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class c 2018 Sunseeker 2350 on a Ford v-10 6 speed with 4.56 rear.
I tow tree different trailers from time to time about 1000 miles round trip . MPG empty 9.5 at 55 mph, about 8 mpg towing 63 mph. Mountains out west will eat up a little fuel but the V-10 as described here will do the job, its a bit of a beast.
I have done 4k towing and regularly tow 3k utility v-nose trailer and another snomo 2-place trailer at about 3000# with a 24' Ford E450. No problem with any of those trailers. My tow capacity is rated at 7500#
My gross rating is 14,500 and my MH sits on a scale all loaded for a trip at approx. 12k give or take. I have a lot of extra payload so I do not feel the trailers I tow. Going up mountains east of the Mississippi are not a problem at all. I have not ventured to the west yet. I got traumatized from watching Breaking Bad.
The Ford 6 speed tranny does not run hot and performs very well. I'm very happy with my rig.
Because I had the need for this MH to drive like a van more than an rv, I added HD F/R sway bars, FSD and BIL shocks F/R, rear track bar to help with passing trucks and crosswinds and a good positive caster alignment all together make this rig ride real nice and handle the back road twisties.
I tow tree different trailers from time to time about 1000 miles round trip . MPG empty 9.5 at 55 mph, about 8 mpg towing 63 mph. Mountains out west will eat up a little fuel but the V-10 as described here will do the job, its a bit of a beast.
I have done 4k towing and regularly tow 3k utility v-nose trailer and another snomo 2-place trailer at about 3000# with a 24' Ford E450. No problem with any of those trailers. My tow capacity is rated at 7500#
My gross rating is 14,500 and my MH sits on a scale all loaded for a trip at approx. 12k give or take. I have a lot of extra payload so I do not feel the trailers I tow. Going up mountains east of the Mississippi are not a problem at all. I have not ventured to the west yet. I got traumatized from watching Breaking Bad.
The Ford 6 speed tranny does not run hot and performs very well. I'm very happy with my rig.
Because I had the need for this MH to drive like a van more than an rv, I added HD F/R sway bars, FSD and BIL shocks F/R, rear track bar to help with passing trucks and crosswinds and a good positive caster alignment all together make this rig ride real nice and handle the back road twisties.
