What RV to buy for my towing needs?

Francesca Knowles wrote:

Guyver280z wrote:
Well, if they weren't meant for towing they wouldn't be equipped with tow hitches and nobody would use them to tow their big trailers. But a lot of people do it so I guess there has to be certain models that are capable of doing so, and that's what I'm asking here... I want to know which models have the right engine/frame for my needs

You keep saying "many people are doing it".

I seriously doubt that "many people" are doing what you want to do, which is towing a triple axle two car flatbed weighing 8,000 pounds behind a motorhome that costs "less than $35,000.00".

Best of luck in your search!

Well, I've seen two axle two car trailers as well. But I've seen people towing a gigantic two lever three axle box with two cars inside with a way newer motorhome of course, but I'm not looking to tow something that big and heavy, I've also seen people towing big boats (way over 8,000lbs incl trailer) so I know its doable.

Now if somebody tells me "Hey its going to be hard to find a motorhome that can tow that much for under 35K because of "this and that" then I know what I need to search for. But if people just keeps telling me "no you can't" but don't give me any reason why even when I've seen it with my own eyes then I'm just going to assume that the person who's telling me that it can't be done is wrong.

So does anybody has actual heavy towing knowledge that can help me please??

I know some 275HP-300HP engines offer around 800lbs/ft of torque and some newer ones up to 1000lbs/ft. But I just don't know how to know which one is which.

For example, here's this 1999 35FT for around $39,500. Has a 275HP Caterpillar engine, but I don't know if its going to have enough torque for the job.
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/rvd/4271913533.html


Or what about this 36ft RV with a Cummins with a 330 HP turbo diesel, it looks super beefy and they only want $39,995
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/rvd/4280193199.html