Secondary Transportation Advice
In my old age I need to take my pit stop capabilities with me so I'm looking very hard at Class B's. Right now I'm focused on 2006 Sprinter's with the I5 engine as maybe having better longevity than t...
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DougE wrote:
I didn't mean to get your panties in a bunch Davydd. Out of 3 pages of posts I have 1 OK and 1 NO. Likewise no response to the toad question. Believe me, I will load it up and take a test run to feel it out. I've done this with other rigs in the past. Some folks won't run Hwy 1 in California. I was quite comfortable in a Class A pulling a toad. Folks have different comfort levels. Davydd - how far was the center of your load from the bumper and are you familiar with the polar moment of inertia concept? Were you using a carrier because you already had your van loaded to the gills? I'm a single traveler and my unit will be lightly loaded.
Lightly loaded is no help. Think teeter totter. That's something we learned at an early age.
If you want to pull a toad, that's a different topic and dynamic, and easily done. You can pull theoretically 5000 lbs with a T1N Sprinter. However, if I had to resort to pulling anything I would not own a Class B. That to me negates all the main advantages and you might as well go with a bigger RV and have the comforts of space at sometimes a cheaper price.
