Some Weight/Numbers Help Please
I'm considering buying a 2014 Newmar Ventana LE and wanted to get the opinion of those smarter than me about what I will be able to load and tow. Here are the specs: Front GAWR-12,000 Rear GAWR-2...
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kaydeejay wrote:DSDP Don wrote:I still don't understand where you are getting the 10,000# tow rating from.
"kaydeejay"......I actually went to Newmar's site and gave the correct figures. Please do your homework before calling me wrong. Gross Combined Weight is not empty coach subtracted from Gross Vehicle Weight. The Ventana's have a 10000 pound tow rating which is larger than GVWR.
With a GCWR (NOT GVWR) of 33,000# and an empty weight of 26,100#, with NOTHING in the coach, the max tow is 6900# assuming the hitch is rated for that much.
And, according to the specs posted by EXECUTIVE, the GVWR is actually 1000# less than the sum of the axle ratings.
I'm sure you will correct me if I'm wrong :B
I think the misunderstanding is that the Ventana is rated to tow 10,000 lbs while the Ventana LE I'm looking at is rated to tow 5,000 lbs.
Don may have thought they had the same rating.
The Ventana has the 360 Cummins and a heavier duty chassis as opposed to the 340 cummins.
Now, if they only made the Ventana in a bunk model I'd ink a deal today.:)
