Towing - Cargo - Fuel Type - Egads
Hi, New member first post. Never had a MH and we are thinking about what it looks like to be an owner. I've read through some of the intro's and FAQ's, thank you so much for taking the time to pu...
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With vehicle towed behind a coach there is minimal vertical or tongue weight added but the weight of the vehicle counts against the overall weight limits of the coach. Take an average gas coach, as an example, which might have a 22,000 pounds weight limit on the tires (aka GVWR) but an overall maximum weight of 26,000 pounds (aka GCWR) which would be when towing something. But there's an added twist. The 4000 pound difference isn't your towing limit. If you load your coach to 20,500 pounds you can use the extra 1500 pounds in what ever you might be towing. But there's another twist. You can only tow up to the maximum limit of the weakest component in the towing chain such as the hitch receiver on the coach at 5000 pounds so you lost the extra 500 pounds.
Not just gas rigs but diesels can also be a balancing act. Comes down to the chassis the builder picked and how heavy the house they built on it. What you, as a potential buyer, have to do is research and ask question of owners who have or had a coach you might be considering and more research. Most, but not all builders will publish the coach as built weight and the cargo carrying capacity (aka CCC). The bigger the CCC the better.
Did I confuse the you even more?
Not just gas rigs but diesels can also be a balancing act. Comes down to the chassis the builder picked and how heavy the house they built on it. What you, as a potential buyer, have to do is research and ask question of owners who have or had a coach you might be considering and more research. Most, but not all builders will publish the coach as built weight and the cargo carrying capacity (aka CCC). The bigger the CCC the better.
Did I confuse the you even more?
