Towing a 6400lb toyhauler with my MH

I,ve towed more weight than that with my 99 32 foot coachman on a V10 chassis.I reenforced the frame extensions and the hitch.Never had any problems and the MH handles fine.

Mine trailer is a 30' with a Dragster, Golf Cart, generator, Motorcycle, 55 gallons of Alcohol along with tools and cabinets.
To be honest, the motorhome actually tow better than any of my Super Duty trucks due to the long wheelbase.
Ferndale, Where do you race?
Terry

SP Corvette is on to something----I read on a racing thread that if racers listened to most of the posts on RV.net no one would ever tow a race car with a motor home----That being said although I have never weighed it I'll bet my 32ft Pace 3 axel trailer with the race car & everything else in there might weigh 15,000lbs. (thats a guess) I have towed all over the country and see no damage to the trailer or motorhome. I use the hitch from Winnebago without any mods.

I tow a 30' enclosed race trailer with my Allegro 31'.
Before you do it, make sure you have the proper hitch and torsion bars. Beef up the frame in the back to handle the extra weight. Make a trip to your local drag strip. The tow vehicles of choice are motorhomes pulling enclosed trailers.
The brakes on the trailer handle the braking for the excess weight (that's what they are there for).
My frame is trussed from the hitch to above the rear axle.
Hope this helps.
Terry

Is that short of a coach going to have much of a frame extension, if any at all?

bsinmich wrote:
Your assumptions mean you know more than the Winnebago engineers that designed it for 5000# in the first place. If they thought the hitch could haul more don't you think they would have made a big deal on their advertising that they can haul more than anybody else.

Probably not. Most manufacturers like to keep the inventory down to save on cost, so they are only going to carry one model of hitch. It is expensive to re-engineer something. Shorter length models are low volume sellers, so it is not worth the added inventory costs and engineering costs to supply it with the larger hitch. It would be very rare for someone to specifically buy a shorter coach, so they could haul something huge. Most people buy smaller for economic reasons. (economic, not necessarily meaning financial)

82911 wrote:
The toyhauler is a 21 ft Ragen and the 6400# is the fully loaded weight wet and by the way it has electric brakes so stopping wouldn't be an issue. I appreciate all the input and opinions and info. I just wanted to know if anyone has done this.

I can't say that I have ever seen a motorhome pulling a manufactured toyhauler but I have seen a whole lot of motorhomes pulling big enclosed trailers that I am sure weigh more than your Ragen.

There is a 60/40 weight ratio that is recommended....never go over 40 percent of the towing vehicle weight with a trailer. That does not mean weight rating but actual weight. That will create a unbalanced weight combination. The towing vehicle must retain the mass of weight.

Also the driveshaft is often the weak point in towing too heavy of a load especially if steep inclines are involved. A universal joint will pop or the shaft will twist.

The toyhauler is a 21 ft Ragen and the 6400# is the fully loaded weight wet and by the way it has electric brakes so stopping wouldn't be an issue. I appreciate all the input and opinions and info. I just wanted to know if anyone has done this.

As I understand it, the base chassis can handle the 10K, the game changer is the frame extension that almost every gas coach manufacturer installs. I personally would increase my insurance coverage just in the off chance that you may need it.

I'll that I want to say you'll be living life right out on the edge! If your in a accident and things are not right with your coach you are liable! I don't even know if your own insurance would cover that hitch modification?