Weight and capacity question
We are thinking of selling our Chateau 25c (27ft total length) and getting something like a Tioga 31w or Jamboree 31w to replace it. I was comparing weight specs between our Chateau and a Tioga and i...
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E450's GCWR has been 20,000 for years, maybe from the first year. Very new ones are 22,000.
I think that the GCWR of the Tioga was reduced by Fleetwood from Ford's actual rating. Probably has a 3,500 rated hitch, possibly related to their having a concern about the frame extension. But that's odd too, since Ford issues a spec for frame extensions and if the chassis stretching plant follows them, the GCWR (20,000 in this case) is preserved. Just don't use a weight-distributing hitch! You have to stay within the towed weight and hitch weight specified by the coach builder, Fleetwood in this case.
I think that the GCWR of the Tioga was reduced by Fleetwood from Ford's actual rating. Probably has a 3,500 rated hitch, possibly related to their having a concern about the frame extension. But that's odd too, since Ford issues a spec for frame extensions and if the chassis stretching plant follows them, the GCWR (20,000 in this case) is preserved. Just don't use a weight-distributing hitch! You have to stay within the towed weight and hitch weight specified by the coach builder, Fleetwood in this case.
