Why to Go to Class A from 5th Wheel Part 2
I want to add more information from my original post I had. We have camped for about 15 years. We have gone from tenting to popup to travel trailer toy hauler to 5th Wheel to 5th Wheel toyhauler to ...
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dahkota wrote:msturtz wrote:
I was the one that posted about the gas MH. We needed to be able to tow our Tahoe to fit all 5 - 6 people and gear in for side trips. No gas MH can do that except a very few Class C units. But with the Class C units you have major issues with GVWR and GAWR. Our unit had ~1800# of gross CCC not including water! Add water, additional fuel, people and now you are stuck with closer to ~500# of payload. You need to be very careful not to overload any part of the unit or poor handling can result.
I'd be surprised if you could find a gas C that could tow that. We looked at Super Cs first - diesel - and they had the capacity (10K lbs.) But they were either too long or poorly constructed.
There really isn't the perfect RV out there.
Technically Ford E-450s can tow up to 7500# (GCWR of 22,000) however most manufacturers only put a 5,000# hitch because of the frame rail extensions. However you can only really flat tow because you can't put 750# tongue weight on the rear. A Thor Palazzo has a 10K hitch and can tow up to 10K as long as you don't exceed your GCWR of 30,000. Realistically, you can only tow about 7,500# due to the GCWR issues.
