2018 coachman freelander 26ds flat towing
I would like to know what kind of vehicles are being towed by coachman freelanders. The towing capacity is listed at 5000 lbs. Is it safe to tow that amount or should I back off of that amount. My ...
Forum Discussion
fwtraveler1 wrote:
Read on line that some RVer's only use 80 percent of towing capacity as a safety factor.
Don't worry about this for pulling a car. This advice normally applies to travel trailers, because many new buys are too lazy or just don't know they need to calculate hitch weight against payload to find their actual towing limit, for 1/2-tons and smaller.
Flat-towing has not hitch weight, therefore you have no payload concerns. Use the 5k rating to its fullest, but do make sure you have a braking system.
