Hitch Rating Question

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I have a new to me Class C with a hitch in the back. The hitch has a sticker rating for Trailers: Max gross trailer wt 3500 lbs, Max tongue wt 350 lbs. and Dinghy tow Max gross trailer wt 5000 lbs, Max tongue wt 100 lbs.

Usually tongue weight is ~10% of the max trailer weight but for the life of me, I don't know why towing a dinghy would be a tongue weight of 100 lbs. I was going to dolly tow my car using a dual hitch so I could bring my bikes.

Can anyone explain to me what's going on? Thanks!

Joe

choochooman74 · Answer

4 down towing has nearly no tongue weight. The hitch is rated to tow a toad 4 down not exceeding 5000lbs.

If your tow dolly will have less than 100 lbs of tongue weight with the car loaded, you should be good to go.

jokaj · Answer

Thanks for the response. My main concern is whether or not I can tow a dolly and have a bike hitch on the same hitch. The 100 lb tongue weight would essentially prevent me from carrying my bikes........

choochooman74 · Answer

jokaj wrote:Thanks for the response. My main concern is whether or not I can tow a dolly and have a bike hitch on the same hitch. The 100 lb tongue weight would essentially prevent me from carrying my bikes........can you get a bike rack for the toad?

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