tatest wrote:
For a couple years I towed 3600 pounds of mid-size pickup truck. The combined rig, even with the motorhome over 13,000 pounds, was still within GCWR (20,000 in my case, 2003 E-450 chassis). Transmission handled it just fine, but I do make sure to do transmission fluid changes at 30,000 mile intervals.
You will notice the extra weight on acceleration and hill climbing. I definitely notice it because immediately on pulling out of my street I have three blocks going uphill on 8% grade, and it takes most of the first block to get up to 30 mph speed limit.
The other thing I notice is that the tow pushes me around if I am too fast on sharp curves, like those marked for 15 mph. There is a transition, first pushing the rear of the motorhome to the outside of the curve, then pulling it toward the inside as the tow gets around the curve.
I'm now down to a 2600 pound Honda Fit as my tow. I like it better, but it still slows me down, and can push me around on tight turns.
Interesting. I have a 31' Winnebago and with our 4,300lb Exlporer I have never felt this. Only on long hills do I have any indication it's back there. Curiously, I do have Hellwig bars and Koni shocks, I wonder if that's the difference.
