New to Dingy towing and toads
My parents just bought Fleetwood Jamboree 31M. They have a Dodge Grand Caravan which weighs in at around 4400#. We are taking a trip cross country in July and are contemplating buying a "toad" or a do...
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ArmyVet717 wrote:
Dealer ToldFor 5000# Max On The Hitch. I Asked About GCWR, I Was Told That the Hitch Was Only Rated At 5000#. I'm Sure The MH Could Handle More, But I'm Not One To Try To Max Out A Vehicles Capabilities.
My Only Challenge Now Is Do I Go For A Dolly And Tow My Fusion (3500#), Or Do I Look For A four Down toad.
If the hitch is your only concern and it passes with the other criteria and requirements, presented here, then take it to a hitch welding shop and see what it might take to beef it up to 10K lbs. I mean a higher rated receiver along with some frame braces and such, surely should do the job and one can usually look at something like this to know what it's capabilities might be. All this comes from a lot of different factors and with cars and trucks, it even depends on the wheel base, so even when your chassis manual says one thing, it could have changed with the coach manufacture when they extended the frame's length. I mean there's a lot of coaches out there that are overloaded by this math and with no ill effects ever.
