Towing horses behind your motorhome.
I have a 2012 Thor Freedom Elite 24' and planning on towing my horses for camping trips. I'm getting my tow bar upgraded to 6000 lbs. does anyone have advice or helpful hints? Calamity.
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mkirsch wrote:
It's a short Class C (24') so the concerns about the frame aren't quite as relevant as they would be on a 32' motorhome.
If it has any frame extensions at all, they are very short, and as strong as you can expect them to possibly be.
Being a shorter unit, it is also much lighter. I would not want to tow that much trailer behind a 32' class C which would already be right at or over the rear tire capacity.
I disagree with this. 24' class Cs have long frame extensions similar to a 32', the extra length of the 32' is mostly ahead of the rear axle.
People tow horses, race cars and who knows what behind Class Cs all the time.
It does work. Now, I sure as heck won't do it, it does tend to screw up the rear of the coach because it overstresses the wimpy frame extensions and they handle terribly because the wheelbase is so short compared to how long the rear overhang is, the hitch is gonna be at least ten feet behind the rear axle if not more.
I even tried towing with similar length class As and went back to a dually pickup and camper because the motorhomes are such lousy tow rigs.
But it does work. Have at it.
Oh and about the horses breathing exhaust fumes... that's ridiculous. ALL horse trailers go behind trucks!! I haul 14 at a time in a very large horse transport truck, expensive show horses, sometimes even Bill Gates' wife's horse. What are you suggesting, that people tow horses behind their Teslas?
