8,000# hitch on new E-450 Chassis
It has recently come to my attention that all new Thor Motorhomes on the E-450 chassis built after 10/01/2014 come equipped standard with an 8,000 pound receiver hitch instead of the 5,000 pound hitch...
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My business partner ended up buying a 39' Monaco Knight DP in May which we have been able to use a few times...including a trip to Kentucky pulling my car trailer. Over this time we've watched a lot of rigs on the road and what they are pulling and are forming in our minds which way we want to go.
In my opinion, I think chassis capacity and maybe more importantly front and rear axle weight of the chassis before the trailer is hitched up is more important to this equation than the actual weight rating of the hitch.
We've pretty much decided that if we go with a C or B+ it'll be one a bit smaller in nature, mainly in the rear overhang area behind the rear tires vs the biggest C one can put on a E450 chassis. Driving a DP in many different situations that doesn't even know a 5500# trailer is behind it confirmed that I'd rather have more chassis than I need at my disposal than one that is at it's max rear axle weight before it's even loaded.
We looked real close at a 2015 Forrester 2800QS that is something I would have no trouble hitching my car trailer to and taking off. There are some other custom made B+s that fit the bill as well for us. I would imagine that RacerX10's Fleetwood Jamboree Searcher 25k is in that same ballpark, extra capacity available and putting a hitch on it to haul his trailer won't be an issue. Just need to find one to bolt up to the extensions or have one custom made.
In my opinion, I think chassis capacity and maybe more importantly front and rear axle weight of the chassis before the trailer is hitched up is more important to this equation than the actual weight rating of the hitch.
We've pretty much decided that if we go with a C or B+ it'll be one a bit smaller in nature, mainly in the rear overhang area behind the rear tires vs the biggest C one can put on a E450 chassis. Driving a DP in many different situations that doesn't even know a 5500# trailer is behind it confirmed that I'd rather have more chassis than I need at my disposal than one that is at it's max rear axle weight before it's even loaded.
We looked real close at a 2015 Forrester 2800QS that is something I would have no trouble hitching my car trailer to and taking off. There are some other custom made B+s that fit the bill as well for us. I would imagine that RacerX10's Fleetwood Jamboree Searcher 25k is in that same ballpark, extra capacity available and putting a hitch on it to haul his trailer won't be an issue. Just need to find one to bolt up to the extensions or have one custom made.
