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 only concern with using a WD hitch is the RV frame has been extended twice. This hitch says nothing one way or the other about using a WD device with it like some others do. It's not like I'll be moving 1,000 pounds to the steer tires with it though, it won't need to transfer much weight to balance everything out.
I may try one just to see. I've never used one before personally but I still remember the day we lifted my brother's truck's rear tires off the ground with his TT weight distribution hitch. Hopefully the newer ones are easier to setup and use properly...
The front axle of the coach had 3420 pounds on it when weighed and is rated at 5,000 pounds.
I should also add that this coach has the Firestone air bags on it and at that time they had no air in them. When I put 70 psi in them yesterday, it raised the rear ride height about 2" I'm guessing. I also had the wrong receiver hitch for the trailer ride height that had the tongue up in the air higher than it should be. All of those things are adjustable and I'm sure can move the weight around even more to fine tune.
I may try one just to see. I've never used one before personally but I still remember the day we lifted my brother's truck's rear tires off the ground with his TT weight distribution hitch. Hopefully the newer ones are easier to setup and use properly...
The front axle of the coach had 3420 pounds on it when weighed and is rated at 5,000 pounds.
I should also add that this coach has the Firestone air bags on it and at that time they had no air in them. When I put 70 psi in them yesterday, it raised the rear ride height about 2" I'm guessing. I also had the wrong receiver hitch for the trailer ride height that had the tongue up in the air higher than it should be. All of those things are adjustable and I'm sure can move the weight around even more to fine tune.
