Class A - MH - Hitch Capacity
Hi folks, Need your opinion, my 2015 class "A" MH is equipped with "Class C" 5000lbs Hitch Capacity, and "Falcon All Terrain" non-binding tow bar, also 5000lbs, will pull 2014 Grand Jeep Summit bit...
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To clarify, your tow capacity is the LESSER of;
The hitch rating
or
GCWR minus the weight of your coach as it would be loaded for travel ( with water, clothes, fuel, food, people etc).
As an example if your GCWR is 26,000 and your weighted coach is 24,000 then you only have 2,000 tow capacity.
If your GCWR is 26,000 and your weighted coach is only 20,000 then you have 5,000 tow capacity (the difference is 6k, but the hitch is rated at 5k)
The load on the vehicle including the tow vehicle cannot exceed the GCWR. (gross combined weight rating).
In any event, even if you have the 5k capacity, you're still over the limit with your proposed toad. So it's all really kind of a moot point. Weight police will tell you no way. I probably wouldn't do it, but I am sure folks are often a few hundred over with no issues. But I wouldn't try a few thousand over.
The hitch rating
or
GCWR minus the weight of your coach as it would be loaded for travel ( with water, clothes, fuel, food, people etc).
As an example if your GCWR is 26,000 and your weighted coach is 24,000 then you only have 2,000 tow capacity.
If your GCWR is 26,000 and your weighted coach is only 20,000 then you have 5,000 tow capacity (the difference is 6k, but the hitch is rated at 5k)
The load on the vehicle including the tow vehicle cannot exceed the GCWR. (gross combined weight rating).
In any event, even if you have the 5k capacity, you're still over the limit with your proposed toad. So it's all really kind of a moot point. Weight police will tell you no way. I probably wouldn't do it, but I am sure folks are often a few hundred over with no issues. But I wouldn't try a few thousand over.
