Heavy Duty Hitch for a Class C
I am looking for a hitch for my C rated for at least 7000 lbs flat tow. I have a 5K that came with it, but that won't cut it. I am having a hard time searching for one on the web. Short of hiring...
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Ponderosa wrote:rvten wrote:That is a question that has no answer. My GCVWR is 22,000 lbs and the unit weighs about 11,000 dry. I have a lot of weight to play with there. I am considering flat towing my new RAM truck which tips the scales at 6800 with a tank of gas. I would imagine that flat towing puts far less strain on the frame than a conventional tow would. Putting 800 lbs cantilevered over the rear axles is a very different ball of wax than having zero vertical load from a flat tow. My thought is that the issue is more with the hitch itself than the frame.
Question is. Is the frame rated to handle a 7000# load?
Your issues are with the hitch and the frame extensions added on by Coachmen. Although your Ford van is good for the 22,000# GCWR, I doubt Coachmen rates that MH to tow more than 5,000#. Your best is probably to find a Bob the welder, to make up a custom hitch for you and tie it into the main Ford frame or at least beef it up considerably so you'll be able to tow up to what Ford allows for a GCWR.
