towing with a class c

Mich F wrote:

MikeRP wrote:
So your rear axle is supposed to weigh no more than 9600lbs. GVWR is 14500. And GCWR is 22,000lbs. So in my case, my Rear axle is at 9000 lbs. Remember, keeping extra air in your air bags, I run at 70 psi, raises the rear up and puts more weight on the front axle. The Coach overall is at 13,500 lbs fully gassed and loaded.

My toad is 4860 lbs. some would say you are too close to the limits with my toad but remember there is an incredible safety factor in those hitches. They are very conservatively rated and also remember the carrying capacity on a normal truck hitch is nearly double with a weight distributing hitch.

I know a guy who has been towing over 7000 lbs for years with a 3500 lb hitch. Found him on the forest river forum.

The 350 lbs may be weight on the bumper itself. I've hear those bumpers are not rated to carry much weight and 350 strikes me as what mine is. Check it out to be sure.

Overall they have told you anything wrong. You just have to know your weights.

I have a regular frame mounted hitch, which actually has a Winnebago Industries sticker on it.I know they make a lot of their own parts, perhaps they make the hitch also. They just decided to put another 350# tongue weight limit sticker on the b.umper.
I haven't weighed my MH yet, but according to a sticker on the door I'm not to exceed something around 3,275# in passengers and gear so it looks like I have plenty of CCC, if that sticker is anywhere near accurate.
My right side air bag has suddenly developed a leak which I have to get fixed when I bring the MH in next week for a recall on the range.
As far as the Firestone air bags are concerned, I believe they tell you not to exceed 90 or 100#. Back in something like 2004 I talked to someone at Firestone about air bags I had on an F250 with a slide in camper. He told me they were actually good for 150#, but rated them at the lesser weight.

The air bags are rated at 100 psi and sounds like that bumper sticker may be a relic from the old 3500 lb hitches. I'd go by what is on the hitch itself or call the manufacturer not the dealer. They won't know more than likely.

Load it up and take it to a flying j and get a weigh slip record.