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Lakelady48
Explorer
Feb 14, 2017

Class C and towing.

We are in Florida for the winter with our 1500 Silverado truck and have found a motor home we want to buy and bring back home - 1500 miles. The motor home is a Four Winds 24C, Chevy 4500 chassis, V8. My husband wants to stiff hitch the truck home and I flatly refuse, saying it's not safe and can damage the transmission or motor. Just because the motor home has a 5000# hitch, it doesn't necessarily mean it can tow a 4000# truck, especially with an adjustable tow bar from Amazon. Please help.

Sorry, should have posted in towing.
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Feb 28, 2017
    mkirsch wrote:
    If you plan on doing this often, just take the truck to an RV dealer there in Florida and have a driveshaft disconnect device installed so that it can be towed behind the RV.

    A device like this: http://www.remcodsc.com/driveShaft.php



    had one,
    hated it
  • mkirsch's avatar
    mkirsch
    Nomad II
    Feb 28, 2017
    If you plan on doing this often, just take the truck to an RV dealer there in Florida and have a driveshaft disconnect device installed so that it can be towed behind the RV.

    A device like this: http://www.remcodsc.com/driveShaft.php

    For a one-time tow, the driveshaft will need to be disconnected from the rear axle. In an emergency where you need to drive the truck for some reason, one of you will need to be capable of crawling underneath and reinstalling the driveshaft.
  • burningman's avatar
    burningman
    Explorer II
    Feb 27, 2017
    Unless it's a frame-scraping lowered street cruiser, no jacking up needed.
    Securing the u-joint caps requires the ability to operate a roll of duct tape.
    Securing the driveshaft usually involves advanced techniques with zip ties or rope.
    Folks this is easy! No rocket surgery.
    If the guy wants to flat-tow his pickup behind a 4500-chassis MH I'm failing to see why he can't. And not because I don't know.
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Feb 27, 2017
    enblethen wrote:
    Little more then four bolts!
    I originally suggested disconnecting the drive shaft.
    Must be capable to crawl under to disconnect. May take jacking rig up or running up on some sort of ramp.
    Disconnect
    Secure U-joint caps so they don't get lost or become damaged.
    Support drive shaft.

    What do you do on homeward trip if you want to use the truck?


    yep, they had to drop my driveshaft on my bounder and there were lots of little parts (rods?) stuck in the grease, etc. I can see doing it one time to tow across the country perhaps, but not if there are two drivers and one could drive each vehicle.
    bumpy
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    Feb 27, 2017
    Little more then four bolts!
    I originally suggested disconnecting the drive shaft.
    Must be capable to crawl under to disconnect. May take jacking rig up or running up on some sort of ramp.
    Disconnect
    Secure U-joint caps so they don't get lost or become damaged.
    Support drive shaft.

    What do you do on homeward trip if you want to use the truck?
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Feb 27, 2017
    burningman wrote:
    I don't see what the problem is. If you pull the driveshaft from the pickup you can flat-tow it and the 4500 chassis MH will pull it.



    sure, that wouldn't be a PITA to pull/reinstall the drive shaft

    but there are two drivers, why not each drive one vehicle?
    bumpy
  • burningman's avatar
    burningman
    Explorer II
    Feb 27, 2017
    I don't see what the problem is. If you pull the driveshaft from the pickup you can flat-tow it and the 4500 chassis MH will pull it.
  • mowermech's avatar
    mowermech
    Explorer
    Feb 16, 2017
    I towed a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited behind a 1995 Tioga Class C on an E350/460V8 chassis (5000 lb. towing cap.).
    The Jeep was lifted, custom bumpers, 30 gallon fuel tank, winch, modified roll bars, engine lift, tummy tuck, etc..
    No problems.
    I also towed a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 behind our motorhome (5000 lb. towing Cap). I have no idea what the Jeep or the Ram weighed.
    However, I will not tow my current truck behind the motorhome. I DO know what it weighs!
  • Grit_dog's avatar
    Grit_dog
    Navigator
    Feb 16, 2017
    Jim-Linda wrote:
    Why not one of you drive the C and the other drive the PU, problem solved.

    Jim


    That would be too easy.

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