Class "A" MH - Towing a Jeep Summit
My 2015 class "A" V10 MH is equipped with 5000lbs towing capacity, will pull 2014 Grand Cherokee Jeep Summit 5150lbs, will take I15 to I70 from S.Cali to Denver, CO, the Vail pass and Eisenhower Tunne...
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I don't think anyone is going to be willing to tell you a straight yes or no answer cause as you stated you are actually over the tow limit for the RV, but obviously not by much. How do you know the true weight? If you had it weighed with a full gas tank you would probably be within the limit if your tank was only 1/4 full. Also no one wants to be caught recommending anyone go over any of the limits that our RV's were meant for but it is done fairly often, sometimes out of necessity and other times out of just not knowing. I was doing a military move and had to be weighed with the U-Haul trailer before and after loading and my weigh ticket at the end of my journey ended up showing that I had exceeded the weight limit for my hitch and for the trailer (oops). Currently my MH is at the weight limit if I have a full tank of water, or full holding tanks, which I don't usually have when traveling but if I plan to or have been boondocking I might be over for a short time until I can dump.
My concern with the altitude would be less on the engine and more on the braking. The altitude will obviously hurt the performance of the engine but I think it would still be OK, just slow going. The brakes though also have a tendency to have a harder time cooling with the thin air so watch that in the mountains too.
My concern with the altitude would be less on the engine and more on the braking. The altitude will obviously hurt the performance of the engine but I think it would still be OK, just slow going. The brakes though also have a tendency to have a harder time cooling with the thin air so watch that in the mountains too.
