I have a 2001 Coachmen Leprechaun 305MB 31' Class C on the E450 chassis and the V10. Was planning on hauling some ATV's this upcoming weekend and noticed that hitch rating was for 3500/350 tongue weight. I have read a ton on the reason for this (fr...
Yeah it does seem high, I'm just going by whats in the owners manual that came with it. Do those frame braces sound factory or aftermarket? If I could figure out how to post pictures I would add one.
That was my thought, ot looks pretty beefy. I will say though that if the extension that is welded onto these things is just that butt weld it looks very weak! No wonder they need support!
I was mistaken, it is an L shaped bracket that runs along the side and the bottom and extends roughly 1 foot on either side of where the extension is welded to the main part of the frame. On the side there are six slots where it goes to the main fram...
It runs on the outside of the frame, a larger c-channel covering over the frame that is roughly 1/4 thick. The brace is well after the extension connection, only about 2 feet from the hitch. Not sure if a larger hitch was offered or not, but from ...
After looking in the owners manual, it appears I have a GCVWR of 26,000lbs, and a GVWR of 18,000lbs, and an UVWR of 15,019lbs. It mentions that my GCVWR may differ depending on the hitch that is attached. Reading that logic would dictate that I cou...
