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a class B or even a class C motorhome which has a 6.8 ford triton engine, what can these types of MH's tow? the hitch is a 5000 lb hitch but how big of a toad can they handle? the chassis is usually a 450 ford.
i called a few dealers and get a different answer from each one.
we have a 2011 jeep 4dr wrangler and want to know if we can tow this if we downgrade from our class A to a B or C?
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Talk to a ford dealer.
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Post your question on the Class B Forum, you will get lots of answers.
Yes you will be able to tow, but will need an auxiliary braking system to stop
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5000 pounds. The engine size usually isn't the problem but what the overall chassis capability is. The door sticker for your Wrangler will list its weight which will give you an idea of what you are working with.
My Class A has a maximum weight of 18000 pounds for the GVRW while the combined weight, GCRW, is 26000 pounds. Last time I weight the coach fully loaded it was at 15,450 pounds. The installed hitch is rated at 5000 pounds so I have a loss of 3000 pounds somewhere. I suspect the loss is due to the current hitch capacities. My coach has a Class III hitch rated at 5000 pounds. A Class IV hitch would have a rating of 10,000 pounds which would, if I towed that much weight, push my GCRW over the limits that Ford publishes.
What you will find that the F450/550 and F53 chassis are going to limit your towing capacity to 5000 pounds. The Wrangler is a pretty common flat tow vehicle in addition to being under the 5000 pound limit unless you plan to tow it on a flat bed trailer.
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You might want to consider why you think you need a towed vehicle with a B.
For many of us, one of the major advantages of having a B is having an RV that is small enough to go almost anywhere a large car or SUV can go.
There are good reasons for towing. Is the Wrangler to be used as an off-road vehicle with the B as your base camp?
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We towed a Jeep Liberty with our 2007 Pleasure-way V-10 Excel TS, it weighed in at 4,100#, we were still under the cgwr when adding on the weight of the tow bar and the Liberty.
We towed a car so that Chris had something to drive while on extended vacations, she was afraid to drive the Pleasure-way and it was also nice not having to disconnect everything just to drive to the store. It towed very well with the V-10, most of the time I didn't feel that it was behind us.
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charles wrote:We towed a Jeep Liberty with our 2007 Pleasure-way V-10 Excel TS, it weighed in at 4,100#, we were still under the cgwr when adding on the weight of the tow bar and the Liberty.
We towed a car so that Chris had something to drive while on extended vacations, she was afraid to drive the Pleasure-way and it was also nice not having to disconnect everything just to drive to the store. It towed very well with the V-10, most of the time I didn't feel that it was behind us.
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I don't blame you in the least for wanting a second vehicle. I guess it depends on the type trip. Just for a day or two or three the RV is fine but in our case we camp for weeks at the same RV park and use the second vehicle for running around and fishing. I, too, don't like the idea of breaking camp for a loaf of bread. LOL
I like the idea of having asecond vehicle "Just in case". Even new RV's have problems at times.
PS, I almost forgot. Braking is an important factor so depending on the weight ratio you may want something like a "Brake Buddy" for you second vehicle. My tow is only 2000# and class b is 8000# so I don't use aux. braking.
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Depends on which van was used to build the B, how it is equipped, and how heavily it is loaded.
A properly equipped E-350 van can tow up to 10,000 pounds, or it might be as little as 7200 pounds. These numbers might be reduced by the load the van is carrying when converted into a B motorhome, and the vertical loads from the tow cannot be permitted to increase axle loads beyond the axle load ratings. 9000-10,000 with the V-10, 7200 to 7400 with the V8. In a B, you are more likely to find the V8.
For the E-150 and E-250 vans, the range of maximum towing capacities is 5900 to 7300 pounds, depending on which V8 and which axle ratio, these numbers also being limited by axle ratings and load inside the van.
The Chevy vans used of B's also have a similar range of capacities, but more often 9000 pounds at the upper end.
For the E-series Cutaway, Ford does not list tow ratings, because Ford does not know the final vehicle weight. The Gross Combined Weight Rating for ranges from 9600 pounds to 18,500 pounds for the E-350, and 14,050 pounds to 22,000 pounds for the E-450.
I've seen E-450's built as tow vehicles with a towing capacity of 12,000 to 14,000 pounds. But those are not C motorhomes. Put the weight of the house on the chassis, less is left over for towing. If GCWR is 22,000 pounds and the weight is 14,000 pounds, towing capacity could be as high as 8000. If GCWR is 14,050 pounds and weight is 11,000 pounds, towing capacity is just barely 3000 pounds.
Typically for C motorhomes built on E-450, the motorhome manufacturer will assign a maximum towing capacity of 5000 pounds (hitch limited) and a maximum tongue weight of 350, which will enough for flat towing a 4000-5000 pound vehicle. For C motorhomes on E-350 and Express 3500, expect a towing capacity of 3500 pounds, tongue weight 350.
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