jitts3
Well-Known Member
You could always go custom. But that will cost you a pretty penny too. I built the one for my motorhome and one for my 79 Cadillac. Nobody makes them for the car anymore. The motorhome was custom because of the 2 holding tanks. Also Coachman extended the frame with a thin walled piece of square stock for the bumper. Had no design for a hitch. So I replaced the square stock with 5" C channel 5/16 thick welded to the factory frame bolted with 1" grade 8 bolts (4 per side) then welded to the frame front and back. Add a C notch for body mount bolts and good to go. The actual reciever straddles the tanks from below and attach to the frame with a 3 foot spread for weight distribution. This is thinking ahead for the future use towing an enclosed car hauler and also the boats. Plans are to build a custom trailer for my 240 so I can run the equalizer bars like I do with the camper. This is because the motorhome has a long space between the hitch and rear axle. This would give the boat an advantage over the motorhome. Add the bars and stability returns.
As for how it fells, you won't know if something is wrong until failure. And that can be a catastrophic one. Another option is you can "beef up" the existing hitch. But even there the hitch draw bar has its limits that cannot be added to.
The next time you trade up concider the fact you may one day get a bigger boat and need a bigger truck. And a bigger hitch. I still say I would stick with what you got. But you and I know you are at the absolute end of the ability to tow with that settup.
As for how it fells, you won't know if something is wrong until failure. And that can be a catastrophic one. Another option is you can "beef up" the existing hitch. But even there the hitch draw bar has its limits that cannot be added to.
The next time you trade up concider the fact you may one day get a bigger boat and need a bigger truck. And a bigger hitch. I still say I would stick with what you got. But you and I know you are at the absolute end of the ability to tow with that settup.