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    Has anyone installed this rear hitch on their RV?

    I am wanting to double tow my fifth wheel and a 4 seater RZR behind it. I have a 2018 290bh and a 2500 duramax. Weights and length are not a problem for the TV, I am just wondering if this rear hitch would be sufficient to pull 2500 pounds and if it is recommended to use this (bolt on) instead of paying someone to weld one on. Also is this similar to what is already on the RV?

    https://www.etrailer.com/RV-and-Camp...urt/13703.html


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    Hmm, looking at how low that thing hangs in the back, I'd be worried about it scrapping anytime I encountered a big dip or entering/leaving some driveways.
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    Yep.

    The 2014 Reflections didn't come with the hitch receiver. I think that those were added beginning with 2015 model year. I added the hitch last summer which was more difficult than I expected. In the end, it seems very stable but does hang a little lower than the factory setup.

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    I had one put on our 310 by the dealer, for some reason doing it myself would void the frame warranty, these guys where terrible welders.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    Yep.

    The 2014 Reflections didn't come with the hitch receiver. I think that those were added beginning with 2015 model year. I added the hitch last summer which was more difficult than I expected. In the end, it seems very stable but does hang a little lower than the factory setup.

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    Do you have wiring too? And it wasn't all that easy? I have gotten a quote from a welder (where all the RV dealers take their welding needs to) for $465 out the door with wiring. The hitch i linked is like $240 and then I have to figure out wiring and I would have install it myself. I am just leaning towards letting the welder do it. Doesn't seem all that much more and I wouldn't have to do anything and I bet it is a bit stronger being welded.

    Should i worry about voiding the warranty? Like does anyone really think this will cause a problem?
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    It is not only "voiding your warranty" that you should consider . . . it is the damage you might do that would cause you to make a warranty claim in the first place. If you twist the purposely light weight (6" I think) frame rails or bend something in the pinbox area that was designed to pull only the weight of the 5th wheel, because you are towing additional weight . . . LCI is not likely going to honour a warranty claim. If you have some LCI component failure totally unrelated to the frame structure, your warranty in that area should be unaffected.

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    My other option would be that my wife would tow the RZR in her Hyundai Santa Fe and I would tow the Fifth wheel. Is that what most people would recommend?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gotime4 View Post
    My other option would be that my wife would tow the RZR in her Hyundai Santa Fe and I would tow the Fifth wheel. Is that what most people would recommend?
    I just think you need to seriously consider the difference between towing behind a 337, fastened to its 10" frame rails and pulled through a pin box designed for much heavier loads . . . and towing behind a 150 Series 5th wheel designed to be as light as possible from the get-go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gotime4 View Post
    Do you have wiring too? And it wasn't all that easy? I have gotten a quote from a welder (where all the RV dealers take their welding needs to) for $465 out the door with wiring. The hitch i linked is like $240 and then I have to figure out wiring and I would have install it myself. I am just leaning towards letting the welder do it. Doesn't seem all that much more and I wouldn't have to do anything and I bet it is a bit stronger being welded.

    Should i worry about voiding the warranty? Like does anyone really think this will cause a problem?
    I only use a bike rack on the hitch. I can't even imagine pulling anything behind a 5th wheel.

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    I wonder if there is a difference between frame of a 150 series and a regular reflection of the same length.

    Also I wonder how much stress a light trailer with 150lb tongue weight vs bike rack with 250lbs on it?

    I would think the hitch with 250lbs of bikes would be placing more stress bouncing around then the trailer. Granted it probably be a little more pulling force with a trailer but I doubt it would exceed what the frame could handle.

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