User Tag List
Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Results 1 to 10 of 27
-
04-09-2018, 10:43 AM #1
- Join Date
- Apr 2017
- Location
- Utah
- Posts
- 82
- Mentioned
- 2 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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
Thanks2019 Ford F-350 Lariat Diesel CC SB SRW, payload 3680
2018 Rockwood Roo 233
Next Year - Reflection 340RDS
-
04-09-2018, 12:19 PM #2
- Join Date
- Jan 2018
- Location
- NorCal
- Posts
- 1,457
- Mentioned
- 14 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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.
2017 Ford F450 - our kids call her "Big Red"
2018 Grand Design Reflection 28bh
-
04-09-2018, 12:54 PM #3
- Join Date
- Mar 2014
- Location
- Northern Ohio
- Posts
- 13
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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.
Here are some before and after photos.Jack & Jacqui, Stongsville, OH
2014 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS #292, HydraStar EOH, Kodiak Disk Brakes, Sailun S637 G rated
2014 GMC Sierra 3500HD Duramax SRW CCSB
-
04-09-2018, 12:57 PM #4
- Join Date
- Oct 2017
- Location
- Vancouver,Wa
- Posts
- 97
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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.
David, Victoria & Scout
2018 Ford F-350 CCLB DRW Metallic Power stroke diesel
2017 310-GK R
-
04-09-2018, 01:45 PM #5
- Join Date
- Apr 2017
- Location
- Utah
- Posts
- 82
- Mentioned
- 2 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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?2019 Ford F-350 Lariat Diesel CC SB SRW, payload 3680
2018 Rockwood Roo 233
Next Year - Reflection 340RDS
-
04-09-2018, 02:13 PM #6
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.
RobCate & Rob
2015 Reflection 303RLS
-
04-09-2018, 02:54 PM #7
- Join Date
- Apr 2017
- Location
- Utah
- Posts
- 82
- Mentioned
- 2 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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?
2019 Ford F-350 Lariat Diesel CC SB SRW, payload 3680
2018 Rockwood Roo 233
Next Year - Reflection 340RDS
-
04-09-2018, 03:10 PM #8
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.
RobCate & Rob
2015 Reflection 303RLS
-
04-09-2018, 05:28 PM #9
- Join Date
- Mar 2014
- Location
- Northern Ohio
- Posts
- 13
- Mentioned
- 0 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
Jack & Jacqui, Stongsville, OH
2014 Grand Design Reflection 337RLS #292, HydraStar EOH, Kodiak Disk Brakes, Sailun S637 G rated
2014 GMC Sierra 3500HD Duramax SRW CCSB
-
04-09-2018, 06:52 PM #10
- Join Date
- Jun 2017
- Location
- Twin Cities MN
- Posts
- 215
- Mentioned
- 1 Post(s)
- Tagged
- 0 Thread(s)
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.
Thoughts?2018 3500HD Chevy Duramax CC SB
2014 2500HD Chevy Duramax CC SB(sold)
Pullrite 2700 Autoslider
Timbrens
2018 28bh 5th wheel
X23B Jayco (sold)
1991 Pop-up (sold)
Tent (might bring along so I know what camping is like again)
Morryde Safe-T-rail install issues
Today, 12:55 AM in Mods and DIY