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Originally Posted by Joe-FL
I understand your posts on weights. When Thor made the change in 2014 with their Challengers hitches mine was one that had the older 5,000 pound limit. So if I am understanding the information you posted, and other facts, then I can't really upgrade, or if I do upgrade to a 8,000 pound hitch it doesn't really increase how much tongue weight or total weight I can handle?
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You are right on. Here is what Ford says:
"Do not allow the final trailer tongue weight to go above or below 10-15% of the loaded trailer weight." page 101, 2016 E Series Owner's Manual, placed by Thor in the glove box.
So an 8,000-lb Class IV hitch is meaningless unless it has a 1,200-lb tongue weight rating. Of course, you must have the GVCWR to. Mine is 22,000-lb, my unit weighs 10,600-lb so I have well over an 8,000-lb GVCWR.
At a minimum, Thor should clear this up in their advertising materials. The burden to sort this out should not be placed on the purchaser absent clear specifications by Thor.
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