 |
|
05-06-2018, 09:32 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Double tow
Just purchased a new 28bhbe, I requested recieved hitch on rear because I double tow my boat. Salesman said your in luck trailer comes standard with receiver hitch. Now at home I read that can not tow, for accerory rack only.
Does anyone tow with this set up? Or do I have to cut this one off and get set up from hitch shop?
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 06:08 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,650
|
I would send Jayco and email along with your VIN and ask that same question about the hitch, better to hear it from the horses mouth.
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 06:47 AM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever the boss says we're going.
Posts: 16,107
|
If it had the safety chain bracket it's a hitch, no bracket it's for the accesory rack. There should actually be a sticker on it telling you what it's for.
__________________
 DISNEY LOVERS
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 08:51 AM
|
#4
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Will email Jayco i know what they will say. On hitch its says cargo only , tongue weight of 300lbs not to tow. My problem is the dealer sold me unit saying came ready with hitch to tow my boat. Dealer now says different. I
Im seeking ppl on here that do tow with that setup
Does it work or did they beef ut up to tow
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 09:53 AM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever the boss says we're going.
Posts: 16,107
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiffy
Will email Jayco i know what they will say. On hitch its says cargo only , tongue weight of 300lbs not to tow. My problem is the dealer sold me unit saying came ready with hitch to tow my boat. Dealer now says different. I
Im seeking ppl on here that do tow with that setup
Does it work or did they beef ut up to tow
|
When we bought our PINNACLE it had the same hitch and JAYCO emphatically said "Not for towing" when our dealer called them. The HT's are the only ones set up for towing if I remember correctly.
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 12:04 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Well so far waiting 3 days for local dealer to answer my call, so took advice contacted Jayco directly. Wow all I can say is I hope I never need customer service again. Was told not to double tow with that hitch and it's not any concern to them deal with dealer you purchased at, was not even able to ask technical question on hitch what makes so weak etc they ended call
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 12:07 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Abingdon
Posts: 6,177
|
I thought all hitchwork had to have it's capacity on a sticker on the hitch?
__________________
2013 Jayco Eagle 328 RLTS
2021 Keystone Montana 3121RL
2013 F350 6.7L 4x4 CCLB
W/Air Lift air bags (front & rear)
Equal-I-Zer™ WDH & B&W Companion
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 12:48 PM
|
#8
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
It says 300lbs tongue weight cargo only do not tow
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 12:54 PM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Abingdon
Posts: 6,177
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiffy
It says 300lbs tongue weight cargo only do not tow
|
Yeah..no towing with that. I'm sure you can get a hitch made for towing installed. Might be a challenge to find though. Double towing isn't the most popular thing in the world. Good luck!
__________________
2013 Jayco Eagle 328 RLTS
2021 Keystone Montana 3121RL
2013 F350 6.7L 4x4 CCLB
W/Air Lift air bags (front & rear)
Equal-I-Zer™ WDH & B&W Companion
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 12:57 PM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Abingdon
Posts: 6,177
|
I'd also find out if Jayco says "ok" about towing before buying anything. It might not be built to handle it and what you have is it.
__________________
2013 Jayco Eagle 328 RLTS
2021 Keystone Montana 3121RL
2013 F350 6.7L 4x4 CCLB
W/Air Lift air bags (front & rear)
Equal-I-Zer™ WDH & B&W Companion
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 01:37 PM
|
#11
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Just bad to pay for an option that is useless to me and dealer purchased from will not respond back
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 01:46 PM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Surprise
Posts: 2,623
|
Its shocking to hear a sales person lied to get a sale.....ok not so much...I believe nothing an RV salesperson or a truck salesperson tells me...and I'm proven correct most of the time.
__________________
2011 Toyota Tundra double cab
2015 27RLS
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 01:55 PM
|
#13
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
That is very true. But this is also what sucks with buying out if town
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 03:38 PM
|
#14
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever the boss says we're going.
Posts: 16,107
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiffy
was not even able to ask technical question on hitch what makes so weak etc they ended call
|
It's LIPPERT not certifying the frame for the additional stress.
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 03:53 PM
|
#15
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,650
|
Call back again you will get someone else, if they can't answer ask to be bumped to someone who can. You may have to call Lippert also
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 05:25 PM
|
#16
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Maine
Posts: 2,626
|
Might not apply to the OP ( double towing is OK in Ontario and some surrounding states) but its a no no in NY..
We go up 17 by Ottawa-Sudbury-Superior and double towing is the rule.. It might be good to try to literally hitch up and contact some TT owners in your area to find out if there is a work around.
__________________
2021 GMC Canyon
2021 Jayco 212QB
WDH ; Anderson
2012 Honda Ridgeline not towing anymore
2016 195 RB traded in
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 05:31 PM
|
#17
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Our Ontario law allows us to double tow with max length bumper TV to bumper of what ever towing of 75.6 feet as long as TV rated for lbs towing.
What is Lippert? Never heard that before?
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 05:36 PM
|
#18
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Gilmer, Texas
Posts: 1,053
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiffy
What is Lippert? Never heard that before?
|
Lippert aka LCI makes the what is passed off as a frame.
__________________
S.A.Young
2011 321RLTS
2012 Chevy duramax dually
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 05:38 PM
|
#19
|
|
Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chelmsford
Posts: 34
|
Ok thank you, all my privous trailers I have double towed with also
|
|
|
|
|
05-07-2018, 05:44 PM
|
#20
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Sparwood, BC
Posts: 2,800
|
If you can't do it yourself go to a welding shop and they can figure out something.
Where there is a will there is a way todo it safely. Never mind the factory warranty, you might never needed. With high tensile steel frame it is better to do a bolt-on design than weld-on design.
__________________
2014 Ram 1500 CrewCab 4x4 5.7 Hemi 3.92 Rear and Air Lift 1000
2005 Jayco Jay Feather LGT - 29Y GVWR-7000 lbs.
Dexter Axle Lift 4-9/16" - installed with sub-frame.
Pro Series 1200 lbs. WDH with Double Sway Bar.
Champion 3100/2800 watt Inverter/Generator-Onboard Solar Power
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
