dinghy towing question...

[aimtoRV]

Hi all,

What a helpful place this is! Here's my question:

Can I tow my 98 Sienna minivan (5000 lbs including tow dolly) with my new-to-me 98 Winnebago Chieftain 36WL, with the Cummins 5.9 and Allison 6-speed? The GVWR is 24,000 (and a bit) and the GCWR is close to 31000 lbs. Or, does anyone know where I can find the specs online? Tried Winnie and Freightliner, but can't find them there.

I ask because the Owner's manual (which covers the Ford and GM chassis, as well as the Freightliner) says the max. is 3500 lbs. I'm sure I read somewhere that I could tow 5000 lbs., and, when I checked the Winnie website for the 2007 similar chassis, it said 10000 lbs. The hitch appears capable and I would think that a diesel would be able to tow more than 3500 lbs.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Richard

[aimtoRV]

Hi all,

What a helpful place this is! Here's my question:

Can I tow my 98 Sienna minivan (5000 lbs including tow dolly) with my new-to-me 98 Winnebago Chieftain 36WL, with the Cummins 5.9 and Allison 6-speed? The GVWR is 24,000 (and a bit) and the GCWR is close to 31000 lbs. Or, does anyone know where I can find the specs online? Tried Winnie and Freightliner, but can't find them there.

I ask because the Owner's manual (which covers the Ford and GM chassis, as well as the Freightliner) says the max. is 3500 lbs. I'm sure I read somewhere that I could tow 5000 lbs., and, when I checked the Winnie website for the 2007 similar chassis, it said 10000 lbs. The hitch appears capable and I would think that a diesel would be able to tow more than 3500 lbs.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Richard

[rebelsbeach]

Richard,

HERE"S the link to the 1998 brochure for your unit from the Winnebago web page.

It is a pdf file so you'll need to have Acrobat or some other way to read pdf files...

[aimtoRV]

Hi rebelsbeach,

Thanks so much for the link to the brochure!

Unfortunately, although I found the GVWR, it does not state the GCWR or how much the unit will tow.

I will phone Winnie tomorrow.

Thanks again,

Richard