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Originally Posted by Dizzee2020
Not quite. If you tow 4 down, the weight of the tow bar, etc. must be deducted from the NCC of the motorhome. My tow bar setup weighs about 50 pounds. This is hitch weight that must be deducted from NCC.
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Even if that was the case, you wouldn't subtract the entire weight from the CCC. That tow bar is supported on both ends so the hitch would only see about half the weight. 25 lbs is negligible. Subtracting it won't hurt anything but not accounting for that weight won't either. I promise, the hitch rating, the GVWR, etc. all have generous factors of safety that far exceed 25 lbs.
Generally, only the tongue weight needs to be subtracted from the CCC. The weight of the vehicle itself does not. If you have a situation like we will where the difference between the GVWR and GCWR is less than the tow rating, you can only tow that difference. For example:
26000 GCWR minus 22000 GVWR equals 4000 lbs
Hitch and chassis to two rating equals 5000 lbs.
You can only tow 4000 lbs...unless you have not loaded the coach up the the GVWR of 22000 lbs. Any left over CCC you have can be "borrowed" for towing up to the 5000 lb max. So, you could tow a 4800 lbs vehicle if your coach weights 21,200 lbs (actual weight). Just never exceed the GVWR, the GCWR, the hitch rating or the tongue weight rating.
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