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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Topic: Intro and Question re: Wallmarting Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 6:19am |
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Yes most WDH say you need class III hitch. I had to change mine from a class two to a class three. Reece has a 350/3500 pound lite duty hitch with sway control that will work with a class two as long as it has a 2 inch receiver.
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Mike_n_Deb
Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2012 Location: New York Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 1:48pm | |
Huh, that's a couple things I hadn't noticed. Both the WDH requirement and the fact the factory hitch on my jeep is only class II. Of course at the time I ordered the jeep I had no thoughts about a travel trailer. I needed it to haul firewood on a utility trailer which even the old 2dr Wrangler did no problem. That musta been a class I, it had an 1 1/4 inch receiver and only 2000lbs capacity. Guess I'll be looking into that light duty Reece first. Really not thrilled with the idea of swapping out the factory hitch. Thanks for the heads up. ......Mike |
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Mike_n_Deb
Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2012 Location: New York Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 5:55pm | |
Ok, I looked at the Reese 350 and I kinda like it, but the Q&A in one of the listings still suggests that class 3 should be used. Could be class 2 hitches aren't designed to handle the torsion load applied by a WDH. I'm gonna have to crawl under the jeep and take a look. .........Mike |
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Mike_n_Deb
Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2012 Location: New York Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 7:11pm | |
Well I looked under the jeep and I think I definitely need a heavier receiver to use WDH of any type. The factory installed receiver is just bolted to the center of the last square tube crossmember of the jeeps frame. There is no 'extra' structure to transfer the WDH twisting load to the frame side rails. Eventually the crossmember to side rail welds would probably fail from torsion flex. Oh well, it's only money. :) ........Mike |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 7:27pm | |
The mounting location on the vehicle will probably be the same.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Posted: 10 Sep 2012 at 9:02pm | |
I looked it up and the class III does bolt to the same place as the class II. It is just made out of heavier Steel. I am guessing the cross member is welded in well.
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 7:20am | |
Maybe it's just my way of thinking, however, I'd think that the factory installed the max hitch that the vehicle could safely handle. Replacing what you have with a heavier hitch is asking for troubles as far as I'm concerned. Not only are you taking a risk for you, but your putting other motorists at risk if you continue down this path.
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"Ray & Connie"
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Paige
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Upstate NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 216 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 9:37am | |
When we bought our Rav we had the heavy duty tow package installed. It was approved by the Toyota dealer. It is what we did for our previous Rav when we were towing a popup trailer.
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Paige and Pete
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Mike_n_Deb
Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2012 Location: New York Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 4:44pm | |
this_is_nascar...I appreciate the concern BUT what you're saying would only be true if I was installing a heavier receiver to accomodate a load over the vehicle rating.
If my jeep, as-is, is rated to pull an rpod (which it is) then increasing the load rating of the receiver is absolutely not a safety concern. Probably quite the opposite. The factory installed a receiver 'adequate' for the rated tow load of the vehicle. As long as the max tow load is not exceeded an overrated receiver should actually be 'safer'.
.......Mike
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 11 Sep 2012 at 4:48pm | |
Gotcha.... I thought you were "super-sizing" to allow for an increased load.
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"Ray & Connie"
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