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Make a loading diagram of your properly loaded
motor home. It will help you locate where specific
items are stored, and will help speed the loading pro-
cess. Store emergency items in a readily accessible
location. Include a fire extinguisher, tools, jack, first-
aid kit, rain gear, flashlight, highway warning devices,
and an electric cord with light.
WARNING: DO NOT STORE OR CARRY LP GAS
CONTAINERS, GASOLINE, OR OTHER FLAM-
MABLE LIQUIDS INSIDE YOUR MOTOR HOME.
TRAILER HITCHES AND TOWING
. If you expect to pull a trailer with your motor home,
please use these guidelines when choosing a hitch
and trailer:
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Hitch classification: Class II
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Limit the vertical hitch load (tongue weight of
trailer) to a maximum of 250 pounds. Heavier ver-
tical hitch loads can cause damage to your motor
home rear frame and body, cause unstable driving'
and handling characteristics, and may restrict your
rights under the Ownercare warranty.
• Do not tow a trailer weighing more than 3500
pounds, or more than recommended by the chassis
manufacturer (as described below). whichever is
less. Heavier trailers can cause damage to the
motor home structure or drive train, cause unstable
driving or handling characteristics, or restrict your
rights under the Ownercare warranty.
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Do not exceed the Gross Combined Weight Rating
(GCWR). The GCWR is the total weight of the
motor home and trailer you intend to tow. The
GCWR of the Oshkosh motor home chassis equip-
ped with 460 cu/in engine and 4.88 rear axle ratio
is 20,000 pounds.
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Alternate gear ratios may be retrofitted for special
towing needs. Contact your local chassis manufac-
turer dealer for recommendations. Exceeding these
GCWR's may cause damage to your motor home
drive train or chassis, unstable driving and handl-
ing characteristics, and may void your warranty.
• Weigh your motor home fully loaded with driver,
passengers, cargo, and the fully loaded trailer at-
taC;:,hed. Do not exceed the Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR) of any axle, and do not exceed the
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of either the
motor home, the trailer, or the Gross Combined
Weight Rating (GCWR) of the motor home. If any
of these ratings are exceeded, weight must be
eliminated or, shifted until scale weights are equal
to or less than ratings.
Towing Automobiles
If you plan to tow an automobile with your motor
home, the tongue weight must not exceed 250
pounds. The Gross Combined Weight must not exceed
the GCWR listed on the chart.
Towing devices other than wheeled dollies that raise
the front or rear wheels of the vehicle in tow off the
ground create tongue weights in excess of the 250
pounds maximum, and must not be used.
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