Towinq A Vehicle Or Trailer - Fleetwood Bounder 2000 Owner's Manual

When you use your motor home to tow, remember that you
must stop the towed load with your motor home's brakes.
This is critical on hills and in the mountains where you may
encounter sharp curves and possibly inegular road surfaces.
Check your motor home Chassis Operator's/Owller's
Guide/Manual for the maximum weight your motor home
can pull and stop on both level and steep roads. If the
Chassis Operator's/Owner's Guide/Manual does not pro-
vide information on towing weight limits, do not tow a load
of more than 1000 pounds unless the towed unit has a prop-
erly installed and operating supplement brake control system
that operates with the brakes on your motor home. The sup-
plemental brakes will NOT allow you to tow more than the
listed GCWR for your motor home. If you cannot stop, you
will crash.
You must not exceed the weight factors listed below if you
expect to tow something behind your motor home, either
with or without a dolly. The factors are:
»
GCWR - Gross Combined Weight Rating
»
GTW - Gross Towed Weight
»
TW - Tongue Weight
»
GAWR - Gross Axle Weight Ratillg
The ratings for these factors are all listed on the carrying
capacity label posted inside the motor home.
BOUNdER DiESEL
TOWING A
VEHICLE OR
TRAILER
('if
OWED LOAD OR
TOWED UNIT")
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NOTE
Some states and
provinces require brakes
and safety chains on
towed vehicles. Consult
the proper authorities in
the states or provinces
through which you will be
traveling.