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It'll have to be such a extreme transition to hit that you'll never encounter that with the bus. If it makes you nervous you can get a receiver that's extended a little bit if that'll make you feel a little bit more comfortable.
What is it in California 65 or 70 feet limit?
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Most of these coach’s come out with a 10K hitch. One of the signs of a coach that has towed a heavy trailer is stress crack in the rear cap. A 20 K can be installed , however the engine cradle has to be changed out.
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My coach has a 10K hitch. The trailer I ordered has two 6K torsion axels in a spread design so it has a 12K capacity but I do not intend to load over the 10K limit of the coach. When you mention stress crack in the rear cap, are you referencing the fiberglass cap up top?
I think the only time I would want to mess with changing the engine cradle would be if somewhere in the future, I do an engine swap to an engine capable of running 100% biodiesel. I am in Oregon now and all the diesel is blended. I have to hunt to find diesel with only 5% bio. Most of the truck fueling stops here are running 15% or 20% bio and from what I read from Detroit Diesel, I should exceed 5% with this 60 series. I found the same thing in CA with a lot of 20% bio.
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I pull a 24' V nose Featherlite stacker, which is actually taller than the bus by a little bit, and I have no problems at all with hitting anything, and I use the shortest ball mount available so as not to overload the hitch by putting more leverage on it.
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Good to hear. As long as I know it won't hit, I'm not nervous. I can always monitor with the backup cam to see what it's doing the first few times I go through a transition to put my mind at ease. CA is 65 feet.Originally Posted by Joe Camper
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