02-06-2023, 07:21 AM
No two Newells are alike. Some come equipped with a 20k hitch, some with a 10K hitch, and some with a 5K hitch. The high capacity hitches can be retrofit, but it is not an off the shelf item or commercially available. I have seen Newell dabbing those hitches and retrofitting.
I have seen one coach pulling a stacker with a 5K hitch and the scary damage it caused. The owner was “told” it would be OK. By whom, I do not know.
You will know the big boy hitches when you see them. They will extend under the coach engine carriage rails. They will be constructed of large 2 1/2 inch or so square tubing. Many will have a 2.5 inch receiver. And they hang down, reducing the ground clearance at the rear.
I have seen one coach pulling a stacker with a 5K hitch and the scary damage it caused. The owner was “told” it would be OK. By whom, I do not know.
You will know the big boy hitches when you see them. They will extend under the coach engine carriage rails. They will be constructed of large 2 1/2 inch or so square tubing. Many will have a 2.5 inch receiver. And they hang down, reducing the ground clearance at the rear.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
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