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Open Roads Forum  >  Dinghy Towing  > Towing a car with a wheel lift on a Workhourse frame Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Mastiffman 2012 • View posts pensacola New Member Joined: 02/07/2012 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 07:29am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Has anyone built or used a car lift ( like on a wrecker or repo rig) on their motorhome, can the frame of a p32 workhourse handle the weight on the rear end and will it affect the front wheel loading. pulsar • View posts Lewisville, NC Moderator Joined: 12/30/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/07/12 08:19am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Moved from Forum Technical Support. VintageRacer • View posts Dundas, Ontario Senior Member Joined: 04/02/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 08:37am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Off the top of my head, no, no and yes. The issue I see is the equivalent of "tongue weight". A lift like that is going to weigh in the region of 1,000 - 1500 lbs all in, with the hydraulics and all, and the front end of a typical sedan is going to weigh another 1500 - 2000 lbs. That is one heavy load to hang out the back of a motor-home chassis - the equivalent of at least 3,000 lbs of tongue weight, and it will have a huge impact on front wheel loading. Brian 2005 F250 Supercab, Powerstroke, 5 speed automatic, 3.73 gears. 20 ft race car hauler, Lola T440 Formula Ford, NTM MK4 Sports Racer 1980 MCI MC-5C highway coach conversion 2004 Travelhawk 8' Truck Camper wny_pat • View posts Western NYS Senior Member Joined: 08/11/2007 View Profile Offline Posted: 02/07/12 12:14pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator With the frame extension of a P32, I would say no way. mgh122 • View posts PA Senior Member Joined: 10/31/2006 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 02/07/12 02:02pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I've seen them on some super Cs with tag axles, anything without a tag I would say no go. Mike & Peg Aint' life grand!! '05 Discovery 39S '04 Grand Cherokee Freedom, M&G, Roadmaster Sterling http://discovery-on-the-road.blogspot.com/ Zeus the Wonder Dog "makes you wonder doesn't he" othertonka • View posts Stockton, CA Senior Member Joined: 11/15/2003 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 02/07/12 05:57pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I think that if you look underneath and see how long that frame extension is from the rear axle to where the hitch receiver is welded to the frame, you will come to the conclusion that it is not strong enough and probably a bad idea. I would never do it. Othertonka 2004 Southwind 32VS 8.1 Workhorse chassis 2002 CRV Toad U. S. Gear Unified brake system Retired Fire Captain, SFD Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  Dinghy Towing  > Towing a car with a wheel lift on a Workhourse frame

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