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Originally Posted by HercFE
Dumb question. The spec states the rear hitch can tow 300lbs. Is that number exact? I have a trike and carrier that is about 400lbs. Can I bracket it to the bumper will that help?
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From previous posts and communications from Keystone, their trailers come three ways. First, no rear receiver/hitch; second, an installed "accessory receiver"; and third, a "towing/accessory receiver"....
So there are two different 2" receivers installed on Keystone fifth wheels. One is an "accessory receiver" designed to carry a platform and the other is a "Hitch/accessory receiver" designed either to carry a platform or tow a second trailer.
The way to determine which is on your trailer is included in the Keystone Owner's Manual. In the 2021 Owner's Manual, at the top of page 31, is a note in a box that says,
"A hitch equipped for trailer towing will have tabs to hang the safety chains and there will be a bracket for the trailer wiring plug. There should also be a label on the hitch stating maximum towing capacity." There is a label supposedly attached to your receiver and/or to your bumper that gives the weight limits for BOTH different types of receivers. If YOUR hitch has welded tabs, the decal "tongue weight/trailer weight" limits apply. If YOUR hitch does not have welded tabs, then the second weight limits apply and it's intended ONLY to carry a platform with those weight specifications, not for towing a second trailer.
So, to determine which type receiver is on YOUR trailer, crawl under the rear and look at the receiver. If there are tabs to attach safety chains and a 4 pin umbilical connector for trailer lights, your receiver is intended to tow and to support a cargo platform. On the other hand, if there are no tabs for safety chains, your receiver is intended ONLY for carrying a cargo platform, not for towing a trailer.....
Since COVID, Keystone (and most other manufacturers) have built trailers and kept their assembly lines running, even during supply shortages. What that means for us, the buyer/user of their trailers is that what was "standard build" years ago, may be changed by substitutions on the line when standard parts are not available..... So, your specific trailer might not have "what was advertised as standard equipment" because the parts just weren't available the day YOUR trailer was built.....
It definitely becomes a "trust but verify" situation when dealing with 2020- current trailers.... There's just no certainty that all the parts were available on all the work days......
Check to see what you have on YOUR trailer, it may or may not be a "towing hitch receiver".....
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