Has anyone added a small trailer hitch to their front ends to make launching a small boat easier and to keep the drive wheels out of the water.
It could even be removable.
Your Foretravel probably has a receiver in the front if it's an earlier model.
FWIW
John
This is a 2000 36 ft U270
No MH listed in your profile
Sorry,
John
I don't own one yet, But have several on the burner that I can buy tomorrow.
Just getting all my ducks in order as to what I want to accomplish with a unit.
Don
I have one on my pickup. It is called a spotting hitch. I have used it to move our boat 1/4 mile from storage to the ramp, through a narrow residential street, around corners, and launch it. Driving and pushing a trailer is easier than you might think, a lot easier than backing!
Matt B
I think that might be a little tricky as there is no bumper on the front, only the generator access door
Figure out how to do it. Need to launch watercraft with my u320. Please?
Bob
Watched one in camp ground, the ramp was wet from others launching the boats, motor home and boat were both in the lake.
A diesel pusher with a front hitch?
Bob
Watched trucks with boats pulled out of the ocean several times. If the ramp is wet or slippery, I always approach at almost a right angle to the water and then jackknife the boat/trailer into the water. Don't have to spin the tires when pulling the boat back out either.
Pierce
Bob, had one of the front ones on my old 93 GV. Great for putting my now sold Pontoon boat in the lake here.
John
I saw it done that way too. The newer FT have two recovery sleeve in them. I am sure a hitch could be put on. Be careful of the front brakes and front end if it is salt water as well as the genny. But a older GV is better suited for this with a side mounted genset.
Front hitch will be tough to do. You can't drop anything lower than the front lower channel of the genset subframe as it will scrape on inclines (flatnose bus style). You'd need to cut a hole through genset cover. Hitch will need to be tied back to front frame in a substantial style, lots of fabrication, the generator subframe is not adequate for additonal load, my opinion after rebuilding the one on my coach.
Really, the Grand Villa with its higher ground clearance, front receivers would be better for this job. I'm pretty sure my unicoach would high center on most of the boat ramps I see around here, even with the suspension aired all the way up. There's some advantages to those Torsilastic suspensions.
The ramps I use are huge. No high centering but I would be the talk of the day launching with a 40' Rv.
Old enough to have the Rv. Young enough to have personal watercraft. Hmmmm
Bob
On my early post I should have said it was a Journey with a front hitch.
Another option would be to have the campground where one stays launch the boat for you.
Anyone have any experience with this option.
I will be towing a 17 ft Zodiac rigid hull inflatable with a 60 hp motor, Weight less than 2000 ibs.