Towing a pusher backwards?

[Stuart Wagner]

A local competitor just towed a single axle pusher motor home backward by forking the Reese tow receiver.  Is this ok? I thought I read years ago that towing a motor home backwards by the frame the whole unit could flex and blow side windows out? Thoughts? Anyone here tow them backwards?

[Stuart Wagner]

164 views nobody has knowledge if this can be done or if it shouldn't be done?  Or if you ever did it or you never tried it?

 

[silverhawk]

I did one several years ago.  Used JerrDan 25 ton and forked the frame, not the hitch.  Had to use two separate forks due to needing extra width on passenger side.  I originally picked to move out of mobile home park at the Paragon Casino.  Intended to swap ends once I got out of park.  After getting to parking lot  outside of parking area in village I decided it looked good enough to bring in 35 miles to the Cat house.  

 

Had no problems.  

[JUSTFISHING]

Got a call years ago to tow a larger MH backwards because of rear wheel bearing declined the call 

and they called a competitor which did the job buckled the roof I was told .

Sometimes you learn the hard way to say NO!

[GRUMPS The Towman]

the frame cradles in the rear of most of those pusher/ coach bus chassis are "floating style" and designed to carry the weight of the drivetrain/engine centered and balanced over the drive axle. Never in a million years would i pick one aft of the rear axle especially from the hitch. If it cant get picked with a wheel grid from the rear then its on the landoll. If this particular operator had an uneventful, damage free tow then i think the tow gods were on his side that day.

[SUPERIOR35]

I have towed several class A salvage motor homes from the hitch with no ill effects. Don’t know if I would try a good one.