Towing with E450
We are considering getting a Class C and I wonder about towing our 2012 Chev Equinox with an E450 chassis. I know about checking for GCWR vs GVWR difference. My question has to do with the ability of ...
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Rating-wise, if you have a current model E450, you can "officially" load it to a scale weight of 45,500 pounds. Ford rates the combination at 22,000 pounds, so, again "officially" you could go to 7500 pounds towed. Equinox is a little over that, so again "on paper" you're good.
This is my experience. We run an E450 that's just a pinch under 14,000 with us and "stuff" for a trip. So 8,000 pounds left for towing. My Nissan Frontier weighs about the spec for your 'Nox. That's actual scale weight. I decided to rig our Corolla for towing and saved about 1,000 pounds.
So for me, and we haven't been West... 8,000 or not, I wouldn't want to tow more than the Frontier, the 'Nox.
But accept this Ford V10 Advice: Let it REV! It's built to do it and that's where it gets its job done. Try to lug your way along and you'll be disappointed.
This is my experience. We run an E450 that's just a pinch under 14,000 with us and "stuff" for a trip. So 8,000 pounds left for towing. My Nissan Frontier weighs about the spec for your 'Nox. That's actual scale weight. I decided to rig our Corolla for towing and saved about 1,000 pounds.
So for me, and we haven't been West... 8,000 or not, I wouldn't want to tow more than the Frontier, the 'Nox.
But accept this Ford V10 Advice: Let it REV! It's built to do it and that's where it gets its job done. Try to lug your way along and you'll be disappointed.
