2014 Expedition towing Airstream
Hey Guys, I have a 2014 Expedition XLT. Max towing is 9000 and Max tongue is 920 lbs. We recently bought a 2017 Airstream with a hitch weight of 976 lbs. When we bought this last fall it came with...
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Citing "lack of experience." How many times has someone on this forum had the EXACT SAME RIG as the OP? Hardly ever happens.
If you limited responses to only people who had DIRECT experience with the EXACT configuration as the OP, most threads in this forum would have ZERO responses.
What does that leave you? Factory numbers and common sense. Common sense says to completely ignore factory numbers, right? Um, no.
Common sense says factory numbers are all you have to go by and it's probably a good idea to stick with them in absence of contrary evidence.
Vague reassurances from folks who have exactly NO more experience with the rig than people who say not to exceed the numbers should carry no more weight. However they shout louder and find "clever" ways to call you stupid so I guess you should defer to their wisdom...
If you limited responses to only people who had DIRECT experience with the EXACT configuration as the OP, most threads in this forum would have ZERO responses.
What does that leave you? Factory numbers and common sense. Common sense says to completely ignore factory numbers, right? Um, no.
Common sense says factory numbers are all you have to go by and it's probably a good idea to stick with them in absence of contrary evidence.
Vague reassurances from folks who have exactly NO more experience with the rig than people who say not to exceed the numbers should carry no more weight. However they shout louder and find "clever" ways to call you stupid so I guess you should defer to their wisdom...
