Advice on dinghy towing a truck please
We have a 1999 Dutchstar DP. We have only owned it for about 2 years and so far we have towed our Ford Taurus on a dolly. We now plan to buy a truck and are getting so much conflicting advice on this...
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I think the Ford Flex can tow 5,000 pounds. How heavy is the trailer? It will offer a lighter weight towed vehicle, while still being able to tow the boat, if under 5,000 pounds.
I have a Ford Edge, and it has a tow package and 3,500 pound weight rating. The car is about 4,200 pounds and has a 265 HP V6. Plenty of power for such a small trailer, heck the 30' Bounder that I tow it with has a 97 460" V8 with a 225 factory HP rating.
The FWD Edge can be put on the dolly, or towed 4 wheels down with the automatic, with only modification being install a hitch to the front. I installed my own hitch, have 4 wheel drive and it worked great so far. You can not tow any of the Ford all wheel drive SUV's with a tow dolly.
Check the towing guide, and see what can be towed. http://www.fleet.ford.com/towing-guides/ Check page 11 of the 2014 guide for the 4 wheel down towing guide.
Fred.
I have a Ford Edge, and it has a tow package and 3,500 pound weight rating. The car is about 4,200 pounds and has a 265 HP V6. Plenty of power for such a small trailer, heck the 30' Bounder that I tow it with has a 97 460" V8 with a 225 factory HP rating.
The FWD Edge can be put on the dolly, or towed 4 wheels down with the automatic, with only modification being install a hitch to the front. I installed my own hitch, have 4 wheel drive and it worked great so far. You can not tow any of the Ford all wheel drive SUV's with a tow dolly.
Check the towing guide, and see what can be towed. http://www.fleet.ford.com/towing-guides/ Check page 11 of the 2014 guide for the 4 wheel down towing guide.
Fred.
