Ford Edge as a TV!!

My next door neighbors just bought a 2018 Jayflight SLX7 as their first camper. It has a UVW of 2890 and a GVWR of 3750. I checked his hitch weight after they loaded it up with their "stuff" for their maiden voyage and it was right at 390. Towing it with a 2013 Ford Edge. I was surprised that the front of his vehicle only raised up about 1/2" when he hooked up the camper. He said it towed just fine with no steering or sway issues and didn't feel any different when a tractor trailer passed him. He has a standard hitch (unknown make) with no weight distribution but it does have a single anti-sway bar. I guess for a small camper they do just fine as a tow vehicle.

by the way, I did get a brief glimpse of a big chunk of orange iron between the tt and tv, so I assume a Hensley hitch

we visited can am when we first considered a trailer, they suggested that our ford windstar that we then had could tow a 24 ft airstream(4000 lb dry), but that was way beyond our pocket book!! can am is only as hour away from us
we wound up with a 19 ft flat sided trailer. the poor ford could barely drag it up a decent hill.

but engines and transmissions have come a long way since our windstar, it was grossly underpowered and the 4 speed automatic needed another gear between 3 and 4th. similar experience with the next combination, Dakota/22ft flat sided trailer, not enough engine/transmission

I saw a picture of a very similar ford/3 axle airstream on the canam website in a picture of new Brunswick Canada(hartland covered bridge), it was going up a short very steep grade, I know the area well.

not for me, we do like our heavy solid ram 1500, towing well under its rated payload capacity, our flat sided trailer has a lot more drag than their airstreams but fuel economy is still near their numbers

I would be concerned with wear and tear on the tv, especially chassis components. elaborate suspension systems are expensive especially to repair and how long is a highly tuned small engine going to last when producing high power levels for long periods of time. we opted for a v8 rather than a turbo 6 for example for that reason

carringb wrote:
Would have been nice to see a pic!

The powertrain, especially the Sport model (2.7L twin turbo from the F150) should be able to handle it fine. Just would interesting to see how the hitch receiver is setup, since normally they max out at 5,000 for the Edge.

Here is an article written by Can-Am’s owner, Andy Thomson concerning the Ford Flex they set up for towing.

Can-Am Hitchc Hints

Thanks!

Jeremiah

Would have been nice to see a pic!

The powertrain, especially the Sport model (2.7L twin turbo from the F150) should be able to handle it fine. Just would interesting to see how the hitch receiver is setup, since normally they max out at 5,000 for the Edge.

Yep, undoubtedly set up by Can-Am RV in London. Not a stock Edge. They do some mods to make them tow those trailers.

Probably wasn’t swaying or anything.

Thanks!

Jeremiah