Ford Explorer for towing

Chaos wrote:
---I know that GVWR, GAWR and GCWR all come into play but I haven't gotten that all figured out just yet. I also want to be sure we aren't maxing out the system and unnecessarily putting excess strain on the TV.

Your towing capacity most likely will be limited by the trailer's tongue weight and the tow vehicle's available payload capacity which is equal to the TV's GVWR minus its unhitched weight when loaded for camping.

To make an estimate of the loaded tongue weight, we need to know the TT's unloaded vehicle weight which should be printed on the loading information sticker.
We also need to know how much weight of cargo you plan to carry in the TT when loaded for camping.

To make an estimate of available payload, we need your best estimate of the total weight of occupants and cargo which will be carried in the TV when loaded for camping.

Ron