Ford Explorer for towing
We just bought a new travel trailer. Manufacturer spec is 4,000 lbs dry weight. Now we need a tow vehicle. We are considering a 2006-2010 Ford Explorer with V8 engine and class IV WDH. Does that sound...
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bikendan wrote:Chaos wrote:bikendan wrote:APT wrote:Chaos wrote:
I've calculated needed TV specs as follows:
Payload 1980
Trailer wt rating 7600
Tongue weight 1140
The only SUVs that can handle those specs are V10 Excursion and -06 Suburbans.
those aren't the specs of the trailer the OP is talking about, if it's the 26RS.
Those are calculated needed specs based on the 26RS and a 20% margin.
trying to understand where the 1140lbs. tongue weight comes from, if the "dry" tongue weight is only 332lbs.
course, i question the accuracy of that number. it's awful low for a 27' TT, even with the rear bed slide.
6332 GVWR for the trailer. 15% of that for tongue weight. 20% for margin.
6332*.15*1.2= 1140
