New Campers, Help Please
Hi, we are new to camping and I have a question about towing. We lucked into our camper at a steal which is the only reason we bought it without worrying about weight first. We've taken it camping a f...
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Short answer of No, I would agree.
If you have the max tow rating for your Expy and keep trailer weight to only 8,000 it will tow but it will most likely be a horrible experience, especially with sway.
I towed a 9,000 pound, probably real world weight for your trailer loaded up, with a xcab f150 and it hated it, and they are more equipped for towing, especially payload on rear axle, than the Expy. Went to an xcab F-250 with V10 and was night and day. Towed it once with a friends 5.4 F-250 Crew Cab and it did okay especially around stability, but the engine was working hard.
From a safety stand point I would expect the Expy to come up short.
If you have the max tow rating for your Expy and keep trailer weight to only 8,000 it will tow but it will most likely be a horrible experience, especially with sway.
I towed a 9,000 pound, probably real world weight for your trailer loaded up, with a xcab f150 and it hated it, and they are more equipped for towing, especially payload on rear axle, than the Expy. Went to an xcab F-250 with V10 and was night and day. Towed it once with a friends 5.4 F-250 Crew Cab and it did okay especially around stability, but the engine was working hard.
From a safety stand point I would expect the Expy to come up short.
