New to the forum. SUV towing questions
First off, thanks for this forum. I have learned a ton lurking here. Everyone seems very friendly and helpful, so I figure no harm in putting my particular scenario out there. I have been towi...
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PDX.Zs wrote:
Wanted to follow up with you all and let you know where we ended up.
Again, I wanted to be conservative and have some reserve in my tow vehicle which is a 2006 Ford Expedition. So I wanted to be respectful of both weight and length.
Anyway, we bought the Grey Wolf 22BH. Really nice unit. Goes at 4100 or so dry.
Did a factory order, so we should have it in more like 8 weeks. Had a Reese DC hitch tossed in on the deal as well. So that was good...
Shopped a bunch of different dealers and not one of them had any concerns about selling us a MUCH bigger trailer. The common refrain was, "your truck will tow 8,600 pounds, you can pretty much have anything here..." (sigh)
Will report back and let you know how it all goes.
:-)
You'll be towing a trailer similar to mine in size/weight, and I tow with the Expeditions little brother Explorer. About 10K towing miles over the last 6 years, it does great. The rear axle weight is what I keep an eye on (we're well within the limits on everything else) so when we load up, we put everything in the trailer...the cargo area of the Explorer stays pretty much empty.
