Forum Discussion

theboneskes's avatar
theboneskes
Explorer
Jan 17, 2016

2003 Expedition and towing a new TT...thoughts?

My 2003 Ex has a towing capacity of 8650... We are looking at buying a TT with a unloaded weight of about 6000 and a GVWR of 7200 approx. I do have a prodigy brake controller and plan on getting a WDH...
Tow Vehicles
lanerd's avatar
lanerd
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2016
Whats the Ex's payload capacity and how much weight are you going to put in the Ex? You will run out of payload capacity waaaaay before you reach the max towing capacity. A 7200 lb trailer will have a tongue weight of approximately 900 lbs. The W/D unit will be close to 100 lbs. 1000 lbs of trailer plus what ever you put in the Ex (you, passengers, equipment, ect) will be added to that 1000 lbs and subtracted from the Ex's payload capacity. What do you have left over?

Ron

About Travel Trailer Group

44,029 PostsLatest Activity: Jan 28, 2025