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rbpru
Jun 28, 2014Explorer II
The problem with towing guide is the only gives you the max towing capacity.
What you will run into is the max cargo limit. Since the max cargo varies with the options on the vehicle, you need to find the number on one of the door stickers.
For example my 2011 F-150 with towing package has a max towing of over 9000 lbs. but with the extra features it has, the max cargo is only 1411 lbs.
Once I subtract 600 lbs. tongue weight, the truck cap weight, two adults and a dog; that does not give me a lot of excess cargo capacity.
It is not an issue for my DW and I because we travel light.
What you will run into is the max cargo limit. Since the max cargo varies with the options on the vehicle, you need to find the number on one of the door stickers.
For example my 2011 F-150 with towing package has a max towing of over 9000 lbs. but with the extra features it has, the max cargo is only 1411 lbs.
Once I subtract 600 lbs. tongue weight, the truck cap weight, two adults and a dog; that does not give me a lot of excess cargo capacity.
It is not an issue for my DW and I because we travel light.
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