2014 Ford Expedition Towing Capacity

Cotay wrote:

Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:

Cotay wrote:

Chock Full o' Nuts wrote:

JJensen79 wrote:
I had a 2008 Expy 4x4. My trailer had a dry weight of 6800 lbs, loaded ready to go it came in at 7900 lbs. I could never get the Expy to settle down while pulling our TT. It always felt like it was being pushed around and struggled to make it up any significant incline. The Expy differs from an F150 in the rear suspension. It is a softer independent rear suspension vs a solid rear axle. I looked for an air bag system to try and stiffen it up but they do not make one. i also had a difficult time trying to find LT tires to fit the 20" rims. in the end we ended up with an Excursion and it a huge difference in my towing experience. IMO I would probably look at a 3/4 ton SUV if you are dead set on that trailer or maybe look at a smaller trailer if you really want the Expy.

I have to agree with this. Get a bigger truck if you want those trailers. It's not just the weight. You have to figure in length too. We had a 2006 Expedition that we loved. We used it to tow our little 19ft Puma, no slide. We didn't even know it was there~! We traded up to a 30ft Springdale and holy cow, what a difference. I just about worked us to death on long drives. We never felt unsafe--that is, until the day it got out of control and we flipped 3 times. That was a costly lesson for us. Never again will I try to tow a trailer with an F150, unless it's a Casita or an rPod.

Were you towing that Springdale with an Expy or F-150? If your Springdale was 7,000+ pounds dry, that was certainly over your weight limit when fully loaded. Were you running WD/anti-sway that were properly leveled?

Yep, pulling with the Expy, WDH and sway bars properly leveled. Like I said, that was a costly lesson. At the time we didn't realize we were over our limits and the RV dealership, of course, never said a word. We know better now and we'll NEVER make that mistake again.

Wow, I'm very sorry that happened. That had to have been frightening. If you don't mind me asking, what model of Springdale was it? Was it a short wheelbase Expy?

I think the Expy is a fine tow vehicle...within its stated limits. The reason I am asking all of these questions is that I'm trying to see where those limits might actually be...from someone with experience. Conventional wisdom tells me (and my experience) that fully loaded you shouldn't tow more than 7000 pounds with an Expy. (at a 13% tongue weight).

Oh, wow. I can't remember the exact model. It was a 2004, I think. Bunks, queen bed, super slide. We had some experience towing pop-ups and we hauled a little 19ft Puma TT all over America on a cross-country trip in 2007. That Expy never even blinked. Gee, I miss that little camper. We traded it for the Springdale because we needed more space for our teens. It never even crossed our minds that it was too much trailer. Experience is a vicious teacher.