Am I nuts? Expedition @ Vibe 287qbs
Here's my story: My family (wife and three kids under 6) decide we want to get a travel trailer. My RAM 1500 only had available payload of <1K, so I traded it in on a 2016 Expedition EL with the HD ...
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As you have observed, only you can determine if the combo pulls well.
There are folks that will put together some unusual vehicle and trailer matches and just get in and drive. Others are white knuckled at the slightest truck or wind buffet.
Some find it necessary to change tires, add stabilizers, travel with tanks empty of full and a host of other things.
I find my rig handles just fine if I up the pressure in my "P" tires to 40 psi. and add or subtract a link to my WD hitch bars.
The two times I have taken my TT across the CAT scales before a trip, the TT weight varied by 400 lbs. I just assumed I was hauling more stuff that I could not live without.
I never noticed any change in the handling.
One of the reasons I like our 25 ft. TT is it is big enough for us and I can still wind through the city street looking for quilt or gun shops. :)
You have what you have, drive it a while and decide if it is worth making any changes.
Good Travels
There are folks that will put together some unusual vehicle and trailer matches and just get in and drive. Others are white knuckled at the slightest truck or wind buffet.
Some find it necessary to change tires, add stabilizers, travel with tanks empty of full and a host of other things.
I find my rig handles just fine if I up the pressure in my "P" tires to 40 psi. and add or subtract a link to my WD hitch bars.
The two times I have taken my TT across the CAT scales before a trip, the TT weight varied by 400 lbs. I just assumed I was hauling more stuff that I could not live without.
I never noticed any change in the handling.
One of the reasons I like our 25 ft. TT is it is big enough for us and I can still wind through the city street looking for quilt or gun shops. :)
You have what you have, drive it a while and decide if it is worth making any changes.
Good Travels
