Explorer Base V6 FWD - Anybody tow with this?
Hi, all, I'm looking at a pretty good deal on a 2012 Explorer FWD V6 Base. My intended trailer is a 22 ft Hi-Lo, a hardside popup. Does this seem like a bad idea to any of you? Anybody tow wi...
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Hi, I have a 2011 Ford Explorer SLT, but the AWD which has the same specs as the FWD. I am towing a 2012 Jayco 228 25' holiday trailer that weighs about 4300 lbs fully loaded (no water though). It tows ok on flat roads and in some hilly areas but you would not want to sustain a long climb on a steep grade for too long. We are a couple of hours from the Canadian Rockies and we have made a couple of treks into the national parks but I would not want to go much further. Our explorer also has the tow package which gives it a tow rating of 5000 lbs and a 10,250 GCVW. Without the tow package (brake controller, class III hitch, tranny cooler and a larger radiator) your towing capacity drops to around 2000 lbs (I think). My trailer is is slightly too much for the explorer even though we are within the tow capacity and just under the GCVW. At 100 kms an hour we are averaging 10 mpg. Ryan
