How to buy a travel trailer ?

MitchF150 wrote:
What engine is in it? It looks like it's between a 2009-2014 model year.

Does it have a frame mounted trailer hitch?

Do you have the round 7 pin electric connector?

Did you get those 'tow rating' figures from the rear bumper? That's what it says on mine too..

Yes, it does seem that the 'popular' trailers are all over 26' long and have multiple slides and outdoor kitchens and bunks all over the place! :)

There are smaller ones out there however.. You just have to steer the sales guy to that part of the lot! When I bought my 22' Prowler, the sales gal said, "we don't have any that small".. I said, "well, I saw from the road over there that you have about half a dozen of them".. We walked over and it was exactly the size and layout we wanted.. This was at Polsbo RV in Kent. (off of I-5).

Good luck!

Mitch

its a 2010 with 4.6 3V and 6 speed with tow/haul. It has a factory 4 pin plug, but the 7 wire harness runs to the spare tire so I got the oem wiring harness and 4/7 plug, and an aftermarket frame mounted receiver. Its got the 4 wire brake controller harness under the dash, but since it doesn't have a factory tow package the oem integrated brake controller won't work. My last tv was a 1992 GMC K1500 with a 5.7 and the 4 speed auto. This Ford pulled my boat way better than my GMC....but the manual clearly states, without a tow package max is 5000, 500. There's a Ford of Europe website, ( I kid you not) where you can enter your vin and it spits out a 2 or 3 page list of exactly how your truck is is equipped, and it confirmed no tow package.