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GaiaGoddess
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Sep 02, 2013

Is my Ford Escape worthless for fullfilling my dream? :-(

I've had this dream to live in an RV (travel trailer, specifically) for about 5 or 6 years now. I was drawn to the Ford Escape and was happy to learn they can tow up to 3500 pounds. I bought one last ...
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krobbe
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Sep 15, 2013
If you believe Ford's published capacities, then with a 300LB hitch receiver capacity(Ford Escape Towing Guide pg2 and only 30sqft frontal limitation(2008 Ford Escape Owners Manual pg176, I could only go with a PopUp that weighs less than 2300Lbs. Most TT's have a frontal area around 60sqft. A 300Lb receiver hitch only supports a trailer of 300x7.7 = 2310Lbs.

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