Looking at an X...thoughts?
Looking at a 2002 Excursion, and I am confused. Specs: 2002 Ford Excursion XLT Limited 6.8L V10, RWD 173k miles, $4900 Ford's books say 10,000+ depending on the axel ratio. We are looking at ...
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coolmom42 wrote:
Somewhere there should be a curb weight of the vehicle.
Take the GWVR, subtract the curb weight, family, gear, and about 100 lb for a weight distribution hitch set up. That is your remaining cargo capacity.
That remaining cargo capacity is what you have left for the tongue weight of anything you want to tow. Tongue weight of a trailer should be 10-15% of its loaded (not dry) weight.
So your trailer shopping should be limited to trailers with tongue weight in your available cargo weight. You are probably going to find this is the limiting factor in your trailer weight, rather than the tow capacity of the X.
So I guess it's just frustrating then, seeking out this vehicle based on Ford specs, and seeing the actual vehicle, and the bumper has on it
MAX TONGUE LOAD 500 LBS
MAX GROSS TRAILER LOAD 5000 LBS
So is the reality of an Excursion that it can't tow 10k like it's advertised to?
