SUV Tow vehicle suggestions
Hi all! New to the RV world and jumping in head first out of necessity. We bought a 35’ Coleman Lantern 314bh and are having it towed to our destination for long term living during the work week. That...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
An Expedition can seat 8 as long as 3 of them are under 5'6" and are willing to share the back seat. If you get the "long" version, there is still luggage space behind the third seat,
Make sure it has the optional HD tow package and it can tow OVER 9,000 lbs.
No, it can't. A properly-loaded/balanced 9,000-lb trailer will have about 1170 lbs of tongue weight. Add another 30 lbs for the hitch itself at you're at 1200 lbs. Here's a payload sticker from a 2017 EL:
Unless you're a small guy, AND you're planning on driving the rest of the family in a chase vehicle, you're out of payload.
My 3/4-ton Suburban is maxed out with an 8600-lb trailer.
