I have finally found what appears to be the perfect trailer, a Keystone Outback 301QB, until I looked at the weight 7k empty with 2k capacity. The main selling point is the bedroom. I am 6'7" and all the TTs with the bedroom in the front have a 74" mattress with 6" clearance between the mattress and the wall at the foot of the bed. This trailer appears to have 3'+ at the foot when the slide is out and it gives us more privacy than a curtain from the rest of the trailer and our kids. I have a 2007 Ford Expedition EL 4x4 with a tow rating of 9100-8900 lbs depending on where you look. I know I have to have a WD hitch with sway control. I don't do any boondocking so I won't be traveling with very much water (enough to flush the toilet a few times). I have towed many trailers ranging from jet ski to a large 14k lbs deckover steel trailer so I can maneuver a large trailer without much of an issue. Is there anything I can do to help my TV? I plan on putting an oversize trans oil pan on it and a scangaugeII or other programmer for trans temp.

Like they say, take it to the scales. TT advertised weight might be a bit off.My TT advertised is 3600# scale says 4100#.

You may not like the performance of the old 5.4 toing 9,000 lb. and remember all weight being carried in the tow vehicle ALSO counts against the tow rating. You will no doubt be well over your rating but at least it MAY not be over on a safety number. It all depends on the tongue weight of the fully loaded trailer (not the meaningless brochure weight) plus the weight of passengers, cargo etc. because those weights all count toward PAYLOAD numbers also.Good luck / Skip

You are in 3/4 ton territory here. At 6'-7" there is no point telling you to look at light weight trailers, most of them have interior heights less than 6'-7".

aarond76 wrote:You are in 3/4 ton territory here. At 6'-7" there is no point telling you to look at light weight trailers, most of them have interior heights less than 6'-7".I don't have an issue in the newer trailers that have the arched ceiling, I do hit my head in the older flat ceiling ones.

What is your GCWR? What is your GVWR? Curb Weight of your Expedition? How many people will be going with you (Include Scruffy if he goes)? How much gear will you put in the Expedition (not trailer)? GFAWR? GRAWR? Your payload is 1745# from what I could find online and your weight of the expedition is 6155#. However, your towing capacity is 8750#. (not as much with 4X4) With those other weights you can determine safe towing weights.

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ficksters
Explorer
Nov 11, 2013
What is your GCWR? What is your GVWR? Curb Weight of your Expedition? How many people will be going with you (Include Scruffy if he goes)? How much gear will you put in the Expedition (not trailer)? GFAWR? GRAWR?

Your payload is 1745# from what I could find online and your weight of the expedition is 6155#. However, your towing capacity is 8750#. (not as much with 4X4) With those other weights you can determine safe towing weights.
tkoden
Explorer
Nov 11, 2013
aarond76 wrote:
You are in 3/4 ton territory here. At 6'-7" there is no point telling you to look at light weight trailers, most of them have interior heights less than 6'-7".

I don't have an issue in the newer trailers that have the arched ceiling, I do hit my head in the older flat ceiling ones.
aarond76
Explorer
Nov 11, 2013
You are in 3/4 ton territory here. At 6'-7" there is no point telling you to look at light weight trailers, most of them have interior heights less than 6'-7".
skipnchar
Explorer
Nov 11, 2013
You may not like the performance of the old 5.4 toing 9,000 lb. and remember all weight being carried in the tow vehicle ALSO counts against the tow rating. You will no doubt be well over your rating but at least it MAY not be over on a safety number. It all depends on the tongue weight of the fully loaded trailer (not the meaningless brochure weight) plus the weight of passengers, cargo etc. because those weights all count toward PAYLOAD numbers also.
Good luck / Skip
Too_Tall
Explorer
Nov 11, 2013
Like they say, take it to the scales. TT advertised weight might be a bit off.
My TT advertised is 3600# scale says 4100#.

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