Towing with Ford Escape
I have a 2013 Ford Escape 2.0L EcoBoost. According to Ford, it develops 240hp and has a tow capacity of 3500# and GCWR of 7626 lbs. What are your thoughts about using that vehicle to tow a Forest Riv...
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I towed a T@da with a 2013 Escape 2.0 Ecoboost AWD with tow package.
2200lbs dry, very light hitch weight. Very low profile (height and width).
Dutchman T@da
Did a bunch of 500-1000 km trips and a large eastern Canada/US trip of about 4000-5000km, including through some hills in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec. Generally 2 people, moderate gear, a couple bikes, sometimes on the roof.
I used just a straight hitch. It towed okay. I never felt unsafe nor was I a hazard on the road to other vehicles. My partner was comfortable towing it as well. I'm quite sure I could have set it up to tow better with a more sophisticated hitch system, but never really felt the need.
Certainly wasn't lacking power, never overheated. The added weight of the R-Pod probably wouldn't mean too much, but any additional frontal area compared to the T@da certainly would.
My opinion, I was comfortable pulling our T@da. I personally wouldn't have wanted to go any bigger. While I was comfortable and never felt unsafe, I wouldn't have wanted to add any additional burden (weight, frontal area, length) to my experience.
And in saying that, knowing I was going to upgrade the trailer, I bought and F150 this year and towed the T@da 6000km round trip to Colorado. Obviously a much different towing experience. I could definitely 'relax' a little with the larger tow vehicle. That meant a lot on the longer stretches of hwy.
2200lbs dry, very light hitch weight. Very low profile (height and width).
Dutchman T@da
Did a bunch of 500-1000 km trips and a large eastern Canada/US trip of about 4000-5000km, including through some hills in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec. Generally 2 people, moderate gear, a couple bikes, sometimes on the roof.
I used just a straight hitch. It towed okay. I never felt unsafe nor was I a hazard on the road to other vehicles. My partner was comfortable towing it as well. I'm quite sure I could have set it up to tow better with a more sophisticated hitch system, but never really felt the need.
Certainly wasn't lacking power, never overheated. The added weight of the R-Pod probably wouldn't mean too much, but any additional frontal area compared to the T@da certainly would.
My opinion, I was comfortable pulling our T@da. I personally wouldn't have wanted to go any bigger. While I was comfortable and never felt unsafe, I wouldn't have wanted to add any additional burden (weight, frontal area, length) to my experience.
And in saying that, knowing I was going to upgrade the trailer, I bought and F150 this year and towed the T@da 6000km round trip to Colorado. Obviously a much different towing experience. I could definitely 'relax' a little with the larger tow vehicle. That meant a lot on the longer stretches of hwy.
