Travel Tow Capacity for Ford Expedition EL
We are considering purchasing a 2015 Tracer 2990bhd travel trailer. Its weight is 7000lbs. Its tongue weight is 800 lbs. We own a 2014 Ford Expedition 4x4 EL equipped with a 3.73 rear axle ratio, 5...
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mcruz wrote:Yes, your Expedition could pull 8900# if it only carried a 150# driver and had no factory-installed optional equipment.
---Again, Ford states that this Expedition will tow 8,900.
However, the "tow capacity" rating coupled with a receiver tongue weight rating of 890# means you would be limited to towing something with a tongue weight percentage of 10% or less -- perhaps a large boat.
Since a typical travel trailer requires a tongue weight percentage around 13% for yaw stability, an 8900# TT would need to have a loaded tongue weight of about 1160# = nearly 300# more that your tongue weight limit.
The tow capacity limit of 8900# is based on how much your Expedition can PULL.
The tongue weight limit and TV's GVWR tell you how much the TV can CARRY.
Unfortunately, the CARRYING capacity usually dictates a TT weighing much less than the PULLING capacity.
Ron
