Travel trailer / tow vehicle combo question
Looking at a possible purchase and any input from the group Trailer is a Grand Design xls 22 rbe 4997 dry weight 498 hitch weight 6500 gvrw 26 ft long Looking to pull it with 2018 Ford ...
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carringb wrote:
You should be fine -IF- you don't load up all the seats in the Expy. I think 900 pounds is a good tongue weight to plan around, so you'll need to check door stickers, and see if the there is enough payload for the family, after you subtract hitch weight. Pulling power, it's more got more than enough.
This is your key issue. You are fine in power (towing capacity) - it's your load that is sketchy. Your Expedition may have less than 1,500 in payload (as said, check the door jam). 800-900, or so, of that will go to the trailer, another 75 will be eaten up by the weight of the WD hitch. All in all, you will probably have 500 pounds, or so, of payload to work with. If you, your wife, and everything you will put in the Expedition will add up to less than that, you will be fine. If you plan to pack a lot of gear in the truck, take grandkids or friends, etc...you will probably end up over you GVWR.
