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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An Ex is more capable than any pickup. Design matters, and the Ex has two attributes — short rear overhang plus fully independent suspension — that make it the far more stable choice.
Pickups are rollover prone. Always a bad choice unless solo business needs require it.
Tow capacity is fairly well meaningless as it isn’t defined. “Payload” is pretty well passenger compartment in this instance. Load it up, take it across the scale. Where is the weight? On the rear axle.
A WDH transfers TW from one location to across three. AXLE CAPACITY is what matters (along with tire & wheel ratings). Payload & Tow capacity aren’t any help at all.
Greater risk: put you and your family in a pickup.
Safety may be somewhat hard to define but stability sure as hell isnt. It’s the design.
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Pickups are rollover prone. Always a bad choice unless solo business needs require it.
Tow capacity is fairly well meaningless as it isn’t defined. “Payload” is pretty well passenger compartment in this instance. Load it up, take it across the scale. Where is the weight? On the rear axle.
A WDH transfers TW from one location to across three. AXLE CAPACITY is what matters (along with tire & wheel ratings). Payload & Tow capacity aren’t any help at all.
Greater risk: put you and your family in a pickup.
Safety may be somewhat hard to define but stability sure as hell isnt. It’s the design.
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