Anyone tow a TH with an Excursion?

vjstangelo wrote:
Anyone tow a toy hauler with an Excursion? V10 or diesel? Any upgrade over stock?

"Toy hauler" is pretty broad. How much weight you looking to tow is more helpful than what you intend to tow.


I pulled a 33' TT weighing 8,500 lbs rolling with the V10 version, 3.73 gears. For the most part it got the job done, but drove me nuts in the hills screaming at 4,000-5,000 rpm. Got somewhere around 8-8.5 mpg with that combo.

Towing experience stock was an incredibly unpleasant white knuckle experience due to sway from wind and/or every semi-truck that blew by at their apparent speed limit of 85 mph.

I tried various anti-sway devices/hitches and most were marginally effective. I spent the money for a Hensley and the sway was not minimized, it was elimnated 100%. Extremely impressed with the effectiveness of the hitch. Also added air bags to the rear because I can/t stand rear end squat. Drives me bat s***.

Couldnt stand the rpm, and bought a new trailer that was double the rolling weight anyway, so bought an oil burner. Rarely cracks 3,000 rpm (mostly DOWN hill) and gets the same fuel mileage pulling double the weight. Still have the hitch, just because I've been too lazy to put it up for sale.

Traded the Excursion (not MY idea) for an extremely manly and attractive mini-van. Happy wife. Nuff said there.

Not my first choice for heavy pulling, but liked the truck.