What pickups are flaat towable and weights?/
Our 2013 Edge is serving us well but what pickups can be flat towed? It would fill two needs with one vehicle. What about weights?
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I towed a 2001 Ford Ranger Edge, short bed regular cab, for about six years. The first owner bought it for towing, so I got it used with a custom baseplate and A-frame towbar.
2WD, 3.0 V-6, regular cab, manual transmission, it was just over 3500 pounds empty. It could carry at least 800 pounds. Super cabs, higher trim levels, will add to the empty weight and cut into carrying capacity. Because mine was manual transmission, it was rated to tow almost nothing (something under 4000, like a minivan). But I bought it to be towed, not to tow.
I replaced it as a towed vehicle with a manual transmission Honda Fit, at least 800 pounds lighter, twice the MPG. I replaced it as a load carrying truck with a E-350 van, 3000 pounds carrying capacity, major gas hog (well, not really, 15 MPG vs 20 for the Ranger, around town).
It much depends on what are your pickup needs. A pickup that can carry 2000+ pounds and tow more than 6000 is going to be something like 5000-6000 pounds empty. If you need 5-6 seats, then you will have that weight with a diminished capacity for what you can carry in the bed. Cab configuration, trim levels, options have a big effect on weight of pickups. At full size "1/2 ton" there is usually 1000 pounds difference between empty weight of lightest "work truck" model vs. family limousine pickup with all the luxury and tech.
2WD, 3.0 V-6, regular cab, manual transmission, it was just over 3500 pounds empty. It could carry at least 800 pounds. Super cabs, higher trim levels, will add to the empty weight and cut into carrying capacity. Because mine was manual transmission, it was rated to tow almost nothing (something under 4000, like a minivan). But I bought it to be towed, not to tow.
I replaced it as a towed vehicle with a manual transmission Honda Fit, at least 800 pounds lighter, twice the MPG. I replaced it as a load carrying truck with a E-350 van, 3000 pounds carrying capacity, major gas hog (well, not really, 15 MPG vs 20 for the Ranger, around town).
It much depends on what are your pickup needs. A pickup that can carry 2000+ pounds and tow more than 6000 is going to be something like 5000-6000 pounds empty. If you need 5-6 seats, then you will have that weight with a diminished capacity for what you can carry in the bed. Cab configuration, trim levels, options have a big effect on weight of pickups. At full size "1/2 ton" there is usually 1000 pounds difference between empty weight of lightest "work truck" model vs. family limousine pickup with all the luxury and tech.
