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jimh406
Explorer III
Mar 21, 2017

2006 Explorer 4.6 v8 has no power to tow up mountains?

I intended to use my 2006 4.6 v8 Explorer to tow my driftboat/trailer with a few tires over the Cascades and Rockies this weekend. I hadn't even made it from Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass before I decide...
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jimh406
Explorer III
Mar 24, 2017
blt2ski wrote:
65-70 towing ANYWHERE in the state of washington is over the max limit of 60mph towing or a vehicle over 10K of any sort


True, but I've yet to see or heard of anyone stopped on I-90 for that towing violation. Along I-90, it's common for the trucks to exceed 60 as well in the 70 mph stretches. YMMV.

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