Can my vehicle tow this camper?
Since I'm asking the question, I think I know the answer (it's probably no) but let's run thru the match and see how much over I am and how big of a deal is it to be over. Here is my stats on my trail...
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SoundGuy wrote:
I towed our 2500 lb popup for several years with our BOF 4.0L V6 Explorer, 3.55 axle ratio, with no issues at all, including at 12,000' on our long trip west in 2005. We later "upgraded" to an RVision TrailCruiser C21RBH hybrid that loaded and ready to camp typically averaged ~ 4000 lbs and I can tell you that vehicle could barely get out of it's own way when towing that trailer. :M I did 2 disastrous back-to-back weekend trips with that setup when I had to acknowledge it just wasn't going to work and immediately replaced the Exploder with a 2006 5.3L V8 Silverado with which I subsequently towed through the eastern mountains for several years with no issues at all, even upgraded to a travel trailer that averaged ~ 5500 lbs loaded and ready to camp. The OP's Exploder won't be any different.
Did you have the OHV or SOHC 4.0? The OHV was the base engine through 2000 with the SOHC being an option, after 2000 the SOHC became the standard engine. There is a significant difference, the OHV was 160hp 225ftlb and the SOHC was 210hp 245ftlb. OP has yet to state if they have the V6 or V8.
