Towing with a Ford Expedition
We are trading in our class A motorhome for a pull behind camper. We will be using our 2010 Expedition(8900lb tow). We are looking at the Sundance xlt 291qb ( heartland) and the Vibe extreme lite 287q...
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Doublemks wrote:
Forgive my ignorance, but we only have motorhome experience for the last 12 years. What do you guys mean " dialing in" the weight? Your adjusting the tow bar or moving weight in camper from front to rear or? Is there a particular sway bar, etc that you'd recommend for newbies?
I have a blue ox wdh and what I mean by dialing it in was how many chain links I went up to increase the tension on the bars thus distributing the weight from the trailer on the tongue to get the front axle weight back to stock. I have a post somewhere on here that explained my weights at the scales with the different setups. Basically with the trailer hooked up if I had no wdh setup on it I would lose a couple hundred lbs off the front axle compared to stock with no trailer which would cause me to lose steering control. By changing the tension on the bars I was able to redistribute the weight off the rear axle and back to the front so I got my steering control back. It all depends on what hitch you have on how it's done.
Don't be afraid to ask lots of questions. Before we bought our TT I had my reservations about what the Expy would pull. I came on here and got lots of good info. In fact, Rustycamperpants was one that answered alot of my questions and put my mind at ease with the Expy and it's towing capabilities.
