ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, your Expedition is close to what my Navigator is. My Navigator has a payload of 1,600 lbs. and a tow rating of 8,900 lbs. My trailer has a GVWR of 6,300 lbs and an actual tongue weight of 900 lbs. This leaves about 700 lbs for me and my wife and some other stuff in my Lincoln. Also a 35' trailer is 10 feet longer than mine and will become a big sail when the wind hits it. My opinion is to have a trailer close to 25' and no more than 7,000 lbs. for your tow vehicle.
Another way to figure it out is to figure the tongue weight of a maxed out trailer and start deducting everything from your payload rating.
IMO Bob is giving you some very sage advice based on real world experience. Both the length and the TW of that trailer can be issues for your Expy and I agree with his suggested TT limits of around 25 to maybe 28' and 7K or under loaded weight.
Larry
