My husband and I love to camp, but with a 2 year old (and hopefully one more child in the next year or two), we wanted something a little more "enclosed" than a tent -- particularly for naps and earlier bed times, to help block out a little noise. So...
Francesca Knowles wrote:From what I can tell, the tow package did come with a seven-pole plug (I erroneously referred to as "pigtail- that's the trailer connection!) But it looks like the only "live" standard connections were lights- no brake control...
Francesca Knowles wrote:What, exactly, are you paying the dealer to do? If your vehicle came with a "tow package", presumably that at least included a lights connection with a four-flat hookup. I'm shootin' in the dark here, but that's the standard t...
So, I dug into our filing cabinet, where DH still had the window sticker from when he bought the vehicle. The good news is that the Explorer DOES have a Class III hitch (as part of the tow package).I called down to the dealer, and the WD hitch they o...
Francesca Knowles wrote:"Class II" is just an expression of weight limits- 3500 pounds max. Addition of W/D hardware is up to receiver designer. I'd frankly be surprised if someone put such a low load hitch on this vehicle...but you never know! They ...
Just looked it up, and it looks like we can get a Class III for my DH's car for around $150, which sounds reasonable. Perhaps we'll check his hitch tonight to verify what he has, and if he does have a Class II, maybe we'll just get a new hitch.
