"KØHB" wrote:
"Bill Sohl" wrote :

It has no problem towing a 5000 pound
travel trailer around the northeast...
including the appalachians of PA.

Your trailer is too small too!


I'm not that impressed either. My V-6 Ford Explorer Sport will tow a 5000
pound travel trailer. I tow a 4000-4500 pound boat several times a week. The
main problem is the short wheelbase, not engine power. But, while the short
wheelbase isn't so hot on the open road, it's perfect for getting around
town at slower speeds in traffic (and getting the boat into the water fast
at smaller, out of the way, boat ramps). But, to be fair to Bill, he did say
including mountains. My V-6 clearly isn't going to handle mountains very
well with that type of load and the gas milege will certainly reflect that.


Has no problem pulling my 9,500 pound 5th-
wheel camper AND my 2,500 pound boat
around all over, including the Rockies of CO,
NM, AZ, etc.


Now a 9500 pound 5th-wheel is impressive. The only vehicle I've owned that
could handle that type of load was the Ford F-250 extended cab diesel pickup
I had before this vehicle. It supposedly could tow 11000 pounds, though I
never pulled anything close to that weight.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

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