What kind of weight are you towing
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I am towing a 5000 lb 22 ft boat. Boats don't buck a lot of wind likw a caming trailer but they are still heavy!
I pulled the same boat with my 04 Exped and it pulled fine, but this 07 Exped pulls like a dream! The extra engine horsepower and the 6 speed tranny are a huge differance from the 04.
I really cannot feel that the boat is behind me except the hills or mountains. This 07 stays in the sweet spot very well, pulling up the Colorado Rockies I was going close to 60 at the top of the long grade going into the tunnel, I cannot ask for anything better than that, unless of course I wanted to drive the F-350!
I pulled the same boat with my 04 Exped and it pulled fine, but this 07 Exped pulls like a dream! The extra engine horsepower and the 6 speed tranny are a huge differance from the 04.
I really cannot feel that the boat is behind me except the hills or mountains. This 07 stays in the sweet spot very well, pulling up the Colorado Rockies I was going close to 60 at the top of the long grade going into the tunnel, I cannot ask for anything better than that, unless of course I wanted to drive the F-350!
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I am also curious about towing a heavy load with the Expedition but I am looking at 9K and a heavier tongue weight for a 31 TT. I pulled it home empty (book says 7.5K) with my 06 Explorer Ltd with 4.6/tow pkg that routinely pulls my 8K (weighed on scale) boat in the summer with no problems or sag but I had a lot of rear suspension sag because of the heavy tongue. I bought a 00 Excursion V-10 but after making a few gas stations rich I am wondering could I trade both and get the Expedition. I could be wrong but the Excursion doesn't seem that much stronger than the 05 Expedition's I test drove a while back. I bought a 0-1000 tongue weight scale and it goes off the scale so I figure about 1100-1200 tongue weight which I think will be the limiting factor. I was wondering if it will do it without damage and although I use a weight distribution hitch is the rear air suspension mandatory.
Joe
Joe
Originally Posted by Gparcels
Just curious what amount of weight you guys are towing with your new expeditions and how they are handling it. How do these things handle 7000+ pounds or would the F150 be a better overall tow vehicle. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by rowekmr
I bought a 0-1000 tongue weight scale and it goes off the scale so I figure about 1100-1200 tongue weight which I think will be the limiting factor. I was wondering if it will do it without damage and although I use a weight distribution hitch is the rear air suspension mandatory.
Joe
Joe
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Yes that is the one that I have (the 0-1000) used once still in the plastic it was shipped in. A swap sounds good PM me a way to get in contact with you. With todays gas prices it will probably be just a little bit cheaper to ship them rather than drive !
Originally Posted by 07EXPYEL
Do you have the Sherline hydraulic Scale? I've got one with the #2,000 guage and wish I had the #1,000 guage. I think you can just change the guage to 200 psi gauge and top off the oil. Perhaps we should swap scales, are you anywhere near pheonix?
http://www.sherline.com/lm.htm
http://www.sherline.com/lm.htm
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Oops forgot to answer I'm in Chicago. When you say swap gauges where can I get them from, does it matter the brand? And when you top off the oil how precise does the topping have to be. Won't the gauge be off if there is a little air in the resevoir?
Originally Posted by 07EXPYEL
Do you have the Sherline hydraulic Scale? I've got one with the #2,000 guage and wish I had the #1,000 guage. I think you can just change the guage to 200 psi gauge and top off the oil. Perhaps we should swap scales, are you anywhere near pheonix?
http://www.sherline.com/lm.htm
http://www.sherline.com/lm.htm
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