Excursion hitch

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Mar 15, 2008 | 01:30 AM

IanR

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Excursion hitch

I thought I read that the hitch on my 05 X is only rated for 5000lbs. Can you get larger cap. hitch? Looking to tow abt 8-10000lbs.

Mar 15, 2008 | 05:34 AM

grafekie

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Get a class V with a weight distribution hitch and you'll have your 10k rating. Most class III hitches are only 5000 weight bearing and 7500 or 8500 weight distributing.

Mar 15, 2008 | 06:59 AM

elmo8641

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being a ex it should already have a class IV hitch on it. the super duty does and the ex is a superduty.

Mar 15, 2008 | 11:31 AM

aklim

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IIRC, the hitch is an intergral part of the structure and nobody makes one of them for the Ex besides Ford. AFAIK, it is about 10000#

Mar 15, 2008 | 05:36 PM

X_Hemi_Guy

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Your Ex OEM receiver CAN tow 11,000#'s BUT it needs a WD hitch to do so.

You are right in a sense that the receiver IS rated for 5000#'s in weight CARRYING mode only...

It is rated for 11,000#'s in weight DISTRIBUTION mode with a max tongue of 1250#'s on the '05...

Hope that helps.

BTW...I have an '05 Ex...

Joe

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