dooger54
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- 2011 Explorer XLT
My wife and I are getting ready to buy a 3800# dry weight travel trailer. Loaded up we will probably have around 4500#. I have the towing option on my 4WD unit so realize that will be under the 5000# limit. My question is how the engine will handle this load.
We will be pulling it from Illinois to Arizona regularly. That is a 1700 mile trip. It is mostly flat, except for rolling hills in Missouri and some smaller mountain passes around Albuquerque NM. I have read some posts on this forum saying how this engine will run in 4th gear a lot, which runs at about 4000rpm. I know the engine can handle that, but it may drive me nuts having it revving that much over that many miles.
What have those who have this size trailer experienced? Thanks in advance.
Doug
We will be pulling it from Illinois to Arizona regularly. That is a 1700 mile trip. It is mostly flat, except for rolling hills in Missouri and some smaller mountain passes around Albuquerque NM. I have read some posts on this forum saying how this engine will run in 4th gear a lot, which runs at about 4000rpm. I know the engine can handle that, but it may drive me nuts having it revving that much over that many miles.
What have those who have this size trailer experienced? Thanks in advance.
Doug