towing capacity

I have a bone stock 2012 explorer with 116000 miles on it. It has the factory tow package, new brakes. can I tow, at highway speeds the big boy u-haul 12 footer THROUGH the mountains of Kentucky? We are moving from Columbus Ohio to Cumming Georgia. That trailer, will be near max of the 5000...

I purchased a 2013 XLT with a dealer installed OEM Class III hitch receiver. It has the 3.6L V6. I cannot find any solid answers on how much the car can tow. The hitch says 5000lbs. The Ford website says anywhere from 2000-5000lbs. Can anyone out there help me in finding out the actual towing...

Hi all, Dan here from the west Michigan coast... Have recently bought a '10 Mountaineer and have lots of questions regarding towing. My unit has a full-size AFTERMARKET class III/IV hitch installed (no controller or large trailer plug yet, that will be the first thing I do). 13k miles on the...