Hi,
We are looking at the 2011 Explorer, and am confused on the Exloprer's towing capacity, and would greatly appreciate some assistance. Do not want to buy a vehicle that cannot handle our situation.
1. Our camper has a GVWR of 3,800 Lbs
2. There will be 3 people in the Explorer- I would estimate the weight at 500Lbs
3. We will have an additional 300Lbs of cargo in the back of the Explorer.
The Explorer Tow capacity is rated at 5,000Lbs, but I'm worried that the Explorer may not be able to adaquately tow our camper and weights of people and cargo noted above, especially on hills without burning the Explorer out?
Do I really need to use something like an "Equalizer-E2"Weight Distributing Hitch on my camper, and will it do the job? I've read that some unibody's cannot handle a WHD.
Would greatly appreciate any insight so we can make the right buying choice.
Thank you,......marc
We are looking at the 2011 Explorer, and am confused on the Exloprer's towing capacity, and would greatly appreciate some assistance. Do not want to buy a vehicle that cannot handle our situation.
1. Our camper has a GVWR of 3,800 Lbs
2. There will be 3 people in the Explorer- I would estimate the weight at 500Lbs
3. We will have an additional 300Lbs of cargo in the back of the Explorer.
The Explorer Tow capacity is rated at 5,000Lbs, but I'm worried that the Explorer may not be able to adaquately tow our camper and weights of people and cargo noted above, especially on hills without burning the Explorer out?
Do I really need to use something like an "Equalizer-E2"Weight Distributing Hitch on my camper, and will it do the job? I've read that some unibody's cannot handle a WHD.
Would greatly appreciate any insight so we can make the right buying choice.
Thank you,......marc