does a trailor drag your explorer down alot?

[gotbags?]

does everyone have problems pulling a trailor just a small 4wheeler trailor with their explorer. mine is 2wd and 4.0l and it sucks pulling my 4 wheeler it drags it down bad and ruins fuel mileage i get about 22 without and about 15 with a trailor just wandering if it is just gears or what it has plenty of power without the trailor but none with it?

 

[Tilt168]

22 hwy or city?

15 sounds about right with a loaded trailer....i average somewhere around 15 city with my truck but thats with a lift tires 4.10 gears ect

 

[vervepipes]

Pulling a 15 foot runabout I dont get much worse fuel economy, and I can barely even tell its there

 

[gotbags?]

is yours a 4x4 and is it a 5.0l bc it sucks for me pulling a trailor i want to be able to pull a bit trailor but scared to the way it acts now i think it will last about 30 miles and burn up the transmission so i dont but it really drags it down and it gets 22 in the city alittle more on the highway but i haul a$$ on the highway.

 

[vervepipes]

I have a 4.0 OHV 4X4 and it does pull well. with heavy trailers it sucks gas badly but with lighter things like my boat there isn't much of a differance. Maybe the aerodynamics of a boat vs an ATV makes a differance

 

[kelly2]

4wd, 4.0 sohc, pulls fine. have a 4x8 flatbed with my sportbike (towed MO to GA). also towed a 4x6 enclosed u-haul trailer from NC to MO containing my 4 wheeler and some other extras (through the mountains mind you). also my dad's 17' pontoon boat.

noticed they were there sometimes when braking but otherwise no probs