Pic Request- Your Explorer Towing

[Hokie]

I've posted this pic a few times now, but I still really like it

(Maybe its b/c its an Explorer based vehicle towing a U-Haul, or maybe its just the Welcome to Colorado sign )

 

[FROADER]

Not mine, but I took this yesterday.

 

[ExploringNC]

Here is my camping setup

 

[NorwegianFord]

Yesterday... Two horses and almost 1000 km home! Everything went just fine!

 

[Hokie]

Yesterday... Two horses and almost 1000 km home! Everything went just fine!

That is a beautiful barn/stable. Is it yours?

 

[manaen]

OK here are two of my tow setups, one is a 18ft utility trailer but it is at my BIL's house right now. Oh and there is a scrappy 4x8 utility that I use for garbage to the local landfill.

The heaviest I towed with this vehicle is the popup it's GVW is 5100 but it weighs about 4900 with a full load of family crap! it is by far the biggest popup I've ever seen, and I don't see too many of them around, but it is has been a great camper.

The trailer is a 5x10 utility that I use to pickup lumber and concrete for my home projects as well as many of my fishing/kayaking/float trips. It is my swiss army trailer. The heaviest load on it was 1 ton of Portland cement, It was a very short tow 4 miles to home so all is good.

 

[NorwegianFord]

That is a beautiful barn/stable. Is it yours?

No, it's not our stable. It belongs to a horse trainer in the Oslo (Norway) area http://www.stall-hammersborg.com/. Our stable is smaller but will soon be as nice as his, we are renovating it this summer/fall and it's getting better and better...

 

[Jason94sport]

2 pics of mine. 5X8 trailer...

 

[CougarX]

Kinda dark but this is the heaviest thing I've towed. 87 Grand Wagoneer. Trailer and all is probably around 5500# so somewhere between a 10k and 11k GCW

Other then taking off from a dead stop (3.73s, a stick and 35s) it pulled great. I easily maintained 70 on the highway and had no handling issues at all. Stopping wasn't a problem (trailer brakes). I wouldn't pull it around town much unless I had lower gears (4.56s coming soon) but other then that it pulled a lot better then I expected.

 

[CougarX]

Also pull the boat in the background regularly with the Sport Trac. 20' runabout, Approx. 4000# trailer and all. Also pulls great. Even stops fine with no trailer brakes (trailer has surge brakes but they don't work).

 

[manaen]

CougarX, I like your truck, very sexy, very clean lines. Best looking sport trac I've seen!!

 

[SVO]

The ice chest from HELL!

It had is own eco system growing in it. (evolution)






Jeff - :navajo:

 

[ld50]

Starcraft RT 10

 

[manaen]

Starcraft RT 10

you should put some shackles on that thing to lift it even with your truck

Very nice truck BTW...

 

[Maniak]

I did an SOA on my small trailer and have since installed 30" tires.

Its now the same height as the explorer.. just makes for interesting towing when someone borrows the trailer.

~Mark

 

[ld50]

you should put some shackles on that thing to lift it even with your truck

naw it`s perfectly level with our f-150 now, I just need a different drop hitch, There`s only a couple places I take it with the Ex that are close to home anyway.

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Moved this today...... one block, I didn't even hook up the safety chains. It is huge!

 

[manaen]

Moved this today...... one block, I didn't even hook up the safety chains. It is huge!

Hah, I wonder why you need to replace your rear springs:scratch:

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Stuff like that may have something to do with it

But, that's what its for and as long as I don't break stuff, its all OK with me.

 

[manaen]

Stuff like that may have something to do with it

But, that's what its for and as long as I don't break stuff, its all OK with me.

well I do the same stuff, It's just that I cheat and use air shocks to pump up an save the leafs. I would guess that trailer unloaded would go close to 5000 with 600 or more on the tounge requiring load leveling bars.

so that begs the questions was it loaded or unloaded.