LanceR
New Member
Okay, I'm new to the forum and am still getting used to navigating using the search function. Normally I'd wait and snoop around the archives longer before asking questions but I'm in a bit of a time crunch. There's a really nice camper for sale a couple of hours away that I'd like to jump on as soon as I can.
I have a 2012 Expedition XLT EL with the HD tow package, 3.73:1/4250# rear axle with an 8900# stated towing capacity. I'm looking to upgrade to a 7,000# camper that has a 700# hitch weight. Most of our camping trips are less than 150 miles (usually 80 miles or less) but we do some hauling in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It's just the two of us and our dog so there's not all that much weight in the truck when we're towing a camper. I use a weight distributing hitch so I'm not all that concerned with the hitch weight. And I appreciate that the 5.4L engine is going to be somewhat sluggish in accelerating that much weight.
My biggest concern is whether the transmission is up to the task. I haven't had to use the TOW/HAUL setting with our current 4000# camper and have scary memories of an old gas powered F-350 dually with an E4OD tranny getting 7-8 MPG in the TOW/HAUL mode
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome.
Lance
I have a 2012 Expedition XLT EL with the HD tow package, 3.73:1/4250# rear axle with an 8900# stated towing capacity. I'm looking to upgrade to a 7,000# camper that has a 700# hitch weight. Most of our camping trips are less than 150 miles (usually 80 miles or less) but we do some hauling in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
It's just the two of us and our dog so there's not all that much weight in the truck when we're towing a camper. I use a weight distributing hitch so I'm not all that concerned with the hitch weight. And I appreciate that the 5.4L engine is going to be somewhat sluggish in accelerating that much weight.
My biggest concern is whether the transmission is up to the task. I haven't had to use the TOW/HAUL setting with our current 4000# camper and have scary memories of an old gas powered F-350 dually with an E4OD tranny getting 7-8 MPG in the TOW/HAUL mode
Any thoughts or advice would be welcome.
Lance