Grand design 26 ft trailer

Jrparne said:

The individual didn’t mention he was towing above any limit by Ford. In fact the grand design 22mle is well within the spec of a Ford Expedition max tow. Even for all of the people that start bringing up stay within percentages of a hard limit tested and warrantied by the manufacturer. We tow a 2800BH, which is also within spec by the manufacturer, this individual will have no problem being within spec with a 22mle.

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Spec on your trailer is GVWR 7,995. To what spec by Ford are you referring?

I tow a GrandDesign 2400BH in a 2019XLT and HD tow package. I have cat scaled it with all 4 of us in the Expy and all of our gear we are within all limits. I use a BlueOx sway pro, it self center via the weight distribution springs instead of friction. So it works pretty well keeping things straight without the extra weight or a Hensley or Pro-Pride. If I had to buy the truck again I might go with the Max for the longer wheelbase. We get a lot of wind out here and the extra wheelbase would help with stability.

I tow a 21RBS Outdoors RV trailer (25') with my shorty XLT...On this model, ORV puts the tanks (80 gal FW, 40 gal BK, & Gray) over the rear axles. My total weight (I often dry camp and travel with a full FW tank) is about 7,000 LBS. With an Equalizer 4 way hitch, this rig is dialed in real sweet with only a very slight push when big rigs pass going in my direction...The Ecoboost is a towing beast, nothing holds it back, but I tap out at 65 MPH because of the trailer tires. This all being said, when the Expy gets to about 80K, I am going to replace it with an F350 7.3 gasser...

Shutterbug57 said:

Spec on your trailer is GVWR 7,995. To what spec by Ford are you referring?

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Ford hd towing spec...9000lbs for expy max Further more the 2800bh with expedition max with 2 adults three kids and gear with a fully loaded trailer is maxing out the expy. We bump up on all limits but are within. Tows great, currently on a 3600 mile 12 day trip. Ahh mpg 8.7 on premium gas.


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Jrparne said:

Ford hd towing spec...9000lbs for expy max Further more the 2800bh with expedition max with 2 adults three kids and gear with a fully loaded trailer is maxing out the expy. We bump up on all limits but are within. Tows great, currently on a 3600 mile 12 day trip. Ahh mpg 8.7 on premium gas.


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I am clueless as to why folks go on forums sharing information, when they have no intention of critically assessing the input of others. Bottom line, your 32' trailer, with a GVW of probably 9,500 LBS, should be towed with no less than 3/4 T pickup. Will an Expy move it, obviously, are you a hazard about to happen to your family and others, YES!... IMHO...

Bigfishfin said:

I am clueless as to why folks go on forums sharing information, when they have no intention of critically assessing the input of others. Bottom line, your 32' trailer, with a GVW of probably 9,500 LBS, should be towed with no less than 3/4 T pickup. Will an Expy move it, obviously, are you a hazard about to happen to your family and others, YES!... IMHO...

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A Internet search shows that the GVWR for the 2800BH is 8,000lbs. Definitely near the potential limit for the Expedition, but still within specifications. Not everyone is loading their trailer to the max.

Bigfishfin said:

I am clueless as to why folks go on forums sharing information, when they have no intention of critically assessing the input of others. Bottom line, your 32' trailer, with a GVW of probably 9,500 LBS, should be towed with no less than 3/4 T pickup. Will an Expy move it, obviously, are you a hazard about to happen to your family and others, YES!... IMHO...

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I am currently on mile 2600 of a 3400 mile trip with my family from North Carolina to western Texas. We tow the mountains of the Appalachian chain with no problem. just did a 10 percent grade in west Texas at palo duro and had zero issues.. We have zero problems with stopping, grades, power, temperature. Will I go up every grade at 65 no... will I plan trips appropriate to the conditions, yes. We camp nearly exclusively in the Appalachian mountains. The information I give is the absolute ability of the expy to tow at max weights. Properly loaded, weight distributed appropriately, and finally knowledge of how to fine tune your weight distribution hitch to provide the maximum performance. Texas direct crosswinds of 25 kts and gusting provided my proof that it works. Do you have to take precautions, sure. (Like slow down!!!) listen if I can’t land an airliner in the winds we def won’t be towing a 32 foot trailer in the winds. You have to know when to stop. But ultimately I feel extremely confident in our setup. Listen would of 3/4 ton be better, absolutely! But my expy tow’s a canoe on top and two adults 5 kids through the mountains just fine. Multiple cat scale trips and fine tuning of the wd hitch is the key.

Ultimately I feel it is safe. I have the data to prove it, I have the experience to handle it and ultimately I know when to stop. I am trying to provide a different experience for people out there. But if you have more information that you would like to share on the expy ability then by all means provide it.


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JasonH said:

A Internet search shows that the GVWR for the 2800BH is 8,000lbs. Definitely near the potential limit for the Expedition, but still within specifications. Not everyone is loading their trailer to the max.

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Gee, really don't want to get into a ******* match with anyone!...But JR pretty much describes a 32' trailer loaded to the max...Regardless of weight, the wind shear force on a 32' X 9' "wall" of a trailer, going down the road at 60+ MPH, is really high, IMO (no engineer here)...The short wheelbase and weight of even a MAX EXPY would be overwhelmed easily...I just don't want to be on the same road as "that" guy!...

JasonH said:

A Internet search shows that the GVWR for the 2800BH is 8,000lbs. Definitely near the potential limit for the Expedition, but still within specifications. Not everyone is loading their trailer to the max.

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Yeah, you start to bump up on gross combine and rear axle weight the most. When we load all of the seats basically each kid has a travel pack with what they need and we make it as light as possible. Outside of that the rest goes in the trailer.


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Bigfishfin said:

Gee, really don't want to get into a ******* match with anyone!...But JR pretty much describes a 32' trailer loaded to the max...Regardless of weight, the wind shear force on a 32' X 9' "wall" of a trailer, going down the road at 60+ MPH, is really high, IMO (no engineer here)...The short wheelbase and weight of even a MAX EXPY would be overwhelmed easily...I just don't want to be on the same road as "that" guy!...

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For sure. West Texas we slowed to 60 and got into a caravan of bunch of campers on the highway. You really understand how semis just plow through while campers need to slow. You really feel the independent suspension moving a lot with the wd bars doing there thing. But the key is slow down. I won’t tow direct crosswind over 30 sustained for sure. That’s my new hard limit. West Texas near midland Odessa at 25 direct crosswind was doable but at the max. Btw gas mileage at that point went down to 6 while we were getting 8 pretty much the whole way out. Another tip for heavy loads is buy premium gas. Out last camper was 23 feet and half the weight and regular gas we got about 9 to 11. The 2800bh being much heavier, longer I get 6-7 on regular gas and 8-10 on premium. Even with the price difference you will save money over the long haul and better engine performance with premium gas.


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