I had the chance to do a 300 mile round trip tow with our 34ft Jayco trailer this weekend. Ambient temps were 80f. I have to say I was a little leary towing our trailer which loaded up is around 8500lbs....but it far exceeded my expecations. I was very impressed with how settled it felt on the highway with passing traffic. We were only towing at 65-70mph. I ran 87octane on the trip to the campground and got 8.3mpg. The trip back I filled up the tank (it was empty) and put 93 octane in for a comparison...believe it or not I got 8.3mpg again. It felt like it had a tiny bit more pep but overall on flat ground with no wind it could stay in 9th...but most the time it stayed in 8th gear at around 2200rpms. I have a 19 Raptor also and have towed this same trailer with it. The raptor has more noticeable power...got 8.2mpg one trip and 8.7mpg on another trip. But the Expedition felt much more stable then the raptor. The raptor shifted less which was a little nicer.
Trans temps on the raptor towing 205-208 range
Trans temps on the Expy towing was 214-217 range...I did get up to 220 for a brief second with a decent climb and then into some city drivng.
For anyone curious of how it tows...it does very well. I used a Equalizer 4 point sway WDH setup.
Trans temps on the raptor towing 205-208 range
Trans temps on the Expy towing was 214-217 range...I did get up to 220 for a brief second with a decent climb and then into some city drivng.
For anyone curious of how it tows...it does very well. I used a Equalizer 4 point sway WDH setup.