Dj Holland
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how do you know what the expy tows I have a 2017 limited and I was under the impression when I bought it that it towed 9200 but I saw on a vin check site it says 6600 how do I really know what it can tow
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Dj Holland
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It’s an el not sure I believe it does but ford says if it has this gcwr it’s 6600 it’s another it’s 9200 so I’m at a loss
Dj Holland
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It does have the inter grated trailer brake controller
Dj Holland
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Oh I did I just don’t know if my truck is the 6700 or the 9200 that the confusing part
Dorzak
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On the dash to the right of the steering wheel and below the lift gate button, traction control button, and downhill assist button do you have a brake controller built in?
Dj Holland
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Yes that’s why I thought it towed 9200
Dj Holland
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We did a vin look up to see if we had the hd tow and it said the max was 6700
Dorzak
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Then you have the factory tow package and can tow the higher rating. As another poster said it was also standard on the LTD.
JExpedition07
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The 6,600 rating is the highest you can tow without a weight distributing hitch, that's why your getting confused. Once you go over the 6,600 Ford requires a weight distributing hitch to reach the 9,200 pound max. That's why you are seeing two specs. One on the chart will be "Max Towing Capacity" and under that will be "Max towing with weight distributing hitch"
This is right. You can tow the higher rating but probably don't want to attempt it with out a WD hitch
deweysmith
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Also, if you have load-leveling suspension, you'll want to read the manual carefully around using a weight-distributing hitch. It will require a fair bit of adjustment until the rear suspension adjusts properly.
You can use Ford's VIN check to show your entire build sheet here: https://www.etis.ford.com/
You can use Ford's VIN check to show your entire build sheet here: https://www.etis.ford.com/
I don't tow a trailer and know nothing about it so please forgive my ignorance. But looking at this towing guide I noticed it mentions that, while driving, the TBC slider should not be used to independently activate the trailer brakes if the trailer is swaying. I'm just curious, if you are in a situation where the trailer is swaying, wouldn't it be helpful to let the expy coast and apply some trailer braking to help stop the sway and straighten it out? Since they advise against this I must be wrong but can't figure out why.
If you have your TBC set up right, if the trailer starts swaying you apply the Expy brakes gradually to get things back in line. Only using the TBC could be unpredictable as those trailer brakes are not real sophisticated. The slider is used to help set up your brake bias on each trailer you hook up.
The towing guide has a note that says you need a WD hitch to tow 9200/9300
The Expedition has built in sway control. I experienced it the last time I was towing in heavy winds. Any time sway would get too bad the ecu would automatically apply the breaks and slow you down to stop the sway. At first it was rather alarming until I figured out what was going on then after that it was pretty reassuring because the system works quite well.
