ConfusedChicken
RVF Newbee
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- Mar 9, 2023
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Wife and I have a down payment on a 23 Mini Lite 2205s. Weight is 5200, payload 600.
We drive a 15 expedition that has capacity of 9200, but payload of only 1400. Weight of us, dogs, crates, tongue, batteries, and gas is just over 1600.
Dealer of course says we are good.
Spoke to 2 hitch companies: one says payload sticker 10-20% low and we are good. Other says talk to Ford (who referred us to them).
Spoke to hitch manufacturer (Blue Ox) who stated that even with their best hitch it does not affect what your vehicle can CARRY but what it can TOW. This was my concern. The tv sales guy seems great, and I know they technically can’t sell an unsafe setup. But now what?
We drive a 15 expedition that has capacity of 9200, but payload of only 1400. Weight of us, dogs, crates, tongue, batteries, and gas is just over 1600.
Dealer of course says we are good.
Spoke to 2 hitch companies: one says payload sticker 10-20% low and we are good. Other says talk to Ford (who referred us to them).
Spoke to hitch manufacturer (Blue Ox) who stated that even with their best hitch it does not affect what your vehicle can CARRY but what it can TOW. This was my concern. The tv sales guy seems great, and I know they technically can’t sell an unsafe setup. But now what?