Correct hitch for 2BP/Ford Expedition - Plz help
nolefan
Reg. Jun 2006
Posted 2006-06-27 9:54 PM (#43720)
Subject: Correct hitch for 2BP/Ford Expedition - Plz help


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Hello - We recently purchased a 2 horse BP 4 star with a dressing room, slant load, trailer weighs 3200# empty. 

We have a 05 Expedition, 3.73 axle 4x4 rated w/ heavy duty towing package - rated to pull 6000# with a weigh carrying hitch, rated to pull 8600# with a WDH.

We primarily will be towing one horse.  Do we need a Weight Distribution Hitch?  Horse Trailer dealer say no - trailer should pull fine with a regular draw hitch.  Hitch company says that WDH is a MUST since will be pushing the receiver limit.  However, Hitch company says the installing the WDH may be a problem since a lot of BP trailers have a short tongue.

What to do?  Any suggestion or comments that you may have are greatly appreciated!

 

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chadsalt
Reg. Nov 2004
Posted 2006-06-28 6:53 AM (#43726 - in reply to #43720)
Subject: RE: Correct hitch for 2BP/Ford Expedition - Plz help


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Location: sc		we cant really answer that with out the loaded trailer tongue weight and the max tongue weight as printed on the reciever. i suspect you will need a WDH, as the factory reciever is likely 500#-600# rated for WC mode. the steel trailer in my sig has an empty tongue weight of 650# and loaded with my 2 horses and tack it is ~1000#. maybe some one with an aluimnum trailer could chime in....although my empty trailer is only 3600#, not much more than yours.
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