Posted 2006-06-27 9:54 PM (#43720) Subject: Correct hitch for 2BP/Ford Expedition - Plz help
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Posts: 57 Location: FL
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!
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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Posts: 1416 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.
Correct hitch for 2BP/Ford Expedition - Plz help
