How's this for a tow vehicle?

[ticki2]

Originally Posted by joyegail

I actually managed to back the Safari into my back yard through my gate, which is about 12 feet wide, but I have another trailer parked very very close to the gate and I have never backed a trailer in my life, other than ones with boats on them, and you can see over those. I am very very proud of myself for actually backing it in and not hitting anything.

I always counted on someone else to do that sort of thing, my Dad, my brother, my husband. Now I'm alone and I have to be able to handle this sort of thing on my own, if I am to actually use this trailer to go camping in.

Anyway, not a huge thing for most of you, but for me, it was very huge. Just have to give myself a pat on the back, since there is no one else here to do it.



Deb

Yeaaaaaaaa Deb you go girl!!!

[Denis4x4]

Went to the co-op and ran the '06 GMC 2500HD 4x4 crew cab with 3/4 of a tank of gas with an '06 25' Safari FB LE packed with booze, food, clothes, etc. across the scales. Total weight was 12,440 pounds, well within the 16,000 pound rating in the manual.

With all due respect to some of the experts here, I would suggest that you do some of your own research, including weighing the tow rig and TV/trailer combo and come to your own conclusions. I bought the GMC after weighing an '03 Navigator and determined that there wasn't a lot of "fudge" factor.....by the same token, there have been more than a few posters that love their Lincolns as TV's.

[wkerfoot]

Originally Posted by Denis4x4

Went to the co-op and ran the '06 GMC 2500HD 4x4 crew cab with 3/4 of a tank of gas with an '06 25' Safari FB LE packed with booze, food, clothes, etc. across the scales. Total weight was 12,440 pounds, well within the 16,000 pound rating in the manual.

With all due respect to some of the experts here, I would suggest that you do some of your own research, including weighing the tow rig and TV/trailer combo and come to your own conclusions. I bought the GMC after weighing an '03 Navigator and determined that there wasn't a lot of "fudge" factor.....by the same token, there have been more than a few posters that love their Lincolns as TV's.

Dennis,

I certainly love my Lincoln as a tow vehicle.

Bill

[dmac]

Look here: http://www.fordvehicles.com/towing/pdf/reference.pdf. The F150 with the 5.4 L engine, 3.73 gears, and an automatic tranny will vary from GCWR of 13,500 to 15,000, which allows for a maximum loaded trailer weight ranging from 7,300 to 9,800 (varies based on 4X4 or 4X2, cab style, and wheel size).

A 2004-2006 F150 SuperCrew Lariat 4X4 with 5.4 L engine, 3.73 gears, and an automatic tranny is rated to tow 8,700 lbs. It has a net carrying capacity of 1,630 lbs.