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[joe hall]

And, as I mentioned in other dialogues in this forum over the past 3-4 months, I got my cart literally before my horse when I bought our '86 31' Sovereign. I thought I could pull it with my 5.4L Expedition. Oh, I could pull it okay; I just wouldn't want to tow it very far. The Sovereign has a loaded GVWR of 8300 pounds. The Expedition max is only 6000, and the 5.4L engine is the biggest one available (at least it was in the year 2000 models - they haven't changed have they?). My wife brought in the mail Saturday and I was standing there looking at those 34' rigs going up a hill, being towed by Expeditions, wondering what I missed. My loaded trailer sits pretty darn heavy behind our new 8.1 Vortec GMC 2500HD - even on the relatively flat land of south Georgia. I'm wondering if the whole catalog scenario was just posed for picture effect.

[Kistler]

"We" must remember the pic of the Airstream being towed by the bicycle. However, one of the above posts relates that the folks actually do tow with that vehicle.

Kistler

[Rickk48]

Thanks for the picture, Shari. Now the posts make some sense, though I wouldn't know an Expidition from an Excursion.

[casarodante]

Definitely Expeditions, around 1998 by the front bumper. We have an Expedition with a 4.6 that is rated at 4300. I towed a SOB with it and it was very white knuckled. We got an Excursion (6.8L V10) rated at 10000. Tows real well. The GVWR of our A/S is 6300. The new (2002) Expeditions are rated at 8900.

The Expeditions in my wife's and she doesn't want anything else so I am looking at a new one for her and to tow with. This would allow us out of the Excursion. I could get something a little more frugal for around town.

I was amazed to see the front cover with an Expedition and a triple-axle. I guess some people like to run right on the limits. Not me.