TrailManor Owner's Forum - View Single Post

09-19-2003, 08:34 PM

I agree with the use of the W/D hitch. We towed from Rhode Island to Maine and then P.E.I. with a 2002 Explorer V-8 and a 2720, over every sort of terrain imaginable. We started out down the road with too much weight forward in the TM, and too much weight aft in the Explorer. After some on-the-road adjustments, we made out just fine. The W/D hitch provided that extra measure of grab in the front end to make the ride comfortable - and secure. We were not in overdrive for the whole vacation (Maine being what it is), and still got about 13-14 MPG. John W.

09-19-2003, 08:34 PM	#6
jwmarine Guest Posts: n/a	Re:2002 Ford Explorer with V8 question I agree with the use of the W/D hitch. We towed from Rhode Island to Maine and then P.E.I. with a 2002 Explorer V-8 and a 2720, over every sort of terrain imaginable. We started out down the road with too much weight forward in the TM, and too much weight aft in the Explorer. After some on-the-road adjustments, we made out just fine. The W/D hitch provided that extra measure of grab in the front end to make the ride comfortable - and secure. We were not in overdrive for the whole vacation (Maine being what it is), and still got about 13-14 MPG. John W.