TrailManor Owner's Forum - View Single Post - Ford Flex w/ Tow package, a 3023 and 575 # tongue weight

03-01-2014, 08:53 PM

I should add total combined weight of trailer and TV is about 300 lbs under the total allowed.

I plan on towing it in the Rockies most of its life so I'll be up high at times and on more than my fair share of mountains.

I'm considering an Expedition, 600 # tongue weight w/o a WD hitch, 900 with one, and lots and lots of extra TV+trailer capacity vs my Flex.

To your point it did tow effortlessly, about a 1 mpg hit to my mileage and the car never felt strained. Power was excellent, we sat at 55-60 all the way home and, had I never weighed it, I'd never have thought twice about hauling it all over the place. But...now that I know I am way over, I'm not so comfortable hauling it around.

03-01-2014, 08:53 PM	#3
Sauropod Guest Posts: n/a	I should add total combined weight of trailer and TV is about 300 lbs under the total allowed. I plan on towing it in the Rockies most of its life so I'll be up high at times and on more than my fair share of mountains. I'm considering an Expedition, 600 # tongue weight w/o a WD hitch, 900 with one, and lots and lots of extra TV+trailer capacity vs my Flex. To your point it did tow effortlessly, about a 1 mpg hit to my mileage and the car never felt strained. Power was excellent, we sat at 55-60 all the way home and, had I never weighed it, I'd never have thought twice about hauling it all over the place. But...now that I know I am way over, I'm not so comfortable hauling it around.