Toying with the idea of getting rid of the V10 Ram 2wd pickup and the wife's Infiniti for a used Yukon or Expedition 4wd, etc. to serve multiple ditues. Anyone know where to find these numbers on a 3-5 year old vehicle?

 

http://autos.msn.com

 

I believe it is spelled Exhibition, Lee.

My wife's best friend has an Exhibition, with that other V10.

 

Mt parents just bought a '99 ExPedition w/ the 5.4l motor (only other option is hte 4.6, no v10 in the Expedition, only Excursion) Its the 4wd Eddie Bauer Model w/ the Tow Package, so it has an oil and tranny cooler. It is rated to tow ~8,000lbs.

 

We had a 2000 Expedition. Overall it was a great truck. It towed an open trailer with no problem but had a tough time pulling my 24' enclosed.

 

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Good info here. Looks like the Chevy Tahoe/GMC Yukons are the preference for us with much more power and some more tow capacity over the Expeditions. Expeditions seem to be more plentiful and a bit cheaper but since the wife's horse and trailer will push the limits more than the car and open trailer then we'll probably look toward the bowtie.

 

Or edmunds.com is always good.

 

My friend at work has an Expedition and uses it to tow his horses around with no problem. I can ask him any questions if you want.

 

I own a '99 GMC Sierra 1500, 5.3L, 4x4, ext cab, short bed. Rated at 8000lbs. No complaints so far. Tows my open car trailer and RX-7 with no problems at all.

 

Lee... not really knowing your car/trailer combo, a (one) Horse and trailer will weigh much less than a car trailer and car. Does your car/trailer weight less than 3K lbs?

Really.. a quarterhorse will weigh anywhere from 700 - 1300 lbs, with the average in the 1000 lb range. Couple that with a 2 horse trailer, you're not going to exceed 3000 lbs.

That aside, I tow my 3K lb car on a 2K lb trailer with my '02 Tahoe Z71... No issues at all towing the car 1/2 way across country.

--kC

 

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so much for that whole street touring thing
rename it to trailer-queen touring....

 

Anyone have any experience towing with a V6?

In my search for an inexpensive, reliable tow vehicle/daily driver. I've been looking at some late 90's pickups and SUV's. All rated at 5000lbs towing capacity.

Toyota Tacoma V6
Toyota 4runner SR5 V6
Nissan Pathfinder V6
Mitsubishi Montero Sport V6
and may consider a Chevrolet Blazer, any opinions?

 

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so much for that whole street touring thing
rename it to trailer-queen touring.... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Don't make me come over there and slap you.

For those that are following along on the sidelines.... I trailer my car because if/when something breaks at an event 900 miles from home, I can still get home and worry about the repair at another time. It's not a daily driver, it only sees time at autoxes.... it'll break 'AT' an auto-x. (Like 2 weekends ago when I stuffed it into a tree about 30' off course... missing the trunk by 1 foot off drivers door... but not before the ditch and concrete jump did something to the alignment.... (in the rain)

 

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Really.. a quarterhorse will weigh anywhere from 700 - 1300 lbs, with the average in the 1000 lb range. Couple that with a 2 horse trailer, you're not going to exceed 3000 lbs.
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My wife's horse is a European warmblood sport horse who tips the scales at 1600-1800 lbs himself. Add a 3000 lbs horse trailer (big and enclosed of course) and a another similar horse going to a show and you hit 6500 lbs quickly. Add the odds and ends needed for a show and you'll need a strong tow rig.

The racecar is 2000 lbs plus the open trailer comes in at under 2000 (new, not yet weighed) and so the horses are the challenge and the racecar will be no hassle.

I've been spoiled by the V10 Ram which will pull anything you care to hook up but sacrifices some interior room and even more driveway space. In previous years I have towed with Exploders and other 5000 lnb max V6s and you can do it OK if you make an emphasis on travelling a bit light with a non-heavy car. My sister's '92 Exploder was never really the same after I borrowed it for a dozen weekends or so with a 1st gen CRX on a double axle trailer. Some folks have had more luck but I'll stick with a V8 for myself.

 

Also, if anyone is interested in a small tow vehicle at a bargain price, my father has a '90 Toyota V6 5 speed pickup with the rare 1 ton load rating. He just got a new boat that is too heavy for it to tow so he'll be selling in pretty soon I expect.

It has 80,000 milesand is in one owner retired college professor who probably never has it over 75 mph condition. He used it to pull his small sailboats around a bit but otherwise is in near perfect shape and rarely saw daily driver use. I'm guessing it will be under $2000 which would be good for someone on a budget needing to some utility and a 5000 lb tow capacity.

 

http://www.panpacificrv.com/towspecmenu.html

This site ownz all other sites for tow specs.

 

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Nope. It's got some capacities that are wrong. It doesn't list my GMC at all, and the corresponding Chevy is listed 200 to 400lbs greater than my truck (200lbs more by MSN, 400lbs more according to Chevy's new trucks with the same configuration).