What are you guys towing?

[bandit67]

Here is my heaviest setup. 325 miles on the odometer, and all loaded up and ready for it's first tow trip.

Just Kidding. I will wait till I have 1,000 miles on the Ranger before I start towing heavy. I was getting the hitch set up after installing the new brake controller.

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[mark Johnson]

Now I’m impressed... I towed my Airstream (6000lbs/710lbs tongue) from Tucson to Flagstaff which has some pretty steep grades with no problem, 65-70 mph up hill all day! Also to add weight I have 600lbs in the bed with my Alu-cab pop-top camper & gear. The only down side may have been the 13mpg.

 

[FX4Offroad]

Now I’m impressed... I towed my Airstream (6000lbs/710lbs tongue) from Tucson to Flagstaff which has some pretty steep grades with no problem, 65-70 mph up hill all day! Also to add weight I have 600lbs in the bed with my Alu-cab pop-top camper & gear. The only down side may have been the 13mpg.

13 mpg is really impressive towing!

 

[jeffe]

I'm really impressed with the ride height. No WDH?? My little Casita probably won't put much if any sag in the rear. BTW, great looking rigs!

 

[TexasRanger]

Here is my heaviest setup. 325 miles on the odometer, and all loaded up and ready for it's first tow trip.

Just Kidding. I will wait till I have 1,000 miles on the Ranger before I start towing heavy. I was getting the hitch set up after installing the new brake controller.

That’s awesome!! What’s that trailer + backhoe weigh??

Jake

 

[bandit67]

Right at 7,000 lbs.

That's going to be a very rare haul.

More common hauls will be one of my Mustangs to a rally, show, the track. Those loads are more in the 5,800-6,000 range.

 

[TexasRanger]

Right at 7,000 lbs.

That's going to be a very rare haul.

More common hauls will be one of my Mustangs to a rally, show, the track. Those loads are more in the 5,800-6,000 range.

That’s awesome! I think that’s the heaviest load I’ve seen hooked up so far. Your going to break some people’s necks when towing that.

Holy !!! Did you see that ranger?!?!



Nice!!


Jake

 

[t4thfavor]

Hooked up my camper Saturday, took it for a spin, 4000# towed like it was barely there (even up to 65mph). Guess I was paranoid for no reason

 

[C.moore01]

I’m looking at a apex nano 208bhs for my ranger and it seems like these trucks don’t sag or squat very much

 

[bandit67]

They'll squat with a good enough load. Just my 2200 lb. flatbed alone brought the back end down 2". I'm sure without the weight distribution hitch, my 7,000 lb trailer/tractor combo would have dropped it another few inches, and had the nose up 2-3".

But I'm also a firm believer in weight distribution/sway control hitches. I even ran that on my Super Duty tag setups. You don't know you need it until you hit a rogue sidewind or the trailer tires drop off the side of the asphalt.

 

[t4thfavor]

I’m looking at a apex nano 208bhs for my ranger and it seems like these trucks don’t sag or squat very much

My camper is a 207BH I believe, it weighs 4000 or so loaded, and towed without trouble at all. It squatted a little with no WD bars in, and barely at all with them on. I'm not going to tow it with them on unless I have some extra weight in the bed, or trailer to add some tongue weight.

That or I will reset the head height to accommodate a little more tongue weight.

 

[bandit67]

Now I’m impressed... I towed my Airstream (6000lbs/710lbs tongue) from Tucson to Flagstaff which has some pretty steep grades with no problem, 65-70 mph up hill all day! Also to add weight I have 600lbs in the bed with my Alu-cab pop-top camper & gear. The only down side may have been the 13mpg.

That all-silver setup looks good!

 

[rangerdanger]

From SportsCar magazine test: 2019 Ford Ranger

 

[WhiteLightning19]

2018 Rockwood Roo 19. I would guess around 4500-4650lbs loaded to camp. Towed better than I expected even at 65 mph with 30-35 gals of fresh water.

 

[MT19RANGER]

2018 Rockwood Roo 19. I would guess around 4500-4650lbs loaded to camp. Towed better than I expected even at 65 mph with 30-35 gals of fresh water.

What hitch are you using? How much did you drop it? 2-3" for level towing?

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