Folks,
Does anyone have a 4.6L Expy- and have actually towed with it? I don't know what the tow/haul ratings are for it, and it seems to me that Ford prefers you get the 5.4L to tow since it's a part of the tow-package option.

Has anyone towed with a 4.6L? If so, how much weight and how fast could you go?

I had a F-350 dualie pass me in my Expy between Dallas 7 Shreveport going up hil and 80 MPH. I know I won't be going that fast in my Expy, but I'd like to at least run 70.

I also have a 4.6L SuperCrew- I never planned on towing anything with either one, however, I must this weekend. I'm thinking about getting that 6' x 12' U-Haul trailer to move a bedrom set in one trip from Killeen, TX to Plano, TX. (186 miles)

Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks.

 

i just towed a back hoe that weighed about 8000 lbs
with my 4.6 and 3.73 gears no problem at all just took it out of
over drive and could run 70 plus no problem at all went about
30 miles there and back

hope this helps

 

My dad towed his 5000lb. camper all over the USA last year. He had 3.73 gears installed before the trip. Long uphill grades kill the mph,even with the overdrive off. Flat land towing is no problem.

 

tracker on a full size car trailer to lubbuck and a bed full of colledge stuff,no problem,even though the MPG sucked

 

sir i have a 4.6 we tow a 4000lb travel trailer no problem gas mpg sucks about 9- mpg 65-70 mph

 

I GUESS I'LL BE IN THE 9 MPG RANGE TOO.

GOOD THING I ONLY HAVE TO TOW IT ONE WAY....

THANKS.

 

I have pulled my off road rig up hills etc. keeping up with traffic no problem. The Bronco is about 5000lb or so. I have also pulled my boat wich is like 2000 or 3000lbs no prob. you should have no problem. Just turn the od off

 

Folks,
I ended up towing that trailer 612 miles. 204 miles of it was with Empty trailer, and the last 408 was with a full load.

I had a U-Haul 6' x 12'. Internet says it weighs 1,250 empty, the trailer guide says it's 1,800 empty, may load 2,600, total weight 4,400.

The only thing I could get in that trailer after I finished loading it was, a few suitcases. With roughly 4,000 lbs in tow, 4 adults and 2 dogs, we had no problem cruising 70 - 75 MPH, even 80 a time or two, in 96 degree Texas heat with the AC blasting. I passed a Suburban, and another Expedition towing similiar trailers. I even passed a Semi going up hill. MPG sucked, I was stopping every 1h:30m to get gas. (Every half-tank) I'd take a guess of about 10.1 MPG.

I haven't been so proud of a vehicle since my wife & I drove our loaded (luggage) 1993 Accord EX 4-Cyl Sedan from Louisiana - California, through the grapevine hills in Cali, right past the warning signs to cut off the AC to prevent overheating; with the AC on, past a number of overheated Semi's, buses, and V-8 cars.

I tried driving with the OD off, but I'm not used to seeing my truck at the 2,500 RPM mark, so I switched it back on. Initially, even with it on, he truck was around 2,500 at 60 MPH, but after a while, it dropped back down to 1,500. It was like the computer was reassessing shift points to compensate for the added weight.

When I got my S'Cab in 1999, and when I got my Expy in 2000, I'd said I'd never tow anything heavier than my blue oval ford emblem/trailer hitch. But, after this weekend, I realize that towing is fun. Now I want something that can realy tow- Like an F-350 Dualie Crew Cab, V-10. (I don't like diesel, and yes, I realize that the diesel can out tow the V-10)

Thanks for everyone's help. Even though I thought I'd only be towing it 186 miles, and ended up towing it 612 miles, it was all good.

After 10 years of towing trailers behind (10-wheeled M-35 A2's) aka Deuce & a half's and (HMMWV M998) aka Hum-Vee's, this was the first time I EVER towed anything with a vehicle I owned.

It turned out to be a good trip.

4.6- Working like the big dogs~