Trailer Towing Table - Ford 1999 Explorer Owner's Manual

Trailer towing table (4x2 manual transmission)
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating)/Trailer weights
Rear
Engine axle
ratio
4.0L OHV 3.27
4.0L OHV 3.73
4.0L OHV 3.27
4.0L OHV 3.73
Notes: -For high altitude operation, reduce GCW by 2% per 300
meters (1 800 ft) elevation. For definitions of terms used in this table
and instructions on how to calculate your vehicle load, refer to Vehicle
loading in this chapter. Maximum trailer weights shown. The
combined weight of the completed towing vehicle and the loaded
trailer must not exceed the GCWR.
Towing a trailer over 1 588 kg (3 500 lbs.) requires a weight
distributing hitch.
Maximum
GCWR-kg
(lbs.)
2-door
2 721
(6 000)
3 175
(7 000)
4-door
2 721
(6 000)
3 175
(7 000)
Trailer weight
range-kg
(lbs.)
(0-Maximum)
0-907
(0-2 000)
0-1 433
(0-3 160)
0-889
(0-1 960)
0-1 343
(0-2 960)
Driving
Maximum
frontal area of
2
trailer-m (ft
4.64
(50)
4.64
(50)
4.64
(50)
4.64
(50)
2
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