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I have an xlt on order with advanced tow and 2.7l
Built date is August

I am looking to tow either a jayco 19mrk or a 21mml

the 19 ft trailer is 4800 lbs, the 21 ft is 5100 lbs.
I‘D prefer the 21 ft, but I think it’s starting to get a bit bigger than I would prefer to tow.

will definitely be using a wdh.

Any advice is appreciated
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I have an xlt on order with advanced tow and 2.7l
Built date is August

I am looking to tow either a jayco 19mrk or a 21mml

the 19 ft trailer is 4800 lbs, the 21 ft is 5100 lbs.
I‘D prefer the 21 ft, but I think it’s starting to get a bit bigger than I would prefer to tow.

will definitely be using a wdh.

Any advice is appreciated
I have done several weight distributions on the trucks campers I have owned over the years. Most setups max out on payload before they reach towing capacity. The Ranger has plenty of towing. Capacity and would work with both 19 and 21 ft campers. When looking at pay load you need to add weight of passengers and what gear you have in the bed Plus the weight on hitch from camper.
One thing to consider is if you plan on using state camp sites some are quite small and the 19ft would be better to maneuver.
 

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A Jayco 19 is 8’ wide and 10 feet in height without AC. Deduct maybe 15 square feet to account for the open area under the frame, and you still get about 65 square feet of frontal area. The Ranger towing guide recommends no more than 55 square feet with Tow Package.

https://www.vdm.ford.com/content/da.../towing/pdf/2024-Ford-Ranger-Towing-Guide.pdf

Regardless of the weight, your trailer is a little too large (width and/ or height). I recommend that you start looking at a pop-up, teardrop or a narrow fiberglass trailer like a Casita or Oliver (single axle). Or buy an F150 and don’t stress about frontal area.

You can overload your Ranger and get away with it in the East, but you will be very unhappy when towing in the Rockies on 12 percent grades. Pick a trailer you want, then choose an adequate tow vehicle for it, not the other way around.

John Davies
Spokane WA USA

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It's interesting that Ford Australia does not recommend the use of a WDH, and I understand why. Their popularity in the US intrigues me.
 

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I have an xlt on order with advanced tow and 2.7l
Built date is August

I am looking to tow either a jayco 19mrk or a 21mml

the 19 ft trailer is 4800 lbs, the 21 ft is 5100 lbs.
I‘D prefer the 21 ft, but I think it’s starting to get a bit bigger than I would prefer to tow.

will definitely be using a wdh.

Any advice is appreciated
Here's some advice, don't tow in bad weather.
 

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Hi Mike. I tow a Lance 1995 TT with my 2020 Ranger Ecoboost. Enough power for me, even in Colorado mountains. I use a Hensley Hitch , which completely eliminated sway issues and tows easily . Check it out on their website. Looking forward to purchasing a future Ranger, with its wider track. Good luck.
 

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I can tell you about towing with our Raptor, but first go back to last year with our ‘23 Bronco Badlands Sasquatch with 4.70 gears and 2.7. We had an ‘18 Travelite 22 RK with an Equilzer hitch with bars. Trailer weighed maybe 35-3600 loaded and towed just fine on the hills and steep mountains in Arizona. We had a ‘21 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon diesel previously and that rig towed like a semi, but the engine was stuffed in there tight and left little room for cooling and ran too hot for my liking. The Bronco towed nearly as well and didn’t heat as much, Ford dealer said not to worry with synthetic oil until 270 degrees for oil temperatures. Didn’t get close to that, but still a bit more than I like, maybe too much early days history in my head.
Then the Raptor, didn’t use the Equilizer hitch as we drove to Salt Lake City in 100+ degree heat to trade and pickup our new trailer, It ran up mountains with no strain at all at like 105 degrees and steep grades, I even passed 3/4, 1 ton diesels towing that usually wizzed past me. We picked up our new trailer, about 4,000 pounds and camped back to Michigan. No troubles towing. I’d suspect with the size of trailer you’re talking about and the 2.7, it’d be fine. I even had to do an almost complete panic stop from 75 mph with the trailer and no load equalizer, nothing squirrelly happened .Your truck also has leafs in back versus the soft coils on the Raptor and is rated to tow more.
 

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Addendum, I think our Raptor is 7-800 pounds heavier than the normal Ranger, so the difference in power may not be as much as one might suspect, the 2.7 is in many F-150’s and works well.
 

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Addendum 2, more thoughts keep crossing my mind. The frontal area and how it’s shaped also have a big impact on towing. I guess it depends on how far you plan on towing, if you’re driving to the mountains or favorite campground and hanging out there for a good amount of time and then heading back and/or having the time to delay travel if high winds are predicted and the distances are short a lot of stuff may not matter as much. If you’re on a cross country/continent trip of thousands of miles and unknown terrain and local weather conditions it may matter more especially gas mileage. Photo of our old trailer, very aerodynamic and about 7 feet wide as an example. Steep mountain grades and quick speed with our Raptor, about 8.5 mpg’s, flatter terrain and slower speeds as much as 14 mpg’s.

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raptor has limited towing capacity due to the off-road shocks. any other model with leaf spring has the max towing capacity of the ranger.
when I had to choose between raptor and wiildtrak V6 the towing and max weight capacity was the decision factor for me. I am towing 3.5t (which is the max allowed in europe) and my V6 diesel does not even feel anything is attached to it..with the raptor I cannot even load a hay bale on the bed if I drive 4 people in the truck
 

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I’m lucky enough to have kept my 2002 F-250 7.3 liter diesel pickup if I want to haul or tow heavy loads, it’ll tow anything that I’ve ever needed to do in the last 22 years. I’ve got the ZF 6 speed manual transmission and I think I remember that it can tow 6.5 tons. I use the Raptor for running around the country towing our 2 ton loaded travel trailer. We usually find a camping spot in more remote areas , set up camp and go exploring with the Raptor. It doesn’t rock crawl as well as our Bronco Badlands Sasquatch or our Eco-diesel Jeep Rubicon, but does it ever do most everything else way better. The ride is way better, handling is wonderful, no high speed shimmies and shakes like Jeep. The Raptor tows the travel trailer like a dream, no overheating, even in extreme heat of Arizona summers on high mountain climbs, NO LACK OF POWER at all, NONE! We tried it out on a 4900 mile trip through many western states and at no time did I begin to wish the Raptor had a little more of this or that, it actually surprised me how well it did, exceeded my expectations. It really puts a smile on my face.
It’s wonderful that your Wildtrak will do both duties of work and play and regular transportation, enjoy it! Have fun!
 

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A Jayco 19 is 8’ wide and 10 feet in height without AC. Deduct maybe 15 square feet to account for the open area under the frame, and you still get about 65 square feet of frontal area. The Ranger towing guide recommends no more than 55 square feet with Tow Package.

https://www.vdm.ford.com/content/da.../towing/pdf/2024-Ford-Ranger-Towing-Guide.pdf

Regardless of the weight, your trailer is a little too large (width and/ or height). I recommend that you start looking at a pop-up, teardrop or a narrow fiberglass trailer like a Casita or Oliver (single axle). Or buy an F150 and don’t stress about frontal area.

You can overload your Ranger and get away with it in the East, but you will be very unhappy when towing in the Rockies on 12 percent grades. Pick a trailer you want, then choose an adequate tow vehicle for it, not the other way around.

John Davies
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I understand the specs here for frontal cross section of Ranger/trailer combination, but this must be for a completely vertical surface?

Adding any type of slope should reduce the wind resistance, i.e. the front grill would be more than the windshield? Or the LxW of my windshield cross section effect should be reduced by the angle it is at.

And why doesn't the 2.7L have a higher cross section rating if its the performance that is the concern?

I am looking at trailers and have been toying with this cross section number as well.

I wish a Ford engineer could add some comments about this Limitation number and what type of vertical surface/resistance they used for this.
 
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I understand the specs here for frontal cross section of Ranger/trailer combination, but this must be for a completely vertical surface?

Adding any type of slope should reduce the wind resistance, i.e. the front grill would be more than the windshield? Or the LxW of my windshield cross section effect should be reduced by the angle it is at.

And why doesn't the 2.7L have a higher cross section rating if its the performance that is the concern?

I am looking at trailers and have been toying with this cross section number as well.

I wish a Ford engineer could add some comments about this Limitation number and what type of vertical surface/resistance they used for this.
Wait until you learn the 2024 Ranger in AUS has 2,000Lb payload even though it has the same part numbers for the breaks, rotors, pads, etc. US frame is a little different due to US crash standards (reinforced) so maybe that's where the 200lbs went, or possibly just different standards or unit conversions as 350kg = 750lbs and is "close enough".

I'll be staying in ratings and being safe, still installing helper air springs though.

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i wonder if places just lower the numbers in the usa since people here are so sue happy
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