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Originally Posted by fred cook
I could not remember exactly so I had to look it up, but the load capacity for my 2003 6.0 turbo diesel Excursion was 11K max trailer weight, 20K GCWR. The vehicle weighed in at about 7K leaving 13K for load and towing. Add in 6 people at an average of 150 lbs each for about 900 lbs and say 500 lbs for luggage and that leaves the full 11K plus a bit for trailer weight. That, my friend, is a capable hauling/towing machine! If carrying a full load of passengers (6) at 14 mpg (towing) then that is 84 passenger miles per gallon! Not towing it got 21-22 mpg which would be 132 passenger miles per gallon!
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They weigh more than 7k lbs., (my Powerstroke PU truck empty weighs 7400), and it's the GVWR that is the problem, not the stated towing capacity IIRC. Put 6 175 lb. people in it and luggage, you have nothing left for the tongue weight of the trailer.
And they don't get 21-22 mpg empty. I've owned several in different configurations, (PU trucks w various axles and transmissions), they get about 17 mpg on the freeway. Maybe more on a 55 mph country road but I drive on 75 mph interstates so that's the only relevant number to me.
Excursions were nice vehicles and I've known people who towed big trailers w them but that GVWR number doesn't lie.