Towing a car on a car hauler? (EB, 4K & FX4)

[NotARealTruck]

"physics is physics"?
Just for clarification, what early 2000s Ford Ranger had a 9000lbs towing capacity? The highest I found was about 6000lbs.

Ok, I'll answer my own question.
2002-2008 Ranger had a max towing capacity of 6000lbs: with the 6 cylinder engine and higher ratio rear end. The GCWR was 9500lbs.
The 4 cylinder engine had a max tow rating of 2600lbs with a GCWR of 5500lbs.

Okay regardless, my point still stands that the "same vehicle" aka Santa cruz is rated for 5k, and even if the ranger was "only" rated for 6000, it still weighs less, still has worse brakes, still has worse tires. Trailer ratings are based on safety, safety means you need mass to control the Trailer, mass to slow it down, and power to make it move. Simple as. If the maverick beats the old ranger in every metric, then why is it rated so low? It should easily be able to handle 5k lbs.

Companies have done MUCH worse things than underrate a vehicles towing ratings so it doesn't cut into the sales of their larger vehicles.

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[Bret Grabber]

Hello everyone,

I ordered a 25 EB with the 4K tow and FX4 pkg... it was between a Maverick or a Santa Cruz 2.5T with a 5k tow rating.

I would like to know if anyone has hauled a car on a car trailer and how it did... mid Spring, I will need to pull my G70 with a curb weight of 3900 plus a U-Haul car trailer that weighs approx. 1800 pounds, I know that combined car and trailer it is roughly 2k lbs over. This would never be a common thing but hopefully once and never again, the travel distance is about 80 miles of interstate with mild/moderate hills and a speed limit of 55-70 posted and a couple miles of city streets. I know most will say it is way too dangerous and whatnot.

Again, this is almost guaranteed a one time thing only and will never happen again. I appreciate all input.

Ooh, bad idea all around. Over capacity to begin with, over tongue weight, no brakes on the trailer, it's a disasster waiting to happen! Have seen a couple set ups like this in the center median and ditch, the former with a beautifully restored 69 Camaro on the stretcher. The cost of reting something to tow with, or paying someone to tow for you far outwieghs the paperwor, time, potential injury and losses from what inevitably will happen!+

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[TwoTone]

When I made the reservation, I told them I was hauling a side by side and they allowed the reservation. May have been stupid to lie like that but I knew this was coming up and went ahead with it.

Stupid isn't the word for it. Better hope nothing happens because if it does you could lose everything over the expense of not renting a truck.

Maybe if theres a lawyer on the forums they can speak to this. But lying on the reservation shows intent and that you knew it was over the limit.

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