Spotted Bronco conducting towing / trailering test in MI

[Used2jeep]

There’s always Mars, PA.

I tried to link Mars Gas in Pittsfield, MA.

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[AcesandEights]

Hopefully they are testing for a higher rating, or GVWR.

 

[Amcap76]

I'll mostly pull my M416. Occasionally, other trailers but nothing that heavy.

Outstanding!

 

[AZHUND]

i believe an airstream 22 footer is within the tow specs. so i consider that impressive if i'm correct.

I don’t think so. Even the tiny 16’ airstream basecamp is outside of spec due to the hitch weight.

 

[Thed]

Those Big Tex trailers are no joke. They're amazingly tough (and amazingly heavy).

https://www.bigtextrailers.com/deck-over-tag-along-trailers

 

[Bronco Finder]

i believe an airstream 22 footer is within the tow specs. so i consider that impressive if i'm correct.

Nope my 16' airstream bambi is right at compacity with water, propane, battery. The wife , dog and gear puts me over buy 380 lbs , my dry weight is 2,860 and I believe the 22' bambi is 3,800 with gas and batteries so you will definitely not able to tow safely with the bronco.
This is why my wife bought a 2021 Explorer to tow her bambi it has 5,600 towing capacity.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

[Bacon]

this a Black Diamond.... 32 in tires? Tires look like pretty adequate sized here

 

[MaxLD]

As long as it can tow a few dirt bikes it's all anyone will really need.

 

[Deleted member 13702]

Looks like the same trailer they were testing previously.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...-banks-test-towing-a-big-empty-trailer.10872/

 

[_finack]

How many buyers are planning to tow with their Broncos?

I saw a Jeep towing a small trailer with a new loveseat on it earlier today. I could see using it like that.

 

[UncleBuck]

I’m looking at buying an off road travel trailer like a Boreas XT or an Off Grid Expedition 2.0. There are a lot of great options that are 2k-2.5k dry with 1k payload that the bronco could handle.

 

[North7]

Hopefully they are testing for a higher rating, or GVWR.

It would be nice but the largest Big Tex 100A trailer is only 3,200 lbs, as shown in my earlier post.

Now, are they going to put a load on the trailer for testing?

 

[JTBros]

How many buyers are planning to tow with their Broncos?

I’d like to get a 19’ Boston Whaler down the line and that should be just under the range. Would probably get trailer brakes too. For now though it’ll just be my little laser sailboat.

I am, actually, and thankfully, I'm right under the limit of 3500. My track car on a tow dolly should work just fine.

To be fair tho, it's lame that the Ranger gets 7500 lbs (given that it's *mostly* the same vehicle underneath). Hell, my wife's Subaru Ascent can actually tow a popup, and the Bronco can't. *sigh*

Same thing goes for the Wrangler V Gladiator unfortunately. I like the gladiator a lot but don’t want something that’ll be miserable on long highway trips. Nor do I need something that long lol.

 

[guzie]

I am, actually, and thankfully, I'm right under the limit of 3500. My track car on a tow dolly should work just fine.

To be fair tho, it's lame that the Ranger gets 7500 lbs (given that it's *mostly* the same vehicle underneath). Hell, my wife's Subaru Ascent can actually tow a popup, and the Bronco can't. *sigh*

Not even close to the same vehicle as a ranger underneath. They share a platform but the actual frames and suspension is unique. No way a ranger can travel off-road at the same speeds as the bronco. Suspension in the truck is designed to haul stuff. The bronco is set up for max off road capability. More articulation and spring rates that are not overly stiff like a truck has that’s designed to haul a large payload.

 

[MaverickMan]

Given how towing numbers are always being one upped by 50 lbs or so with their other trucks, the 3500lb that they gave us in the begining and we are now seeing things change a good bit. I choose to have a lilfaith in Ford and guess that they want to make it more. Maybe not 2021 or 22 but by the time they are able to make real changes and lining up suppliers for that, we may see an abrupt increase to boost sales one year. Like they already had it all set up and start the ads.
Its possible, I mean it would take magic to make it do what it does and pull tow duties. They just dont want to get hopes up and not delivery after the way we've complained about everything else. I still vote 5500lbs by the last year before a refresh. Dont help us now, but its not like anybody has a 2021 in they driveway either and here we are happily drooling at new shiny.

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