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jtyphoid · 10-16-2013, 07:30 PM

The Excursion is basically an F-250 with an SUV body. The Ford variant of the 6.0L diesel developed a bad reputation for a few specific problems. Some of them are silent failures that eventually turn into blown head gaskets and sometimes even hydro locked engines. Before trading for one, get it checked out by someone with specific knowledge of that engine.

That said, with some up-front modifications to fix the problems, it is, IMHO, the best combination of people and trailer hauler ever built. We plan to keep ours as long as we possibly can.

We pulled a 28ft, 7000lb Jayco using a standard weight distributing hitch and the combination was completely stable under all conditions. You'll be a lot closer to the trailer weight limit, though, and you'll need to check the GCWR and axle limits, too.

10-16-2013, 07:30 PM	#15
jtyphoid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 265	The Excursion is basically an F-250 with an SUV body. The Ford variant of the 6.0L diesel developed a bad reputation for a few specific problems. Some of them are silent failures that eventually turn into blown head gaskets and sometimes even hydro locked engines. Before trading for one, get it checked out by someone with specific knowledge of that engine. That said, with some up-front modifications to fix the problems, it is, IMHO, the best combination of people and trailer hauler ever built. We plan to keep ours as long as we possibly can. We pulled a 28ft, 7000lb Jayco using a standard weight distributing hitch and the combination was completely stable under all conditions. You'll be a lot closer to the trailer weight limit, though, and you'll need to check the GCWR and axle limits, too.