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Old 01-12-2020, 09:44 AM   #1
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Is anyone towing with a Ford Transit cargo van? I am interested in the AWD 350 high roof long model.
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Old 01-12-2020, 10:08 AM   #2
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Is anyone towing with a Ford Transit cargo van? I am interested in the AWD 350 high roof long model.
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Yes ; Floyd Clark on the Fiberglass RV forum
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Old 01-12-2020, 11:52 AM   #3
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I'm towing my 21' with a SWB Transit 150 Wagon with 3.5L Ecoboost. Very pleased with performance.
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Old 01-12-2020, 06:54 PM   #4
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Yes ; Floyd Clark on the Fiberglass RV forum
Assuming that you mean the member with the username "floyd"... no, he has a Transit Connect, which is an unrelated and much smaller vehicle. Graham is asking about the full-size Transit 350.
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Old 05-30-2021, 07:58 PM   #5
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Bought a 2021 AWD EB Transit 250 High Roof 148" WB(not extended) in late March. Had Adventure Wagon in Portland install their RUV Kit 5/17. We towed our 21 up from San Luis Obispo and it got 1.5 mpg better than our Expedition with the same 3.5 EcoBoost & 10 speed trans. Probably because at 11 feet high the trailer is lower and the front of the van is more aerodynamic.

As far as comfort- it is way better than I thought due to the bus driver position. Lower back feels nothing after a long drive. That position transfers load from the back to knees which is what Saab was claiming way back with my 99.

So now we have a MIL unit
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Old 05-30-2021, 08:35 PM   #6
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Please expound...
MIL = Mother-in-Law
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LOL.. i know all about those
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Old 05-31-2021, 03:19 PM   #9
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Bought a 2021 AWD EB Transit 250 High Roof 148" WB(not extended) in late March. Had Adventure Wagon in Portland install their RUV Kit 5/17. We towed our 21 up from San Luis Obispo and it got 1.5 mpg better than our Expedition with the same 3.5 EcoBoost & 10 speed trans. Probably because at 11 feet high the trailer is lower and the front of the van is more aerodynamic.

As far as comfort- it is way better than I thought due to the bus driver position. Lower back feels nothing after a long drive. That position transfers load from the back to knees which is what Saab was claiming way back with my 99.

So now we have a MIL unit



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Bought a 2021 AWD EB Transit 250 High Roof 148" WB(not extended) in late March. Had Adventure Wagon in Portland install their RUV Kit 5/17. We towed our 21 up from San Luis Obispo and it got 1.5 mpg better than our Expedition with the same 3.5 EcoBoost & 10 speed trans. Probably because at 11 feet high the trailer is lower and the front of the van is more aerodynamic.

As far as comfort- it is way better than I thought due to the bus driver position. Lower back feels nothing after a long drive. That position transfers load from the back to knees which is what Saab was claiming way back with my 99.

So now we have a MIL unit
Crazy. In high winds i find my MR LWB Transit far more prone to sway and shake than my F150 towing my Escape 19. Both 3.7 v6 with 6r80 transmission.
What is the RUV kit?
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