I'm considering taking my boat to AK this summer when i move up there, it's a 17' lund angler sc, fully loaded it should weigh around 2200 lbs...I'll be towing the uhaul with my pick up and my fiancee would have to tow the boat up with her 03 escape. I looked at fords HSOforum and it says the 3.0 L 6 cyl can handle 3500 lbs towing capacity so i'm sure it can handle it on flat ground, but I have a feeling the mountains could be a challenge for it and I don't want to be stuck in the middle of the yukon territory with a vehicle that is out of commission. Right now i'm leaning towards selling it in MN and maybe go boatless this summer and find something in ak over the winter, but the reason I wanted to bring it up there was so I didn't have to be boatless this summer. Anyone with a escape do a lot of towing?
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I'm considering taking my boat to AK this summer when i move up there, it's a 17' lund angler sc, fully loaded it should weigh around 2200 lbs...I'll be towing the uhaul with my pick up and my fiancee would have to tow the boat up with her 03 escape. I looked at fords HSOforum and it says the 3.0 L 6 cyl can handle 3500 lbs towing capacity so i'm sure it can handle it on flat ground, but I have a feeling the mountains could be a challenge for it and I don't want to be stuck in the middle of the yukon territory with a vehicle that is out of commission. Right now i'm leaning towards selling it in MN and maybe go boatless this summer and find something in ak over the winter, but the reason I wanted to bring it up there was so I didn't have to be boatless this summer. Anyone with a escape do a lot of towing?
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