Great info guys, and sorry if I high jacked the thread with my question.
I tow my 16ft open trailer with my stepdads F150. It tows that wonderfully. Its a borrowed trailer, the brakes on it don't work. Its missing the module and I'm pretty sure that the brake components would need to be replaced to get it working. I'm not overly concerned because the truck does a pretty good job of stopping it.
My primary vehicle is an 2008 Ford Explorer with the 4.6 V8. I've used it a few times and its fine, I just prefer the truck because it does a better job all around.
Id eventually like to get a small enclosure trailer that my vehicle could tow the legend with. I just wanted to see what you guys were doing. Trailer brakes and tounge weight make a big difference like you guys have said.
On a different not I've seen a few guys use snowmobile trailers. The box style that you can stand in (fixed roof). Its interesting because they are significantly lighter than a standard auto trailer not requiring a large truck to tow it with.
Just a thought. Best of luck!
Eric