OP, your best bet would be to not believe everything you read, as the rvnet weight ninnies have jumped on this thread like a fat kid on a candy bar!
When someone who is rocking a 40+ year old RV is telling you that it’s unsafe to haul a decent size trailer with an essentially new top of the line 1/2 ton pickup, it is evident that these folks have gained most of their knowledge from the internet and not from behind the wheel.
It’s unfortunate that this happens on many threads here, but I think it’s the mix of geritol and Metamucil that is a bad combo!
You’re obviously new to towing and have good questions. Answers “should” consider that if one is intelligent enough to make enough money to buy a $50k pickup truck that they are also intelligent enough to learn and perform relatively benign tasks like towing a trailer.
IF you go strictly 100% by the “numbers” , yes you are extremely limited in your available trailer choices.
If you can understand that your truck will safely and easily haul 4000+ lbs on the rear axle, meaning your “super safe” payload is close to 2000lbs and that the cargo rating on your truck is because it’s pudgy with all the options and basically only that low due to class 1 vehicle gvw numbers (completely unrelated to payload), then you can make a more informed decision and move on with your trailer plans.
Good luck.
