enough truck ???

Mike134 wrote:
be-careful of the advise.........lots of "group think" on a forum. ( there is a reason they get labeled "the weight police" )Get your weight number accurately from a scale, read up on towing capacities/loading (not from a forum) and then decide for yourself. I've read forum posts saying 1/2 ton shouldn't tow over 6000lbs. Where that nonsense comes from is beyond me. I'm very successful pulling a 7700 GVRW trailer. Good luck.

I suspect, there is a lot of misunderstanding of comments on your end.

If someone makes a blanket, no 1/2 ton should tow more than 6000lb, I would agree that's wrong.

But generally when you see people say something similar, they are looking at the actual truck numbers and backing out what is realistic. It's not uncommon for lightly spec'd 1/2 ton trucks to have only 1400-1600lb payloads. A well fed American family of 4 plus some firewood and a cooler in the bed can easily leave you only 700lb of payload left for hitch weight. If you assume 12% hitch weight, that translates to 5800lb of trailer...or around 6000lb.

Sounds like the OP probably has a higher payload but he needs to confirm it.