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Hello everybody. Ok here it goes me and the family sold the pop up in the spring now looking to upgrade on a budget. I have a wife and two kids. Tow vehicle is a 2012 Silverado 1/2 ton with the ...
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You need to find out your truck's payload capacity first. A 4600 lbs trailer plus 1000 lbs of "stuff" will have a tongue weight of about 700 to 800 lbs. So you gotta figure if your truck is capable of handling that weight, plus the hitch, you, passengers, equipment, tools, camping gear, etc.
I pulled a 5600 lb trailer for quite a few years with my 4.7L Tundra. It was not happy doing it, so I upgraded with a supercharger to up the HP to over 350hp and then it did pretty good. I also had to put air bags on the rear axle, and eventually got a Hensley Arrow to eliminate sway. My tongue weight was about 800 lbs.
So, you can probably do it, but I don't think you or the truck will be happy.
Good luck
Ron
I pulled a 5600 lb trailer for quite a few years with my 4.7L Tundra. It was not happy doing it, so I upgraded with a supercharger to up the HP to over 350hp and then it did pretty good. I also had to put air bags on the rear axle, and eventually got a Hensley Arrow to eliminate sway. My tongue weight was about 800 lbs.
So, you can probably do it, but I don't think you or the truck will be happy.
Good luck
Ron
