Looking at a Jayco White Hawk 28DSBH

brulaz wrote:
Any one of those trucks has the tow capacity for your max 7500# trailer but do any of them have the payload?

The payload is on the door sticker and will tell you how much you can safely load onto the truck. For a 7500# TT you will want a minimum 12% tongue weight to reduce sway. That's 900# right there. The hitch could weigh 50#. You're looking at Crew Cabs. Do you plan to fill them with people and gear? Firewood? You have to add it all up. Depending upon the options, and how many people you plan to carry, it may be that all of those trucks will be overloaded.

As for brake controllers, get the OEM built in ones. Ford's is fantastic, and I heard that Chevy's is good too.

X2 on truck payload. Ram and Chevy half tons seems to come up short there, The F-150 with the Ecoboost, max tow/max payload package might do it for you, but at a price. Alternatively, the F-150 with the 5.0 V8 (not your father's 5.0) and the 8200 gvw package and max tow will you get you close to the EB version's numbers at a lower price.

FWIW: I tow a WhiteHawk 27DSRL with similar hitch weight & GVW numbers to what you're looking at with a Ram 3500 (used to own a fifth wheel that weighed over 2x the Whitehawk's weight). Don't need that much truck now, but it's paid for. I also use a Reese Straitline Hitch, which some may say is totally unnecessary for such a light trailer hooked to a one ton truck. But, according to the truck's owners' manual, "some" would be wrong. :B