Newbie looking for easy to pull trailer 28-30'.
Need it for long term missions work camps all over US. Want to be able to pull it with a 1500 Silverado. And any helpful information would be great. Moderately priced, used, trailer would be needed.
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Had a 2009 Silverado with the 5.3 V8, 3.42 axle ratios and pulled a KZ Coyote CL180 weighing 3850 lbs. The truck handled that camper ok but it did a lot of shifting up & down to do so. It was acceptable but was never real happy about the way the pickup truck handled the towing so traded for an F150 with the V6 Ecoboost engine, 3.55 axle ratios, and then found I have an outfit that comfortably handled the towing, did not shift up & down very much at all. Then I traded the F150 for another only with the 5.0 V8 and should not have as again I got that frequent shifting up & down. Now I have another F150 with the Ecoboost engine (and a Keystone Passport 2510rb travel trailer weighing 4720 lbs empty) again with the 3.55 axle ratios and it pulls the trailer fine but am not thinking I would go any larger. On level ground the Silverado did fine but on hills I was not liking it. We have towed to Alaska and back plus other trips in mountainous terrain and that is where the turbo charged engine earns it's pay.
