Newbie with questions on Escalade TV

Payload is the problem with 1/2 ton tow vehicles, check your door jamb label for your payload. Then load up Escalade with everything including passengers and head to the scales. Subtract your scaled weight from your vehicle's GVWR and that's your available payload. Tongue weight run's about 12% of your trailer weight which directly affects payload. Another thing to consider is the short wheelbase, longer trailers will feel like the tail wagging the dog. There are plenty of nice ultra-lites that should be doable. Unfortunately, listed tow capacities of many 1/2 tons are a joke with their anemic payloads.