Towing Capability Question

JIMNLIN wrote:

desert captain wrote:
Hello... you do know this is an RV site, right? Travel trailers, fifth wheels, that sort of thing. Now if you just want to argue you might (maybe), be able to get that 1500 to pull a flat bed trailer with 10,000# on it but good luck controlling it. The 1500 is a half ton with limited payload, probably well under 1500#. just because you "can" do something does not mean it is a good idea.

Hello .. yeah I've towed RVs since the '60 and have been a RV.net member since '03. So I understand towing issues and am aware this is a RV forum. If you read my reply above closely I acknowledged that fact about RV folks.

Along with my 5er I pull other trailers also with my trucks. A couple of trailers to make some side money with. I see other members mention they have different trailers also

Luck has nothing to do with the wifes 1500 controlling the 10k bumper pull or even the 12k GN trailer.

Just because you may not have the necessary experience or have (or had) the right 1/2 ton truck towing 11k weights doesn't mean its a bad idea.

LMAO! :B As I said "Good luck" with that. You have a trailer that is twice the weight of your half ton truck, with half ton brakes, suspension, shocks etc. Yes, the newer half tons are beefier than the old ones, that is not news.

I suspect there are number of reasons you have several trucks (a couple of heavy load trailers comes to mind), it must be nice but using a half ton to pull 11K# when you have a capable 3/4 and a one ton seems odd. :h Oh well I guess it is mostly flat in Oklahoma. The OP was questioning the ambiguity in the tow ratings and frankly I don't blame him. His 25' airstream is probably something north of 7K# and at the upper end of most half tons.

I missed the quoted 1883# payload (my bad), which is very unusual for a half ton 4X4 CC, most of them come in well under 1500# and as such they run out of payload long before getting anywhere near 11,000# which was my original point.
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