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You'll probably be ok, just keep an eye on your weights. 1677 (Payload) - 500 (People) - 200 (Bed Gear) = 977 lbs. This is how much weight you have available for the hitch and the trailer's tongue. Since the ideal tongue weight is around 13%, the max tongue weight you should be looking at with this trailer is around 975 lbs. So close to max trailer weight you'll just barely be able to keep this within your ratings, but it'll work.
There's nothing that says that you have to tow at GVWR of the trailer. That trailer has a capacity to hold nearly 2,000 lbs of stuff and equipment beyond the dry weight. If you guys aren't serious packers then you won't even get close to that limit. For years we pulled a 10,000 GVWR with our 1500. No way in the world could we tow that trailer at max weight. We're not heavy packers and the trailer only ended up weighing around 8k on average, which was right at our limits.
What someone did with their truck or the model number on your door doesn't determine what you can or can't tow. You have to do the math for your specific truck and your specific situation. CAT scales are a cheap way to verify your current weights and how much capacity you have available.
There's nothing that says that you have to tow at GVWR of the trailer. That trailer has a capacity to hold nearly 2,000 lbs of stuff and equipment beyond the dry weight. If you guys aren't serious packers then you won't even get close to that limit. For years we pulled a 10,000 GVWR with our 1500. No way in the world could we tow that trailer at max weight. We're not heavy packers and the trailer only ended up weighing around 8k on average, which was right at our limits.
What someone did with their truck or the model number on your door doesn't determine what you can or can't tow. You have to do the math for your specific truck and your specific situation. CAT scales are a cheap way to verify your current weights and how much capacity you have available.
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