cman88 wrote:
The sales guy says my truck will pull this without a problem as long as I use an equalizer hitch.
Imagine that.
cman88 wrote:
I want to believe him but he knows we like the trailer and could be saying this just to make a sale?
A trailer salesman trying to make a sale on a trailer? Hmmm. Seriously, the
absolute last place to seek advice on towing capabilities is a trailer salesman. Many of them don't know what they're talking about, and the ones that do are lying.
I have the same truck, although you didn't say whether you have MaxTow or HD payload. Even if you have
both (which is unlikely unless you specifically ordered it that way), you're really pushing your limits. If you don't have both, I suggest you look at smaller, lighter trailers. Payload is your real concern, so keep a close eye on that.
Also note that the brochure weight of a trailer is fiction compared to what it really weighs at the scales. For reference, my trailer is 5800 in the brochure, but 7400 at the scales. And that's about as high as I'd want to go with my truck (I have Maxtow but not HD payload).
-- Rob
