Can my truck tow this?

Terryallan wrote:


Wonder why the engineers give the lower gears a higher tow package??? Just saying.

Of course they do, but the difference between the "highway geears" and the "towing gears" is ....wait for it, 3.23s vs 3.42s.
And on the OP's truck, you're right, the max trailer package ups the tow rating to like 11,400 from 9,700, same 8 speed trans. How much of that is gears and how much is other "stuff" who knows, most of it likely, but who cares. He's within the rating for his truck anyway if he's careful ( I can't account for bringing the Traeger, a motorcycle, the fat mother in law and a rock collection....different story)

And not over the hitch rating 1250lbs for a "conventional" hitch.

Yes it's at the upper end of what that truck will want to pull, but again, the question was "can my truck tow this?" and the answer is yes with what we know about the trailer.

Would I rather have deeper gears? He!! yes! Give me 4.10s with the 10 speed geared to still run about 2000rpms at about 80 mph in top gear.
Would I rather have a 3/4ton L5P Dmax that would literally pull the guts out of the trailer and accelerate uphill without dropping a gear? You betcha too.
But again, is the truck suitable? Yup, towed with one of them. Ripped a 10klb+ trailer over the Cascades and back a couple times.
Never had trouble exceeding the speed limit on I 90 or US 12, or stopping. (FWIW, I don't weigh, I work. As long as it aint on the bump stops, I'll typically run it. But I know the skid steer was 6-7klbs + a sweeper attachment on a 24' deckover that weighs 4klb+ empty and I had a 5k Honda in the truck bed along with a cross box full of tools and a 50gal fuel cube. Actually the 2019 was a loaner, so no tool box and fuel cube, but that's standard gear on my 2016 that does the same duty.)

And while we're at it, the "weak Chebbie trailer hitch" is a great argument, IF he had one of them old purportedly bad hitches, but not a dang thing to do with this discussion.
Besides, do any of y'all believe that the "mfg rating" is anywhere near the ragged edge of the component? If you do, go live with the lawyers and leave us real folks to to our own business.

AND if this is all really over a trailer receiver, about $200 will get you a real beefy Curt or Superhitch so you can sleep at night.