Towing with 1500

[Slick87SS]

I am looking buy a used TT for me and my family. Def want a bunk house trailer with slide for the extra room. I will be towing with Silverado 1500 with 9200 tow cap. and 1850 payload. Also I will be using WD hitch. What should I be looking for as far as dry weights for trailers. It would be our first TT though I do have experience towing my 14 foot work trailer I wouldn't want a white knuckle trip every time I pull it. Most I have checked out and liked are anywhere between 5800-6900 dry weight. Any info would be super helpful.

[Terryallan]

Slick87SS wrote:
I am looking buy a used TT for me and my family. Def want a bunk house trailer with slide for the extra room. I will be towing with Silverado 1500 with 9200 tow cap. and 1850 payload. Also I will be using WD hitch. What should I be looking for as far as dry weights for trailers. It would be our first TT though I do have experience towing my 14 foot work trailer I wouldn't want a white knuckle trip every time I pull it. Most I have checked out and liked are anywhere between 5800-6900 dry weight. Any info would be super helpful.

Appears your option are endless. My 30' Bunkhouse weighs dry at 4800lbs. Loaded, well under 6000lbs.

for you I would look for something in the 5000lb dry range. Give or take a few hundred lb. And there are hundreds in that range

[Wishbone51]

Not apples to apples, but I have a Nissan Titan with a 7500lb limit, and a much lower payload than yours. I have a trailer with a 6500 dry weight. I have plenty of power to keep the speed limit, but the issue is transmission temp, and because of this, I am very slow (35mph) on hills and cruise on flat ground at 55mph. This combination is very stable, though, especially when I have some extra fresh water on board (tank is up front). Feels really good towing. Certainly not "white knuckle"

[Iraqvet05]

5.3L with 4 speed or 6 speed transmission? Do you know what gear ratio?