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Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  >  General Q&A  > Half ton towing Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 7   Next Keeth1123 • View posts Us New Member Joined: 11/13/2016 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/30/21 01:32pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Looking at these numbers and forums for towing and it is very annoying. Most of these trailers say micro or light but have 900 to 1,000 lb tongue weights. Basically, you need a 2500 to tow anything but a pop-up camper. Boon Docker • View posts Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta Senior Member Joined: 10/30/2015 View Profile Posted: 11/30/21 02:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Your average half ton has a payload capacity from 1900-3000 lb. nickthehunter • View posts Southgate, MI Senior Member Joined: 07/18/2005 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/30/21 03:10pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Some half tons have payload ratings higher then some 2500 series trucks. The point is - the badge on the side means nothing, you need to match the truck to the trailer using the stickers on the door. dodge guy • View posts Bartlett IL Senior Member Joined: 03/23/2004 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/30/21 04:02pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My Excursion (built on a 3/4 SD chassis) had an 1800lb payload. My 16 Ram 1500 has a 1650lb payload. You could pull something with a 1000lb tongue weight and that leaves you with enough for a driver and passenger and some other stuff. Wife Kim Son Brandon 17yrs Daughter Marissa 16yrs Dog Bailey 12 Forest River Georgetown 350TS Hellwig sway bars, BlueOx TrueCenter stabilizer 13 Ford Explorer Roadmaster Stowmaster 5000, VIP Tow> A bad day camping is better than a good day at work! Lwiddis • View posts Near Bishop, California Senior Member Joined: 08/12/2016 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 11/30/21 04:31pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Maximum tongue weight on a Silverado 1500 is 1,250 pounds. Winnebago 2101DS TT & 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71, WindyNation 300 watt solar-Lossigy 200 AMP Lithium battery. Prefer boondocking, USFS, COE, BLM, NPS, TVA, state camps. Bicyclist. 14 yr. Army -11B40 then 11A - (MOS 1542 & 1560) IOBC & IOAC grad Keeth1123 • View posts Us New Member Joined: 11/13/2016 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/30/21 04:36pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator My door says 1565 max cargo 2 adults and a 1k tongue weight and your done. Looking at flagstaff micro 25fkbs. Acccordijg to every forum on the net, the listed weights are way off. So when you add hundreds of pounds to get the teal weight it’s always over or at best exactly at it. GrandpaKip • View posts Flat Rock Senior Member Joined: 06/18/2013 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 11/30/21 05:22pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator 1800 lb payload 600 lb tongue weight 6000 lb gross 5000 lb loaded ready to go Wachu talkin bout Willis? Kip 2015 Skyline Dart 214RB 2018 Silverado Double Cab 4x4 Andersen Hitch NamMedevac 70 • View posts Reno Senior Member Joined: 11/09/2020 View Profile Posted: 11/30/21 05:40pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Most folks I see towing microlite TTs are using a WDH with the anti sway bars or chains. This bumps up their towing capacity on the truck hitch. The TTs are not as lite as they look. ken56 • View posts Tennessee Senior Member Joined: 01/12/2013 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 11/30/21 06:18pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I had a Silverado 1500 and pulled a 30ft. Coleman with it. No problem. 6800 lbs. with a close to 800 lb. tongue wt. fully loaded and ready to camp. It was a rear kitchen floor plan so that took some of the weight off of the tongue with all the kitchen weight back there and water tank over the axles. Trailers are out there that are 1/2 ton friendly. MitchF150 • View posts Puyallup, WA Senior Member Joined: 07/13/2002 View Profile Offline Posted: 11/30/21 06:29pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator The name of the trailer is not really a good indicator of it's weight.. Neither is it's brochure 'dry weights'... Look at the sticker for the rigs GVWR. Sure, you don't load anything in your rig, so you'll never get to that weight, but look at it anyway, because eventually, you'll get there... ha, ha... I have a #7000 GVWR TT that is called a "Mini-Lite".. It's loaded for bear and I carry full load of fresh water too! Tow it with an F150.. OMG.. Plus I load the bed with all kinds of stuff too.. Tows fine and made a few mods to help, but in the end, it's a great tow and has some 108,000 miles on it now.. In the end, get the rig that works best for you and if it works, "you chose wisely".. If not... Well, then "you chose poorly".. Good luck! Mitch 2013 F150 XLT 4x4 SuperCab Max Tow Egoboost 3.73 gears #7700 GVWR #1920 payload. 2019 Rockwood Mini Lite 2511S. Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 7   Next Open Roads Forum  >  Travel Trailers  >  General Q&A  > Half ton towing

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