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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3836111" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>Do not go by a manufacturer's "tow rating." Take your truck to a dealer and have them look at the specs to find the Gross Combined Weight Rating. (That combined weight is the weight of the truck and of the trailer.) Don't exceed the GCWR and also don't exceed the rear axle weight rating.</p><p></p><p>We once had a 26 foot travel trailer and a 1/2-ton pickup was not up to being able to tow and STOP the rig. I had to bump up a 3/4-ton truck.</p><p></p><p>I'm also not sold on airbags as they really don't do anything for handling the weight at the trailer's tongue. Definitely go with equalizer bars AND an anti-sway bar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3836111, member: 7900"] Do not go by a manufacturer's "tow rating." Take your truck to a dealer and have them look at the specs to find the Gross Combined Weight Rating. (That combined weight is the weight of the truck and of the trailer.) Don't exceed the GCWR and also don't exceed the rear axle weight rating. We once had a 26 foot travel trailer and a 1/2-ton pickup was not up to being able to tow and STOP the rig. I had to bump up a 3/4-ton truck. I'm also not sold on airbags as they really don't do anything for handling the weight at the trailer's tongue. Definitely go with equalizer bars AND an anti-sway bar. [/QUOTE]
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