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Originally Posted by not right
I have been wondering this same thing. I almost bought a 6000# travel trailer , until I saw that it had a 950# hitch weight.
Everybody over at RV.Net told me that even with a more reasonable hitch weight the 4.7 would not tow anything over
5500 lbs. well. The truck is rated for 7800, but limited in the payload. I think with air bags and a weight distribution hitch
I should be able to tow up to 6000#...am I wrong?
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Take stuff you hear on rv.net with a grain of salt. A lot of them are yota haters & they're full of $h!t on some things.
I would venture to say that your 4.7 will outperform some of the domestic gassers out there with a 6k lb trailer. I know for a fact you'd outpull the GM 6.0 no problem, that motor is a dog unless heavily modded. You have more power than my 02 had, an extra gear, better hitch, and a longer wheelbase. I used my 02 to pull our 7500 lb 5er & it did okay but needed an extra gear in a bad way.
No you are not wrong to think that. I think the truck would surprise you. I say go for it.