LB, (JMHO)
If you are wanting to haul your tractor, car, lumber, etc...and no buildings, then this is all you need.
*Truck---1/2 ton, auto, 4x4, V-8
*Trailer---16ft. to 20ft. Car Hauler. (brakes on trailer)
*Use a weight distribution hitch with sway control.
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If you listen to other people on (another thread) they will have you trying to haul 26000lbs. with a pickup truck and trying to make you into a "Hot Shot Trucker" which will get you killed. I think you said that you had never hauled anything with a trailer before.
I won't tell you here how much weight i hauled with my F-250 or my F-150, when i needed to haul a load in one trip and not two, but i don't tow that much anymore,
The two tractor trailer company's i use to drive for was a flatbed division, and sometimes i would have a load that if i had extra chains/binders i would be over weight.
What a couple people on (another thread) don't realize is, that there is probably teenage kids or someone that has never towed/hauled before, and has already viewed their post. So they probably figure if someone is towing 26000lb. with a pickup, than they will be able to haul that much.
I have had the best training in hauling with tractor trailers, and i used what i learned to haul with a pickup truck but follow the (GVWR) and don't go over that, and don't brag about going over the (GVWR) for everyone to see.
If you get a trailer with brakes,(use them) and a weight distribution hitch with sway-control will help, some of the others don't think so since they are experts in boat towing.
Hope you find the best setup for your needs.
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