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Originally Posted by johnmccallister
Attached in the sticker!
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John, go back and look at the driver door FRAME. There is a yellow/white placard that tells you the payload. The tongue weight of your 31' camper will be a shade over 1000 lbs. It is generally safe to estimate at 13 percent of the gross weight and with 7 kids you will be loading quite a bit of stuff. Add hitch weight and stuff in the truck including you and anyone else in the truck. See if you payload will accommodate the weight you estimate. I would look at a 3/4 or 1 ton as a heavy duty truck will have the brakes and gearing to haul that bumper pull. A 31' bumper pull behind a 1/2 ton can be problematic.
Payload placard looks like this: