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Originally Posted by Monstergolf
I have the equalizer and love it. You can back up and never had sway issues. She's a big trailer but is designed for 1/2 tons. As always you have to be careful. Make sure you load the trailer in a balanced way and always check the tire pressure. Then have fun!
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If you're using the "designed for 1/2 ton" thought, you also need to consider the "design limitations". Most 35' travel trailers, when loaded for a trip have a tongue weight in excess of the payload capacity of "most" half ton trucks. Weighing the rig "properly" at a CAT scale is really the only way to know whether or not you're "within those design limits". Just because it has a sticker on the side "claiming it's half ton towable" doesn't mean that it meets the design limits of every half ton truck.
The old saying: "Caveat Emptor" definitely applies to "half ton towing" when it comes to the larger "lightweight trailers." Especially if you've got two or three "extremely precious children" in the back seat.....