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Somewhat yes..I pulled a 35 ft Jayco fifth wheel all over Idaho with the truck pictured above.A regular F-250 with a 390 in it.It was where I lived,working....

But...With a travel trailer,use an equalier hitch and sway bar and there is not a bunch of difference.

I hauled a 40 ft Mobile home around with a GMC 3/4 ton with helper springs and a 454 engine,I also lived in that....Just gotta be aware of things more...

Even though mine is rated at 9200 lbs,i wouldn't hesitate to pull 10,000 or so the way I have added to the factory tow package.

A friend bought a canadian made 9.5 ft over head camper and slapped it on newer 1 ton Dodge and does nothing but complain about the sway it has...wished he had got dual tires in the rear.Over head campers sway period-some worse than others...There fricken heavy...One of the larger Canadian overhead campers ways 4700 lbs dry..10.5 ft I believe..What do you put that on..A F-450?

Jayco

I plan to put an equalizer hitch on my rig next spring.
Dullies do help the sway, but only add about 300lbs to the payload capacity.

Speaking of Fords.I had a 1985 Ford 3/4t with a dully conversion. 460 engine, 4:10 rear, 4 spd, 4WD.

That was the last year they put carbs on them.
Darn thing couldn't pull a sick prostitute off a pee pot

I pulled a 20 ft gooseneck w/4 mules, tack ,gear,etc. If we could make 10mph going up pass in 1st gear we were lucky. Best mileage was 3MPG pulling that rig, 8 mpg empty. Even luckier if it didn't vapor lock less than 1/2 way up. It was rated to pull 16,000 lbs GVWR

I had a nice bucket that racers use and an extra electric fuel pump on the frame to fix it, which totaled three pumps.

Now I get 22mpg empty with my Dodge, 14mpg pulling the same rig before I sold it last week. I hardly ever had to hit 2nd gear going up passes and a lot of times I hit the top still in4 th if I am only hauling two mules and that is with a 3:55 rear end,5 sp, 4wd.

Sunday, I went down to Trinidad( 160 miles each way) to pickup this other bumper pull trailer and averaged 17mpg for the round trip. Empty going down, pulling trailer back home

I have an '08 Dodge 2500 with the 6.7 Cummins. A couple days ago I was hauling hay so I scaled it - 7660 with a half tank of fuel. They must have added more plastic since yours was made.

I seldom camp with anyone else around. Not a problem.

I thought maybe I made a mistake, but I check the door placard and that is what is on it. I also remember weighing it before I loaded it with gravel and that is about what came up on the scales.

Same with me dry camping at a hunting location is always absent of other campers. It is inconsiderate of the squirrels. Would never consider for a moment running a generator in a public campground. But I don't hang out there a moment more then needed to shower and dump tanks.

I've never had batteries last me 7-10 days in the bush. But running that little honda keeps them topped off and life is good. Although I stated 30ft cord. I usually have the generator under my trailer out of the weather. That puts it about 8-10 feet away maybe?

I hate short cords that always fall just shy of what's needed. 30 foot gets me connected in every case so far.