Question Pairing a truck to a TT

[Rozy]

Hi all, we are new to trailering. We are hoping to retire soon and are thinking of travelling around the country for a few weeks at a time and maybe a couple times a year.
We are looking at purchasing a Keystone Cougar 25MLE and were told we should purchase the truck first. I was hoping to purchase a new 1/2ton to pull this 29' trailer 6770lb dry weight, 9645 max weight, 845# hitch weight.
My question is "can a 1/2 ton pull this safely"? I find that the truck dealer salesperson very uninformed of what you can pull with a 1/2 ton, eg. "oh sure you can pull that trailer, the truck can pull 13,000 lbs easy". But when I take the payload, the hitch weight and cargo you need to load... I don't know?
Any advise would be digested and appreciated, thanks!

 

[Kevin D Pem]

The issue is not tow capacity. The problem is toung weight.3/4 ton would be a better fit.

 

[Rosy]

I agree with Kevin. A half-ton won't have the payload for the loaded pin weight of a fifth wheel.

 

[TheLooks]

That weight is not even close to 1/2 ton country. Oh, people do it....And if you are really skilled and experienced and keep your speed down it can be done.....but it is not remotely safe for most of the driving public. Especially on interstates at speed with cross winds etc...

 

[Phillbo]

The Keystone Half Ton line of trailers is just that, a line of marketing BS.. i upgraded to an F250 when I bought my 24RDS.

As stated payload capacity is not enough with a 1/2 ton truck. Go bigger and remove the butt pucker so you can enjoy the tow instead of waiting for something to fail.

Hitch weight as advertised is also a lie. I bet your will be closer to 1000#.

I towed a 25RDS TT with a F150 eco boost and it pulled and stopped fine but a little wind and the tail tagged the dog even with a WDH.... towed it 3 times and traded up for a F250 Tremor with the 6.7L. Real glad I did.