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You mean like this:

http://www.trailertoad.com/

[Andy]

Is a 1500 up to pulling the weight? My F250 max’s out at 12500. The F150 (and I would thinkChev1500) is a lot lower.

[Sandy]

I would have a significantly greater problem concerning braking rather than towing capacity. A heavy trailer if it breaks traction will push a pickup truck all over the place.

[Andy]

Precisely.

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I can easily move my stacker with a half ton pick up. I have done it numerous times in order to get the trailer in postion to hook up to the bus or put the trailer in position in a field where I am setting up the tent. The half ton handles it easily because I have very little weight on the tongue. But when stopping or going down even a slight decline I can feel the weight of the trailer pushing me. I would not go very far at all and I would certainly not go very fast. A half ton truck will not stop the weight.

Davy

[Darrell]

Yes thank you for the response; exactly what I was thinking

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I understand the post on pulling and stopping a dbl stacker. I obviously will do the math and see if the size of the truck will work. I dont intend on filling the trailer to the max, and would use it sparingly until I get the Coach. I have other trailers all with trailer brakes and set up properly they work quit well keeping the trailer under control in a down hill attitude or under braking. I would like to hear of your experiences in braking and the size truck you would use in this situation with a dbl deck trailer. I trust all of you, as you have more experience and first hand knowledge. Thank you for your taking the time to enlighten me.

[Larry]

I don’t have a stacker, but I have a flat bed I have towed with a 1/2 ton. The trailer had funtioning trailer brakes and the most I have had on it made its weight around 9500 pounds.

I’ll be candid…….It scared me to death because I was always aware if the trailer wheels locked up or otherwise started sliding I was in serious trouble. So as a result I was exceedingly careful and drove very slow when going down hills with a stop at the bottom.

I now tow it with a Freightliner dump truck. No concerns now.

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I would not tow a stacker with any 1/2 ton pick up. Most of them are very heavy like a gold rush…I want to be able to control what I tow even if brakes fail on trailer I can limp it off the road. Although I have hauled some with 3/4 ton trucks with diesel engine I prefer using a 1 ton…just saying

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Jeff is correct. If hauling a stacker on the road a 1 ton would be the smallest truck I would recommend. I have pulled mine a few miles with a 1 ton dually with a diesel engine and it pulled, handled and stopped fine. Like I said before a half ton can move it in the yard but it will not stop the weight.

Davy

[Kenneth]

I have gotten the message, Thanks