I'm sure this has been asked before.......I have a 2007 Dodge 1500 5.7 short bed   What weight trailer would be good for my truck? I'm looking for a 2 horse straight load GN with DR.  I wouldn't mind a slant if I could find one wide and tall enough.  Anyone have any suggestions on type and brand of trailer I should be looking at?  Steel is the cheapest.  Does anyone recommend the galvanneal? I don't want to spend more than $5,000.  And I don't need anything fancy.  Just a place to put tack and sleep if on a trail ride.

Why thank you........I guess I could have looked that up myself.  Yup, I could have.  Now I know I need to have a trailer around 3 to 3500.  I appreciate your time and effort ! Denise 

You and your ranch boss need to catch up with the times.  A modern 1/2 ton will have a payload of 1200-1800lbs, rear axle payloads are all about 2000lbs if you chose to load that way. The 1/2 ton HD versions from Chevy and Ford go 2000lbs plus in the payload dept.  Most any 1/2 ton can easily handle a 2H GN, maybe even a 3H if you don't load the fool out of it.  Ran a steel 3H GN over the scale for a guy the other day, 5000# with an 800# pin.

You shouldn't have too much of a problem pulling this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/HORSE-TRAILER-BUMPER-HITCH-1-64-SCALE-MODEL-HTB-25-/110458463466?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item19b7d664ea

I just bought a Honda Element to use as my go-fer (go-fer groceries, feed, post office, etc.) car/suv/truck. I bet that's about all it would handle...!!!

"All I know is, I cut a hole in the roof of my HHR and tried to tow our LQ to Buffalo River last weekend, but it just squatted in the driveway. I was only trying to get better mileage"

Get a set of Timbrens for your HHR. It will do just fine. I heard from a friend of mine whose neighbour's uncle, has a sister that knew about a 6H SL with a 17" LQ and three tip outs, being pulled with the same type of Chevy. The whole key was the installation of Festerious's mega controller #142, and Quantum's pac exhaust braking system, to handle the braking issues. I also heard that with the installation of McCuadam's power chip supreme, you can expect almost 71.2743 MPG when travelling the TX panhandle.

The worst part of the conversion is in addition to the hole in the roof, the tailgate also had to be removed. If you don't, any 8' wide trailer will blow it out on sharp curves. The second issue is the replacement of the rear tires. Unless you install Retento's Goodyear tires and using exactly 101.27 LBS of pressure, you can only expect a life span of 62,893 miles per set.  BOL