Originally written by racesarabhorses on 2006-07-07 9:24 PM

IHere's a little story.  I was pulling a loaded car trailer (U-haul), about 6300 pounds, with my '91 F-350 DUALLY.  Going through Oklahoma City at 12:30 in the morning, I encountered a construction zone on the interstate with those STUPID DADGUMMED cement dividers placed where the lines on the road normally would have been.  There was NO room for error. 

Needless to say, after some miles of doing okay, I ran over the edge of one of those dividers with the truck's right/rear outer tire.  The truck pitched violenty to the left, then the right.  I thought I was going to roll the entire rig but stayed calm and saved her. 

Any less of a truck and we'd have been through.  I had a truck that was more than adequate for the trailer I was pulling in normal situations, and that was capable of getting me out of a bad situation.  You don't have that luxury with your half ton pulling that big trailer.  I don't care if it will pull it.  It WILL NOT stop it nor will it MANEUVER IT if you get into a bad situation.  Besides, your insurance won't stand up if you're over your truck's ratings.  My wife's 2000 Silverado half ton would barely handle her 2 horse bumper pull trailer... didn't feel safe because that trailer pulled the truck, not the other way around.  Handling/steering were vague at best.