Can my truck or SUV tow this trailer?

1. Tow rating

The trailer carries approximately 5,000 lbs of cargo on tandem 3,500-lb axles. Add the trailer’s own weight and a full load can approach 7,000 lbs. A light load (a mower, a few pieces of furniture) is far less. Find your vehicle’s maximum trailer weight in the owner’s manual or the manufacturer’s towing guide. As a rough map:

• Half-ton and heavier pickups (F-150, Silverado 1500, Ram 1500, Tundra, Titan and up): usually fine for any load this trailer carries.
• Midsize pickups and large body-on-frame SUVs (Tacoma, Ranger, Colorado, Frontier, Tahoe, Expedition, Sequoia, 4Runner): usually fine for most loads; check the rating for heavy gravel or stone.
• Crossovers and small SUVs: many are rated for 1,500 to 5,000 lbs. Lightly loaded runs can be OK; heavy loads are not. Ask us, or let us deliver instead.

2. Hitch and ball

You need a receiver hitch bolted to the frame, a ball mount, and the ball size that matches the coupler. We confirm ball size with you before pickup. If you do not have a hitch, we deliver the trailer to your driveway from $25 and pick it up after.

3. Lights and brakes

The trailer has brakes and lights. Electric brakes need a controller in the tow vehicle; most factory tow packages include one. We check lights together at pickup.

Loading rule that matters more than any number

Put roughly 60 percent of the weight ahead of the axles and strap everything. A tail-heavy trailer sways; a nose-heavy one tracks straight. Five ratchet straps come with the rental.