Your not going to be happy. Weigh that trailer (dont use the published specs) and your going to find its going to be a lot heavier than you think even without water and propane.
The biggest issue with a traveler trailer is going to be frontal area. That will effect the truck more at highway speeds than the weight.
Just picked her up yesterday and I was VERY shocked how well the truck pulls the camper. VERY SMOOTH! And honestly, it's smoother than my 20 foot Jayco Jayfeather 197 Sport. Never used a sway bar before but it's on there and we'll see how it is on the highway. I did 55 down a main road home and it towed no problem, no strain on the engine at all. Very happy I did this and I feel so much better after towing it.
TORMENTOR, I never thought I was buying something like this. My wife apparently did and never shared it with me. Actually, it's only 3 feet long, all in the camera angle. So what would you guess this weighs? This is the part that sold me.
If that trailer is dry weight is 5000 lbs, it will be at least 6000 - 6500 lbs loaded.
I used to tow a 5000 hybrid with a 04 Ram with the 4.7l. Any incline or speed above 55 mph and it would really heat up and work hard. I would think you are certainly at the max for the 4.7. Luckly your engine is new and you might not have many problems, but over time I think you will find it lacks power.
I went to the HEMI and now tow our 6300 lbs (loaded) 29 foot travel trailer and I wouldn't want any trailer any bigger than this. To each there own.
I tow a 29ft Jayco that weights 6300 lbs (not loaded). I do fine with this. Could use a little more power on the hills, other than that the Ram handles fine.
I also have a travel trailer I tow with my 09 crew cab 4x4. When fully loaded, including suff in the bed, the rear looked to be sagging a bit. I had installed Airlift 1000 spring helpers in the rear coil springs, and what a diffrence. The truck is 100% level, and feels much more stable. They say the helpers add 1000 lbs capacity. Just a Idea for you once you get the trailer loaded up.. They were cheap, easy to install, and make a huge diffrence.
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