[mikeyjd]

Originally Posted by slowmover

Talk to the folks at etrailer.

Raising the trailer worsens COG (potentially a big deal), and one should be careful about tongue weight with a load onboard. The "reason" pickups are popular as work vehicles is that the payload capacity is generous, and it is easy to re-distribute TW with a weight distribution hitch (spreading a few hundred pounds across three axles, versus the load being on one AND the steer axle becoming too light).

I am not saying your vehicle cannot do it. It is just more work (or more than one trip) to get it right, to keep things within bounds.

Frankly, your new pickup is the easiest way to maximize work capacity at a lowered fuel cost over most "work vehicles". My CTD does not notice payloads of 1k lbs (except in stop & go), and I have seen a highway average of 18-mpg + (1,500-miles) with U-Hauls largest enclosed trailer (12x6x6).

Looks like you've a good mix of vehicles to work with.

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Thanks for the input