[Alan Roehrich]

Once you get to the 6.0, the difference in fuel economy between a 1500 and at least a 2500 is negligible. I'd tow a moderate sized open tag trailer, or a small tag enclosed with a 2500, but I wouldn't tow a 28' enclosed with less than a 3500 DRW.

Sure, the lighter truck will pull the trailer. The problem is stopping and controlling it in an emergency situation. Most inexpensive trailers are heavy, because they have more steel than aluminum, and aluminum costs a lot more. They usually don't have enough axles, and the ones they do have are not heavy enough, because heavy axles with good brakes and good tires cost more.

A heavy trailer with tires, brakes, and axles that are marginal at best, behind a truck that isn't really up to the task, is an accident waiting to happen. Some people get lucky, and it never happens to them. I never count on luck.