We just bought a 25' Airstream with 6,300 dry weight and 7,600 GVWR, with a tongue weight of approximately 950 lbs when loaded for camping.
Will be towing it with a 2024 6.6L gasser with the following specs:
GVWR 10,850 lbs
RGAWR 6,600 lbs
Payload 3,524 lbs
Max tongue weight 2,760
My family, the dogs, and typical cargo in the truck = 600 lbs. Add that to the tongue weight of the trailer = ~1,600 lbs. Gives us 2,000 lbs of payload capacity to spare.
Given these numbers, seems I should have no trouble towing this trailer without a WD hitch. I do plan to go to the scales on our first trip to check the weights. I will also measure the distance between the ground and the top of the front wheel well before and after the trailer is on the hitch, and see if there's any difference.
Even if the weight is distributed properly, I still might benefit from sway control. But I've read that the Silverado 2500 has some built-in sway control, and they don't recommend using third-party systems. Is that accurate?
What do you think?