I called the dealer I purchased the trailer from and he didn't see a problem with my truck and trailer. I took my truck, trailer and tractor to a local RV dealer and he didn't see any problem with my truck pulling the 14k trailer either. A 10K trailer would have only been 300 pounds lighter than a 14K. As some had mentioned, the RV dealer also recommended a weight distribution hitch, which I purchased and it helped a lot. So thanks for those who recommended a weight distribution hitch.
There is no way that I'll haul much more than what is shown in the pic. The key to a smoother ride will be finding the sweet spot, the placement of my different tractors and 5k lawn roller. The new hitch helped the ride too.
I wanted to know what size plates I should buy, so today I loaded the trailer with 2 skids of sod and the tractor. Located the tractor a little more forward and the sod a little more backward. The weight hitch had the truck almost level. I'm guessing the truck was supporting 1000+#. Stopped by the neighbors and weighted the trailer. Only 6900# on the wheels. Going to purchase 9k plates tomorrow.
I stopped by the RV dealer after I got the trailer loaded and had him check out the hitch he sold me. Asked him if my truck and trailer was safe and he said yes, I shouldn't have any problems. He did warn me however to watch out for Buicks. I asked him why? He said that most of the big motor homes he sells is to very old people who shouldn't be driving, drive Buicks:) I told him I would stay clear of old people driving buicks.
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