Proper research would have led you to buying a truck with the max tow/max payload package or a 3/4 ton truck. The "little 6 cylinder" you bought can pull a heck of a lot more than the truck itself is rated for.

 

Would a weight distribution hitch make any difference @ all with regards to the trailer he is wanting?

 

It will pull it, but keep in mind if you're overloaded to not push speed, allow tons of extra stopping distance, etc

 

Sorry to hear about your dilemma.. The biggest problem with most 1/2 tons when towing is payload. Not sure if you have purchased the trailer yet or not? But there are a bunch of Ultra lite weight trailers out there you can choose from that would work perfectly with your truck! Keystone Passport makes a few larger trailers with low tongue weights as well as Shadow cruiser.
After purchasing my trailer and getting it loaded for camping i brought it to the local Cat scale and needless to say im very close to my limits. My GVWR is 7,700lbs, with the trailer hooked up my truck weighed in at 7,540lbs with some gear in the bed(not much), full tank of fuel, and the whole family on-board. The trailer only weighed in at 7,500lbs which is much less than my max tow rating of 11,300lbs but i guess that doesn't matter since im just about out of payload anyway! Good luck with whatever you decide to do, Kevin
P.S. Just for the record, This little V6 tows like a animal!!

 

Funny you mention this, when I went to purchase my 3/4 ton the salesman wanted to keep more comission so he tried to get me to buy an eco boost because it could tow 14,000#. I told him in as nice of way as possible that I will not down size to what I currently had because it may be able to tow it,I know a 3/4 can not only tow it but can do it efficiently. After he tried to again with the eco boost I went to another dealership and got the truck I wanted.

 

Really....there is no such thing as a "1/2" ton truck, those references have been thrown out years ago. Our "1/2" ton trucks will out tow and out load a previous 3100 designation.
My Super Duty was rated for 5,600 lbs in the bed and it was a 350 "1 ton"........
Pull what you want, just use your head about weight and speed.

 

Lots of it has to do with how the trailer is layed out. For instance my father's Jayco 322FKS has a front kitchen, which adds alot of hitch weight. Had he bought the other model similar to his in that model year it had a rear kitchen and hitch weight was around 300-400lbs lighter.

When I bought my 2012 Tundra crewmax I knew it would pull well, but I never looked at payload problems because I was only planning to pull my 3000lb boat. But as fate would have it, we are now looking to get a light fifth wheel. Which payload wise I had to order an f-150 with the HD payload package which effectively gives me 2300lbs payload instead of 1555 on my current Tundra.

Bottomline is, do your research on trailers and trucks before ya purchase them.

 

If I recall correctly, the only difference between your truck and the one with a 7675 or 7700 lb GVWR is the leaf spring. If this is the case, I'd consider adding air springs and assume 500 more lbs of capacity. I think the real capacity of the 9.75" axle is 4500 lbs.

 

Yea, gotta get it ordered and set up right... my little 6 banger, with over 1800# payload rating, hauls this 8000# load all over the place just fine too... up hills, down hills, with the wind or against it...lots of go. The truck also stops itself while the trailer with it's own braking is designed to stop itself. That is why you have a brake bias adjustment on the brake controller.
For your TT you will definitely want a WDH and brake controller if you don't already have one. If it sags I would just get some Air Springs and go for it. Adjust all the settings till it feels right to you.

 

Just as an fyi there currently is NO standard on getting the "max tow rating" so everyone comes up with their own qualifications and if it can meet it then thats the rating (for instance they might just make it, "can it accelerate XX lbs to 65mph in less then XXXX feet at sea level)