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So, I think we are looking at getting a bigger tv. My husband just doesn't think we are going to be happy with a really small trailer, He wants a king size bed.   Is a 2500 silverado going to do the trick easy enough?  Do I have to worry about the Axle ratio on these trucks? Most of them are 6.6L Turbo diesel and have a 6.6 foot bed but I see different axle ratios.   

2 hours ago, Kirk W said:

I have only run into that problem with warranty work as they are happy to accept your money. In many cases, warranty work is not paid by the manufacturer at as high a rates as the general public pays and that is one reason for this. Most dealers will do warranty work for you if you are a long distance from your home local, or at least used to. It has been quite a few years since I last had any need of warranty service when traveling. I definitely agree with the comments about appliance work. And most mobile techs are certified for warranty work on the majority of RV appliances. 

I have learned so darn much from you all!

8 hours ago, NamMedevac 70 said:

In all my travels across the western USA from Texas to west coast over several years I have not needed any dealer work done on my TT thankfully.  Many if not most RVers travel great distances for extended periods of time from their selling dealer home location so this puts them in nearly impossible situation for warranty work on their unit I would think. 

I was able to do my own small repairs and avoid expensive dealer non warranty work.  In visiting the several RV dealers for spare parts including big and small mom and pop dealers I have found them to all be smart alecks and rude and is reason I am Amazon Prime customer and I tell them this as I leave their store.  I don't miss them at all.

One useful RV dealer in Reno did pay me a very good price for my used TT only because of Burning Man festival in the BR.  Did I say I love AP!!!!!   Cheers to many and jeers to a few as I was born lucky.

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I would love a lance trailer but no one in my area carries them, It seems that you need to handle any warranty type stuff with the dealer you bought your rv from? Is that the case? That keeps me from going out of my area to buy one.

Good info on the tires too, That's another thing i was worried about. The truck does have a built in transmission cooler and heavy duty shocks.

 Thanks so much both of you. I LOVE this truck and didn't want to buy bigger. 2 adults and 2 dogs, One is a 100 lb shepherd, I think I go with a smaller trailer. Im in Nebraska btw so the weather can change on a dime. My husband is really hoping that I can move the trailer around where we are going by myself, and he can then join us, and while Ive driven bigger SUV vehicles I have never towed anything more than a jet ski that he hooked up for me. I'm an independent gal who wants to be sure I know how all this works and that I do it right. I made the mistake of buying a truck first just to pull a trailer, should have done it the other way around, Right?  If I end up loving it, I can get a bigger truck and trailer. Ken- I love that you have a standard schnauzer! fabulous dogs!          Joy

Thank You both! my sticker in the truck says 1397 lbs max payload. The window sticker says it has a GVW rating of 7,200lbs.  Its a high country so its loaded except i don't have the tonneu cover on, Its also a 5'8" bed double cab so a shorter wheel base. The kz connect is a 2021 C261RB GVWR is 7,345. it says the dry hitch weight is 720 lbs.  We are not planning on traveling far in it, probably no further than 100 miles but totally new to towing a trailer.  I know i'm pushing it with a 30 foot trailer. Just wondering if I should back out now and look for a bit smaller trailer? The rv dealers are so not helpful, I think they will tell you whatever you want to hear. 

I just bought a kz connect with a dry weight of 6040 lbs, gross 7300, I have a 2018 Chevy silverado 1500 High country 6.2L 4x4. A guy at the dealer said I can tow 9,400lb. Am I in a safe tow range?