[brown7373]

Are you talking about an open or closed trailer, and how heavy is the trailer,. the car and everything else you throw in. I used to tow a nearly 5000 pound 64 T-Bird convertible in a 24 foot enclosed trailer, which was close to 8500 pounds plus tools, luggage and other "stuff" so it was close to 10,000 pounds. I used a 3/4 Suburban 454, 8 lugs heavy towing package with weight distributing hitch. Even with all that, you had to be careful when braking, and when semi trucks passed, the wind turbulence was white knuckled. I would never tow with a 1/2 ton short bed unless it was an emergency and for a short distance. It's not the pulling that's the issue, it's safely handling and safely stopping.