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Donna DeYoung wrote:
> Ok trailer gurus, looking for input. I want something I can pull w/ an 
> F-250 - for 1 or 2 horses. W/ very basic/small living quarters 
> (bath/shower combo ok).

No guru here but given you've got an F250 (that IS the 1/2 ton, right?), 
 your main concern with a 1/2 ton isn't its ability to pull. It is its 
ability to STOP.  Add LQ and you are begging for disaster.  You want LQ 
- upgrade to a 3/4 ton or higher to accommodate the extra WEIGHT an LQ 
introduces.

If you choose to keep the truck, forget LQ and take a look at the 
Brenderups.  They are designed for lightweight towing vehicles, cars 
even.  Remember, despite the way it *looks*, a 1/2 ton *is* a 
lightweight towing vehicle.

There are also some fiberglass models by smaller trailer makers that are 
suitable for a lightweight towing vehicle.  Just remember the caveat 
that you should never have your live weight exceed your dead weight.

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