I recently removed the receiver hitch from my 1/2-ton Suburban. It was an ugly homemade thing and I cut it apart to get it off.
I pulled a friends 16 foot car trailer with it a couple of times. Empty it wasn't bad, but with a load on it, even with a GMC 270, it was really more than the truck wanted to pull. Of course I have 3.08 gears, but even in the lower gears it was work for the truck. My own trailer is bigger and I never tried it behind that truck.
And even with disk brakes, it wasn't really up to stopping a loaded trailer.
A friend told me a frightening story just last night of not being able to stop a loaded truck and trailer, and knowing God was watching out for him as he sailed through a stop sign watching cars that stopped and waited while he flew through...
So I agree with Grigg and Stuart. Be aware of your (trucks) limitations!
