Ditto what Wayne says about not loading your tow vehicle up and the necessity of a weight distributing hitch.
A tow vehicle that has a tow capacity of 5000# (or 6500# like mine) may not have much payload capacity. Mine is only about 1100#. And the trailer's tongue weight (which is pretty high for Trailmanors) can really eat into your TV's payload capacity. The WDH should help there, putting some weight back on the trailer's axle and some forward on your TV's front axle. This also reduces the load on your TV's rear axle so you don't exceed its GAWR, and definitely improves handling.
A vehicle's Tow Capacity is really about getting your trailer up to speed and up those mountains. It assumes your trailer will stop itself, so make sure your trailer brakes (both of them!) and brake controller are working properly.
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