We have had our zinger for 2 yrs and over all it has been a good trailer, despite us trying to destroy it with newbie mistakes.
I have had a few things repaired under warranty, some under first year warranty and some under second yr warranty. There is no longer a second yr warranty unless you find a 2012 leftover that was built before 9/1/12.
Now the zinger is not a light trailer and I do worry about it being too heavy for your 1500. I ended up having totrade my half ton SUV for a 3/4 ton pickup to tow it. I went diesel but that wasn't necessary. The tt you are looking at has a dry weight of 6500 lbs and a gvwr of 7800 lbs. With this narrow of a cargo capacity you will likely be at or close to tt gvwr when fully loaded. The loaded tongue weight will be 13-15% of the loaded tt weight. This means a tongue weight of around 1000-1100 lbs. What are your trucks capacities for weight. Remember the stated capacities in a brochure or online are not accurate because the weights are affected by every option, passengers, pets and gear placed in or on vehicle. The sticker in the door jam will adjust the payload for options but not gear and passengers. By far the best thing to do is to go load your truck up as you would when towing with all gear, passengers and pets plus a full tank of fuel and weigh it. Take the scaled weight and subtract it from the tv gcwr to get your adjusted towing capacity (loaded tt weight should be less than this). Take the scaled weight and subtract it from the tv gvwr to get your available payload (tongue weight must be less than this). Finally check your hitch receiver ratings for its capabilities. For that size trailer you will want a very good wdh with integrated sway control like Reese dual cam or equal-i-zer, or possibly propride or Hensley arrow. Best of luck to you.
Edited by: anaro
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