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Yes, you can pull a U-Haul. You're kind of misinterpreting what the "tow" package was. It's gearing which lets you TOW more, as in pulling behind you. It doesn't affect the payload capacity of the truck as if it were a "haul on your back" package. It's the same battle 1/2 ton truck drivers have always faced in that we can often find trailers our trucks will pull, but the tongue weight kills us. Ever notice that you don't see many 5th wheel travel trailers behind a 1/2 ton? There's a reason for that. We lack the payload capacity for the pin weight on those things.
Put the heavy stuff in the trailer, and the light stuff in the bed. Load the Uhaul well so that all of the heavy stuff isn't at the front, the heavy stuff should be over the trailer's axle(s). Ideally, the tongue weight would be about 10% of the trailer weight. I know you won't be able to weigh it, so you'll have to use the LAR (Looks About Right) method. Good luck!
Put the heavy stuff in the trailer, and the light stuff in the bed. Load the Uhaul well so that all of the heavy stuff isn't at the front, the heavy stuff should be over the trailer's axle(s). Ideally, the tongue weight would be about 10% of the trailer weight. I know you won't be able to weigh it, so you'll have to use the LAR (Looks About Right) method. Good luck!