5er dry weight for a 9,500 pound total?
New truck tows 12,600 and gcwr is 19,800. Truck weighs 6700 empty and will weigh no more than 7300 with us and travel goods. Add 300 for hitch we're at 7600, so call it 8000 gross on the truck. If I u...
Forum Discussion
rhagfo wrote:goducks10 wrote:
I tow and have been for 3+ years a 9000lb 5th wheel that weighs (Oregon Scales) 9000lbs loaded with an 1800lb pin, with a 2012 Ram 2500 CTD. Tows like an absolute dream. My GVWR is 9600lbs, I'm at 9800lbs. I've added 18" tires with a 6830lb rating on the rear. I'm under GCVWR, tow rating and RAWR even with the OEM 17" tires. Rear axle weight with 5th hitched is 4900lbs+/-.
I wouldn't even think twice about hitching a 9500lb 5er up to your truck.
X2!
Let me add that your 2016 Ram 2500, 6.4 hemi scales less than my 2001 2500 CDT. I carry/pull a 12,360# GVWR 5er with about 2,200# of pin (loaded at just over 11,000#), and the TV scales right at 10,000# loaded, with a 19,500# GCVW.
That's what I'm expecting to see. All of the 5ers I've looked at have way more cargo capacity than she and I will ever use before this truck is worn out. I know I'll have another one day, and if we're beginning to push capacity I'll get a 1 ton. Really I see trailers with 4-5000 pounds of ccc, and I know we won't get there running long weekends 3 times per year. I'm being conservative when I get 9500 or so because I could sometimes have my truck cab full of towing capacity and if I plan for a 10.5k trailer I might wind up bumping ugly with a weight rating. If I start at 9500 loaded, guess at a reasonable load, back up from there to a dry weight... I should wind up good at the scales with room to spare on all weights.
