Fifth Wheel Purchase
My wife and I are looking for a fifth wheel we can pull with our 2020 Ram 1500 crew cab... 5.8 eTorque, 4x4 with 3.90 gear... supposedly can pull close to 12K. We have been looking at the Keyston...
Forum Discussion
SonnieP wrote:
The sticker on the door well is 1612lbs
Here are the 24RE specs:
Unloaded Vehicle Weight (lbs) 7980
Dry Hitch Weight (lbs) 1495
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (lbs) 9995
Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) 12995
Cargo Carrying Capacity (lbs) 2015
So 1612-1495 = 117 lbs available capacity after hitching the trailer.
Real world: Average folks add 1200 lbs of stuff to their RV, so the hitch weight is likely going to be in the 1800 lb range, add 200 lbs for the actual hitch, and 150 lbs each for driver and passenger, you are at 2300 lbs. 2300-1612 = 688 lbs overloaded on the truck.
We always wind up buying a bigger trailer than we think we will (also known as 2 foot-itis), and why the wise old guys here on the forum will tell you to but the trailer first then buy the right truck to pull it.
You should be able to find any number of TTs that have a comfortable floorplan like the 24RE with tongue weight well within the range of your truck. Get a good weight distributing (WD) hitch and it will tow just fine.
I would suggest buying a used trailer, see how you like it, when it's time to upgrade the truck in 2-3 years then you decide if you want to go 5er. A 5-ish year won't depreciate near as much as a new one in the next 3 years.
