Fifth Wheel Towing Weight

augustpilot wrote:
Sorrry about leaving out information, truck is 2500 diesel, 3/4 ton, 2 wheels in rear not 4
6 ft box, 4x4

Check out pg 12 in LINK.....
2006 2500 5.9L QC SB Laramie 3:73
GVWR 9000#
Payload 2100#
RAWR 6010# (****THIS will be your limiting factor)
Max Tow 12,950#


12,000# 5th wheel will put you OVER trucks GVWR and Payload Capacity
BUT Rear Axle SHOULD have enough to 'carry' WET pin weight of 2400+

Load truck up 'camp ready' (ALL passengers, stuff in cab etc) and go get truck weighed
Actual rear axle weight vs RAWR is amount of pin weight you can add before EXCEEDING RAWR.

2006 RAM 2500 SPECS

Look on the drivers door jamb for a yellow sticker with the trucks payload capacity. This is the maximum load the truck can carry when fully loaded. Take 20% of the trailers GVWR for an estimated pin weight, plus, cargo, full fuel, hitch and this is your payload. Is this below the payload capacity, if yes, you are good.

A single rear wheel truck will reach its payload capacity with a 5er, long before it reaches it towing rating.

When looking at trailers, look at the GVWR, not the brochure dry weight.

Ken

rhagfo wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
2500 should have a 10,000 GVWR. So, load it up and go to the scales. Simple subtraction will give you more info.

Donn, don't think Ram 2500's got to 10,000# GVWR until 2013, might be 9,200# Ram was real stingy with GVWR until then.

OP if you want you can get the Build Sheet by typing in your VIN on this sight.

Chrysler Support Page

OOPS, your right. For some reason I misread and thought it was a newer truck.
9200 GVWR

I have the same truck in the '03 model. Mine is the 6 spd manual 3.73 axle 2wd quad cab short bed.
Dodge gives us a 13000-13250 lb tow rating.
Dodge gives the 2500 a 6010 RAWR that will be carrying all the weight in the bed.
My 2500 rear axles scales ar 2820 lb leaving it with a 3190 lb in the bed payload.
Your 4wd may have 50-75 lbs more on the rear axle.

Best to drop by the scales and weigh the trucks front and rear axles separately. That way you will know how much load your left to play with.

A single gross weight is as worthless as titz on a boar hog as it doesn't tell you if a tire/wheel/suspension is overloaded.

And of course the Cummins sure won't have any issues towing a 13k lb trailer. Your gonna' love it.

Just bought a new RAM 2500.
Go to ramtrucks.com.
Click on Towing & Capacity.
Click on Towing Guide.
Click on Look up my Vehicle.
Enter the VIN and click Find.