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augustpilot
Explorer
Sep 09, 2018

Fifth Wheel Towing Weight

Just bought new to me 2006 Dodge Ram Laramie diesel truck, 6 foot box, quad cab,
11.50 rear axel, 3.73 rear axel ratio. Have been searching web sites to find towing weight. Please help if you know a good web site to get the specs. Truck has 96000 accident free miles, runs well. Also has a 19k fifth wheel hitch in bed. It is a 4x4
  • augustpilot's avatar
    augustpilot
    Explorer
    Sep 09, 2018
    Sorrry about leaving out information, truck is 2500 diesel, 3/4 ton, 2 wheels in rear not 4
    6 ft box, 4x4
  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Sep 09, 2018
    Diesel implies it could be a 3/4 Ton, 1 Ton Single Rear Wheel or 1 Ton Dual Rear Wheel...there are wildly different ratings for each.

    The 5th wheel hitch tells you nothing about what the truck can do.

    http://www.trailerlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Trailer-Life-Towing-Guide-2006.pdf
  • JRMunn's avatar
    JRMunn
    Explorer
    Sep 09, 2018
    Without knowing more about the truck, I can only recommend going to the link below, selecting your truck model (1500, 2500, or 3500), then looking through the tables that come up to match specific feature combinations with ratings.

    https://rvsafety.com/towing-guides

    JRMunn

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