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We are looking to upgrade to a fifth wheel. We currently have a hybrid travel trailer and have been camping for better then a decade. Last year we bought a Ram 2500 with the 6.7 Cummins diesel. It sho...
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My 35 ft 2014 Columbus fivers dry weight is 10,600#. Loaded and weighed on CAT scales it is about 11,800# (1,200# of stuff). TV is 2008 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab with 6.7 CTD. Loaded to go the combined weight is just under 19,000 lbs (18940 to be precise). Front axle weight is exactly 4300 (4750 FAWR). Rear axle is exactly 5520 (6010 RAWR). I pack pretty light. I am over my TV GVWR a few percent but well under both axle ratings. The passengers and cargo in the truck and cargo and pin weight of the fifth wheel add about 675# to the front axle and about 2,700# to the rear axle over what my empty truck weighs.
I am saying this because from my actual loaded experiences at the CAT scales around 12,000 lbs and your Ram 2500 is maxed on RAWR. It may be that your newer truck has 200 lbs more on the RAWR than mine, but my truck is a shorter quad cab that weighs less. The net result should be very similar.
I hope this helps you since it is the actual weights from the CAT scales on a similar truck and fifth wheel combo. You will enjoy pulling the fiver. My truck pulls my fiver well and the exhaust brake is music to your ears when towing in the mountains. Good luck and enjoy the looking.
I am saying this because from my actual loaded experiences at the CAT scales around 12,000 lbs and your Ram 2500 is maxed on RAWR. It may be that your newer truck has 200 lbs more on the RAWR than mine, but my truck is a shorter quad cab that weighs less. The net result should be very similar.
I hope this helps you since it is the actual weights from the CAT scales on a similar truck and fifth wheel combo. You will enjoy pulling the fiver. My truck pulls my fiver well and the exhaust brake is music to your ears when towing in the mountains. Good luck and enjoy the looking.
