Please help.... TV weight question?

My main concern is the payload and GVWR on my TV, as I know the truck can pull and stop the weight.... it’s well under my max combined weight raiting of 25,300

A FW puts almost all of it's pin wt on the rear axle. If you stay under your RAWR/tire rating, that truck will work for that toy hauler. The payload and GVWR is a class 2 registration issue, rather than an indication of the trucks actual capability.

Jerry

So you already know you're at a minimum 860 lbs over (presuming you never put a thing in the RV). What are you looking for? Someone to tell you it's ok to do what you were going to do anyways? Your truck is not going to self destruct in a big ball of fire the minute you pull away from the first stop light. After having said that, I don't know what kind of advice you are looking for. Except for you wanting to think the pin weight is only going to be 2120 lbs., it's not a question of you not knowing what you're doing.

Your loaded pin weight is going to be in the 3,000 pound area.

Toy haulers are notorious for being very pin heavy, especially if your not carrying any toys. Lets face it, you picked the wrong truck for such a large fiver.

I guess the first question I'd ask is do you intend to put 5,720 lbs of cargo in it? Even if you did I personally wouldn't worry about it with my truck (2015 version of yours). FWIW your payload rating doesn't mean anything because it's simply a result of your heavy truck applied to a class max 10k lb GVWR. Your 6/6.5k axle ratings are the key numbers to follow.

IdaD wrote:
I guess the first question I'd ask is do you intend to put 5,720 lbs of cargo in it? Even if you did I personally wouldn't worry about it with my truck (2015 version of yours). FWIW your payload rating doesn't mean anything because it's simply a result of your heavy truck applied to a class max 10k lb GVWR. Your 6/6.5k axle ratings are the key numbers to follow.

Yes! If you choose to ignore the “yellow sticker”....your tires/ rims are the limiting factor! The tires/wheels, can be addressed....but it’s a little pricey.

Another “IF”! If you only 860 pounds over, after everything is loaded and you “have” scale verified.....likely you will be within the tolerance ( they will not fail immediately upon exceeding the rated capacity) of the tires/wheels. But....still above the “yellow sticker” numbers. Potentially a serious game-changer if your “at fault” in an accident!

Thank you all for taking the time to respond.

I appreciate those that offered help and even those passing judgement :-). I don't own the 5th wheeler so I didn't "pick the wrong truck" and i'm not going to "do it anyways". Hence the reason I joined the forum and am asking questions..... I was simply looking for responses providing information about my numbers. I wanted to make sure I was calculating things correctly and if not, was hoping one would explain what I was doing wrong.

For example: I thought the pin weight would be the 2120 + the b&w hitch weight of 305 = 2425. Providing i don't add anything else to the bed of the truck. eHoefler said it will be in the 3k lbs area. And troubledwaters said "you thinking the pin weight is only going to be 2120". So would either of you care to explain? This is what i'm looking for. TIA

Ram gives your 2500 truck a 6500 rawr that will carry all the pin weight plus the hitch and junk in the bed.

These trucks rear axle may weigh in the 2900-3000 lb range leaving around 3400-3500 lb in the bed payloads.

Tires and wheels are rated to the truck highest gawr...not the yellow sticker or gvwr.

RAWR = the lessor of the vehicles tires/wheels/brakes/rear suspension/rear axle assy.

The 3/4 ton diesel equipped truck is without doubt the most under rated LDT on the road.

bryguy1822 wrote:

For example: I thought the pin weight would be the 2120 + the b&w hitch weight of 305 = 2425. Providing i don't add anything else to the bed of the truck. eHoefler said it will be in the 3k lbs area. And troubledwaters said "you thinking the pin weight is only going to be 2120". So would either of you care to explain? This is what i'm looking for. TIA

The sticker 2120 is likely a naked trailer pin weight. Add factory upgrades, propane, water and all your trailer contents, you've likely added a few thousand pounds to the trailer weight. 20% can easily be transferred to your pin, another 400 to 500 lbs to your 2,425.