Question about Dodge Truck & Toy Haulers
My wife and I want to purchase a Toy Hauler but a couple people have told me my Dodge truck can't handle it unless I sell it and purchase a "dually". All the RV dealers I've talked to says "no prob...
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That TH has a GVWR of 16,540#
That TH has a listed 'dry pin weight' of 3460#
That Th is too heavy for your 2500 regardless of what is published.
RV Dealers are telling you 'no problem' cause they want to make a sell
'Others' are telling you too heavy. Others are right.
Your 2500 is capable of towing a 5th wheel TH just need to get one that is within your trucks 'true, real, actual weight rating'
You probably have a 10,000# truck GVWR with RAWR of 6500#
So go weigh your truck 'camp ready' (you, all passengers, any stuff in cab, any stuff in bed, full fuel)....add 200# if you don;t currently have a 5vr hitch.
Subtract that number from your GVWR...........???
(Camp ready truck 7200# from 10,000#------2800# payload capacity)
Plus check Rear axle camp ready weight vs RAWR
(Camp ready weight 3800# from 6500# RAWR----2700# payload)
And rear tire MAX LOAD Rating
(Rear tires X 2-----?)
So with 10,000 GVWR and a 6500# RAWR.....look for a 5th wheel TH that has a GVWR of 13,000# (20% for wet pin-----2600#) BUT TH typically run pin weight heavy so that could be closer to 3000#
It's all about knowing what you actually have for capacities based on your trucks actual weights vs published magical mfg. numbers.
Then you can make an informed decision on whether or not you think 'ratings' have any meaning and if you choose to ignore them and tow overloaded.
BUT you have to weigh truck.......otherwise
That TH has a listed 'dry pin weight' of 3460#
That Th is too heavy for your 2500 regardless of what is published.
RV Dealers are telling you 'no problem' cause they want to make a sell
'Others' are telling you too heavy. Others are right.
Your 2500 is capable of towing a 5th wheel TH just need to get one that is within your trucks 'true, real, actual weight rating'
You probably have a 10,000# truck GVWR with RAWR of 6500#
So go weigh your truck 'camp ready' (you, all passengers, any stuff in cab, any stuff in bed, full fuel)....add 200# if you don;t currently have a 5vr hitch.
Subtract that number from your GVWR...........???
(Camp ready truck 7200# from 10,000#------2800# payload capacity)
Plus check Rear axle camp ready weight vs RAWR
(Camp ready weight 3800# from 6500# RAWR----2700# payload)
And rear tire MAX LOAD Rating
(Rear tires X 2-----?)
So with 10,000 GVWR and a 6500# RAWR.....look for a 5th wheel TH that has a GVWR of 13,000# (20% for wet pin-----2600#) BUT TH typically run pin weight heavy so that could be closer to 3000#
It's all about knowing what you actually have for capacities based on your trucks actual weights vs published magical mfg. numbers.
Then you can make an informed decision on whether or not you think 'ratings' have any meaning and if you choose to ignore them and tow overloaded.
BUT you have to weigh truck.......otherwise
