Ram 2500 and F250 heavy duty diesel
For those people who have either truck, what would be the max 5th wheel pin weight you would feel safe with? I have been researching but I'm getting conflicting reports online. I figured I would go ...
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Just be sure in a state that licenses tonnage(like Washington and others) that you pay for 12K verses the 10K of the manufactures GVWR. A pickup will never exceed the federal bridge weight laws(think the chicken coops along the byways). The RGAWR being lower on most 250/2500 could be an issue to a nosy LE officer.
So again if buying new find a 350/3500 SRW and have less worries. We have a RAM 3500 SRW with 11,700 GVWR, 7K RGAWR and 25,300 CGWR and meet the numbers with Snowbird stuff in the truck and a 16K 5th wheel loaded heavy. I am at 6650- 6750 on the rear axle, which would be over the RAM 2500 RGAWR of 6500. Rear suspension on a RAM 2500 would most likely need some help with the 11700 I am at with my setup.
Remember also that if one moves fresh water from a rear tank to grey and black water tanks ahead of the axle you are adding more pin weight until you dump those tanks. So if you think 5th wheel weight are static, they only that way if you always travel with tanks loaded/unloaded the same way. We will make the run for Washington to Arizona in 3.5 days and not dump tanks, so weights vary (shifting forward) during the trip.
So again if buying new find a 350/3500 SRW and have less worries. We have a RAM 3500 SRW with 11,700 GVWR, 7K RGAWR and 25,300 CGWR and meet the numbers with Snowbird stuff in the truck and a 16K 5th wheel loaded heavy. I am at 6650- 6750 on the rear axle, which would be over the RAM 2500 RGAWR of 6500. Rear suspension on a RAM 2500 would most likely need some help with the 11700 I am at with my setup.
Remember also that if one moves fresh water from a rear tank to grey and black water tanks ahead of the axle you are adding more pin weight until you dump those tanks. So if you think 5th wheel weight are static, they only that way if you always travel with tanks loaded/unloaded the same way. We will make the run for Washington to Arizona in 3.5 days and not dump tanks, so weights vary (shifting forward) during the trip.
