Ram question 3500
Looking at upgrading to a 2015 ram 6.4 gas with the 3.73 rear. Long bed. So we can get a 5er. Looking at the list I can't for the life of me figure out towing weight and 5th wheel towing weight. ...
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Cdaddy wrote:
Any help to figure out what kind of 5er we could get with this
I have that exact truck and am pretty much maxing it out with my 5th so I can probably help:
5th "dry" brochure weight is 9040#. Much more than that and you will likely overrun some number... or, you may even with that weight.
I'm closest on my payload of 2940# and am sometimes a couple hundred over but am still under my rear axle and tire ratings. 250#+ of my payload is eaten up with a heavy slider hitch that you can forgo with the 8' bed. Also, I travel with wife + 3 kids which is more off the payload.
There are a lot of numbers that come into play and it can be confusing for sure. In the past I've added roughly 2000# of "stuff" to the dry weight of a trailer. Depending on what you pack it could be more or less.
One annoyance every time this comes up is the "just go by the trailer's GVWR" crowd. Honestly, that's crappy advice. A trailer's GVWR is determined by what a trailer "could" carry not what you will put in it. Take the dry weight and account for what you are going to put in it. Also, realize the dry weight may be without batteries, propane tanks and definitely is without water.
