NC Hauler wrote:
As an "aside", I don't know about a 29,000# towing capability....maybe for the 3500 Dually short bed regular cab with Aisin and 4:10....BUT, you have the same truck I do...mine weighs 9400# ready to tow, full tank of fuel, full tank of DEF, toolbox in the back as well as my Reese 20K Signature hitch, two boxers and the wife and myself...GCWR of the truck with 4:10 is 37,600#....That being said, If I were to hook up to a 29,000# 5er, I'd be at 38,400#, which would put me over my trucks GCWR by 800#...so, sometimes one has to look at the configuration of the truck and weigh it to see just how much they actually could tow....
I never said that I'd tow that much, but that's what the rated capability is per Ram specs (curb weight figured). The idea was having more than you think you need to provide a safety margin. You won't find many 5th wheels that will put you at that weight to begin with. The ones I'm leaning to have a max weight of around 19,000.