Sorry...another tow vehicle capacity thread
Lets just get this out of the way up front. I am a newbie to camping that made an uninformed purchase of too much 5th wheel for the truck I have. I already own the camper and the truck so no going b...
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Your fiver is pretty close to the weights of my fiver that I tow with a 2008 Ram 2500 CTD quad cab. In round numbers, my fiver has a dry weight of 10,600#, a GCWR of 14,000#, and a CAT scaled ready to camp weight of slightly less than 12,000#. I pack pretty light.
My CAT scaled rear axle weight ready to camp is about 5,600#, which is about 500# less than my RAWR. My advice to you is load the truck and trailer ready to camp and go weigh it at the CAT scales. Are you under your RAWR? I will say my payload sticker in drivers door jamb says my payload is 2,523#. I am over my GVWR almost 800#, but I am 500# or more under both my RAWR and my FAWR.
Truck tows my fiver well and I certainly don't feel unsafe, even though some might feel otherwise being over GVWR. Good luck.
My CAT scaled rear axle weight ready to camp is about 5,600#, which is about 500# less than my RAWR. My advice to you is load the truck and trailer ready to camp and go weigh it at the CAT scales. Are you under your RAWR? I will say my payload sticker in drivers door jamb says my payload is 2,523#. I am over my GVWR almost 800#, but I am 500# or more under both my RAWR and my FAWR.
Truck tows my fiver well and I certainly don't feel unsafe, even though some might feel otherwise being over GVWR. Good luck.
