Tow Vehicle for 22,000 Pounds Plus
Is anyone towing 22,000 lbs. plus? If so, what are you towing with? Which rear end, what kind of mileage do you get? Do you have any tips? Have you pulled in the mountains, any problems? Thanks s...
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tinner12002 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:
I tow a combined weight of 32,500#, 23K of that is the 2016 39TKSB3 MobileSuites. I am within all SAE axle and tow ratings. TV front axle 5,460# rear axle 9,580#.
Truck is rated at 6K front axle, 9,750# rear axle and combined at 37,800#.
NO you don't need a MDT or HDT to tow this size RV. I have towed the whole West Coast with zero issues including high winds.
Truck is a 15 RAM Dually LongHorn with 4,10's and Aisin transmission. I averaged 8.65 from WA to CA with two of those tanks having severe head winds. Without the two bad tanks I would have averaged 9mpg. IMHO that is good mileage for that weight. Some will claim more but that is taking tanks from 7.5 to 10.5 and averaging them all out.
The exhaust brake is AWESOME! Lock the trans in the same gear you would have climbed that grade in and set cruise and enjoy the ride down!
The factory rear air is awesome, the truck rides great loaded and unloaded and also sits the same with 9,580# sitting on the rear or empty.
It has that much GVWR with just 2 #8000 axles??
GVWR is 14,000#..FAWR is 6000#, RAWR is a conservative 9750# ( thats 15,750#), with all 4 rear tires aired to 65 psi...per AAM, you could actually air all 4rear tires to 80 psi , (max sidewall psi and easily take RAWR to 10,000# plus...AAM rates 11.8 axle at 11,500# RAWR. with tires that can cover that weight.
GCWR is different, depending on trannies and gearing, with Aisin/4.10 giving highest TQ and GCWR..2016 Longhorn, crew cab, longed, 4X4, Aisin with 4.10 is 39,100#
You sure do have a purty truck and 5er there Ron:B
