weight question

NMace wrote:
Weight Police,

Allthough I think you are right this time, you made a lot of assumption that have not been valid for years. Not only is the 1/2.. 3//4 and 1 ton meaninglless. 150/1500 etc are misleading.

I have a 1500 with a payload rating of 2,090 pounds and over 3,000 pounds of capacity on the OEM tires and axle. I can easilly pull/haul the subject 5er.

We really need details before giving absolute advice.

What "assumptions" did we make: Below is what OP stated:

I have a 2011 dodge 1500 quad cab with a 5.7 v-8 hemi set up with a tow package. It is rated to tow 10,050. I'm looking at a 2007 Keystone Copper Canyon 293 sls rated at just at bit over 9000lbs. dry. Would I be over weight and damage the truck and not be safe? I will not carry any water and run all the tanks dry going down the road.

Do the research...we're not talking about "any" truck, "any new truck", we're talking about the OP's 2011 Dodge 1500 quad cab....how do you figure assumptions? Pretty concrete if you ask me..heck, it's "concrete if you DON'T ask me:).

Oh, I AM a weight police, with badge and everything, (though reformed through intervention sessions on these forums:).... I will overload GVWR at times and go with RAWR, but...it's hard....really hard, but I digress..............:B

I don't know why people like to use "dry" or "empty" or "shipping" weights when trying to figure what to tow with...Please use the units GVW, though you may never fill to that, at least it gives you a better idea than if you towed the 5er around with nothing in it, (not even toliet paper:)). Ballpark 20% of units GVW to get pin weight.

yeah there are more and more 1/2 tons out there TODAY that can tow SOME 5er's, but until you've towed in the mountains, up and down steep secondary roads, instead of towing on "flatland"...one may not have as much fun towing heavier weight with a 1/2 ton in some environments...been there, done that got the T-shirt and DO know, from experience of what I speak:)

Glad you can "easily" pull the 5er the OP wants to buy...meet me at the bottom of the Saluda grade heading into Asheville NC on I26....I want to see how "easily" you tow up that very long 6 to 7% grade with that combo, even at 55 mph..."easily" ??(and I gave you an easy "mole hill" east of the Mississippi) :), there are a lot of secondary curvy mountainous roads that can task much more "doable" trucks...and again, we're talking the "laughable mountains" east of the Mississippi..