jmtandem wrote:
The pin weight for the Open Range Light I am looking at is 1265 lbs. The gross weight is 9520 lbs. Nothing in the truck except me, my wife, and dogs. The bed would necessarily be dedicated to the 5th wheel hitch.
Pin weight is typically 20-25 percent of gross trailer weight. I doubt it would be 1265 pounds. Never use brochure or dry weights. They are for selling fifth wheels to people that don't want to see real camping ready numbers.
Again, if you love the megacab and I cannot see why anybody would not, get the 3500 dually and you will be just fine.
You can go online to the Dodge Ram towing guide and see for yourself how marginal the payload is for the 2010's 2500 megacab. That should give you a good idea of where you are as to being under, at, or over the trucks gross weight.
Somebody else suggested a bumper pull TT, that would work just fine.
I am using the Ram towing guide, and it is 2140 for my vehicle. If I took 20% of gross weight instead of using the mfg numbers, I would be at 1904. Add 250 for human/canine passengers, and I would be at the pin weight without the hitch included. My tools are in the trailer, so that isn't a factor. But how accurate is 20% compared to the previous calculation, or is that worst-case at gross weight?
BTW, I love my megacab, but moving up to a 3500 is a nonstarter for at least 10 years. I have to wear this truck out first, and it only has 42K on it. If I do get one at that time, it would be most likely SRW.
