What I can pull? Updated 3/6/15
I am trying to find exactly what size 5th wheel I can handle safely. I have a 1999 Dodge 5.7 Cumming Diesel Laramie SLT Club Cab long bed 2 wheel drive 8 ft. bed. Tires: E rated LT 245/70-R17 Max...
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On the driver's door is says: GVWR=8800 Front GAWR=4410 Rear=6084.
Weighted empty at scale: Front axle 3880 Rear 2780 Total weight= 6540.
I dont know what the previous poster is saying there.. That reply is confusing..
Very simple
GAWR rear 4410 minus RAWR from scale 2780 = 1630 lbs.
That 1630 lbs would be max pin weight of any 5th wheel you are looking at.. Mind you with out putting any other passengers or gear in the truck...
If you go over your axle rating of 4410 then it becomes unsafe. You then need to look at your tires then to see what they support in terms of weight at max psi.... Most likely you will be white knuckled...
