What's the comfortable weight limit
I have a 2013 Ram 2500 with 6.7 Cummins Diesel. The GVWR is 10,000 lbs. Payload is 2580 lbs. The GCWR is 25,000 lbs/ Max trailer weight is rated at 17,410 lbs. I am currently pulling a 35' fifth wheel...
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I'll give you 50/50 odds, your current trailer is over the limits (by the book).
Figure 20% of 10,000lbs plus the wife, 2 kids, a tank of gas and misc toys in the truck bed, I'm betting you are right around or a bit over 2500lbs.
There is likely enough fluff in the ratings that the suspension feels fine and the cummins has plenty of grunt to move it nicely, so to outward appearances it seems fine (and there are lots of folks exceeding the by the book ratings).
I won't comment on if exceeding the ratings by a small amount is OK or not.
Figure 20% of 10,000lbs plus the wife, 2 kids, a tank of gas and misc toys in the truck bed, I'm betting you are right around or a bit over 2500lbs.
There is likely enough fluff in the ratings that the suspension feels fine and the cummins has plenty of grunt to move it nicely, so to outward appearances it seems fine (and there are lots of folks exceeding the by the book ratings).
I won't comment on if exceeding the ratings by a small amount is OK or not.
