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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dmichaelf wrote:
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 with a UVW of 9070 lbs. and GVWR of 11,700 lbs. My truck pulls this rig like a dream. I am considering a bigger 5th wheel with UVW of 13,000 lbs. and GVWR of 15,500. The book says I should be fine.
This is where you will run into issues. GVWR and Payload, I know with my 01 and an 11,000#wet 5er, I am over my GVWR, by a good bit, I do this within GRAWR, WITHOUT Air Bags or Timbren, or any other suspension modification.
The missing number in your post is your GRAWR, and what tires you are running and their weight rating. Stay within those limits and the comfort level is up to you! You are looking at adding about 4,000# to the 5er, which is a little more than 1/3 of the current 5er.
The choice is yours, and yours alone.
