A new question. And I'm bored
Think I found a floor plan I really like. The fifth wheel info states it is under 10,000 lbs. would a ram 2500 be big enough to pull it comfortably?
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I will try to give a useful answer. Some of these experienced guys are not to tactful in their answers.
The weight that you should be looking at is the gross weight of the trailer. gross weight is the maximum the manufacturer is willing to stand behind. Fully loaded ready to camp
You also need to know the pin weight of the trailer. That is the weight resting in the bed of your truck.
you then need to know the payload capacity of the 2500 There will be a yellow sticker on the door jamb, reading something to the effect of "total weight of passengers and cargo shall not exceed .." The figure given will be as the truck left the factory,everything else from aftermarket equipment, to your MIL to the hitch to the chicken McNugget under the seat counts against the do not exceed figure.
Gather all these figures and go from there.
The weight that you should be looking at is the gross weight of the trailer. gross weight is the maximum the manufacturer is willing to stand behind. Fully loaded ready to camp
You also need to know the pin weight of the trailer. That is the weight resting in the bed of your truck.
you then need to know the payload capacity of the 2500 There will be a yellow sticker on the door jamb, reading something to the effect of "total weight of passengers and cargo shall not exceed .." The figure given will be as the truck left the factory,everything else from aftermarket equipment, to your MIL to the hitch to the chicken McNugget under the seat counts against the do not exceed figure.
Gather all these figures and go from there.
