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th3_fix3r
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Apr 14, 2021

First Post - 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie - What can I pull??

We're BRAND NEW to camping. Family of 3. I went to my local RV shop. We were in my wife's car and long story short, the salesman tells me I can't pull anything over 4klbs with my truck. When I got hom...
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dodge_guy
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Apr 14, 2021
Yes that payload is way low! With you guys and your stuff in the truck, and the weight of the hitch you’ll be very near the vehicles weight rating (GVWR). You’ll only have a few hundreds pounds (maybe a bit more) left for trailer tongue weight.

Any TT will need to have a hitch weight of 12%. So a 5000lb (lodes for a trip) trailer should have around 625-650lbs of tongue weight. That would limit you to a trailer with a 3500lb dry weight.

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