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th3_fix3r
Explorer
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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NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
Apr 17, 2021
I towed a 28 foot TT weighing between 4000 to 4500lbs GW with a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 V8 2X2 in flatlands of Texas using a WDH with no problems at all. Truck was also fully loaded with camper shell too.

However, in the mountains of the west coast and Rockies I towed same trailer with a Dodge Ram 2500 V10 4X4 with of course no problems.

The V10 was a towing beast and YES I could easily afford the gas. Cheers

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