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looking at a fuzion 302 35 ft dry wt is 11,165 would my 2007 dodge ram 2500 pull this ok it is a toy hauler. thanks for the help mike
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harley001
Don't worry so much about where you post.........mods will move IF necessary.
Your question is about your tow vehicle so it's good right here.
You state the dry weight of trailer 11,165#.......doesn't mean much as no body tows dry.
Your 2005 CTD 2500 may be rated to tow 14,300# but in the real world you will run out of payload before reaching that magical tow number.
To get a better idea of what your truck is capable of 'carrying' load your truck up ready to camp (you, passengers, any stuff in cab, any stuff in bed, full fuel tank and add 250# for hitch--if you don't have one in truck) then go get it weighed.
Weigh ticket will give you Front axle weight, Rear axle weight and Trucks Total weight.
Then subtract total weight from your trucks GVWR (door sticker #)
That number is what you have left in actual payload (what you can carry)
Then find out the GVWR of that trailer (probably close to 15K)
Take 20% of that GVWR to get an idea what 'wet' pin weight would be (15K GVWR=3000# pin weight or higher)
With that pin weight number do you have enough payload left to carry that weight and not go over your trucks GVWR, RAWR or Rear Tire MAX Load Rating?????
Think you will find that TH is too heavy for your 2500
You should probably look for a trailer with 12K GVWR....especially if your truck GVWR is only 8800#
Better to match a trailer within your trucks actual numbers vs having a trailer that is too heavy.
So go get your truck weighed..then you have real numbers to use.
Don't worry so much about where you post.........mods will move IF necessary.
Your question is about your tow vehicle so it's good right here.
You state the dry weight of trailer 11,165#.......doesn't mean much as no body tows dry.
Your 2005 CTD 2500 may be rated to tow 14,300# but in the real world you will run out of payload before reaching that magical tow number.
To get a better idea of what your truck is capable of 'carrying' load your truck up ready to camp (you, passengers, any stuff in cab, any stuff in bed, full fuel tank and add 250# for hitch--if you don't have one in truck) then go get it weighed.
Weigh ticket will give you Front axle weight, Rear axle weight and Trucks Total weight.
Then subtract total weight from your trucks GVWR (door sticker #)
That number is what you have left in actual payload (what you can carry)
Then find out the GVWR of that trailer (probably close to 15K)
Take 20% of that GVWR to get an idea what 'wet' pin weight would be (15K GVWR=3000# pin weight or higher)
With that pin weight number do you have enough payload left to carry that weight and not go over your trucks GVWR, RAWR or Rear Tire MAX Load Rating?????
Think you will find that TH is too heavy for your 2500
You should probably look for a trailer with 12K GVWR....especially if your truck GVWR is only 8800#
Better to match a trailer within your trucks actual numbers vs having a trailer that is too heavy.
So go get your truck weighed..then you have real numbers to use.
