Ram tow ratings
I'm looking to purchase a Grand Design Solitude 384GK. The GVWR is 16,000 lbs. UVW 13,400 with the hitch weight of 3,150. My truck is a 2011 3500 Mega Cab dually, 4x4 ,3.73 gears, with the 6.7. Doing ...
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drittal wrote:
So what tax class is 3500 DRW with a GVWR over 10,000lb trying to stay under?
Ram upgraded their frames in 2013 and lo both GVWR and GCWR grow substantially.
I may not be a rocket scientist but that seems like 1 + 1 = 2
Frame, YOU are the weakest link. Goodbye.
350/3500 and 450 with truck bed are all class 3. They all have GVWR of 14K as soon at they go 14,001 they are Class 4. The fact is the RAM 3500 and Ford 450 could easily be in the Class 4 classification. They keep them low so they can sell them to the AVERAGE folks!
As I have pointed out there is NO way I can be less then 14K if I load my rear axle to it's rated 9,750# and add the front axle factory weight of about 5,300# that right there puts me over 15K.
The reality is a person towing heavy with a RAM 3500 Dually should buy 16K tonnage.
