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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W5CI wrote:
I have a RAM 3500 DRW diesel and I think anyone who has one shouldn't worry about towing a fifth wheel try with it, there are so many variables that it would take a rocket scientist to figure the tow rating, IMHO
My own personal opinion is that it is quite easy to figure out what one can tow..You are given GVWR, RAWR, GCWR...That's a lot of info that is extremely important..at least in my opinion...If I know the GVW of the 5er, I'm WAY ahead of the game and can "ballpark" pin weight fairly close, (Based on 20% of 5er GVW).
Not really "that" many variables with all the important "known" facts that are at hand..Weighing the truck ready to tow, but not hooked up is yet another tool to figure out how much pin weight your truck can handle safely...This is what I've used for years to figure out how much truck I needed to tow what I wanted to camp in.
Jim
