Tow behind VS Fifth wheelers
Hello fellow RVers: I am in the process of transitioning from a Class A motor home to either a tow behind trailer or a fifth wheeler. Reason is both my wife and I are retired and empty-nesters, so we ...
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lawrosa wrote:Jose de Sucre wrote:
Soooooorry, shame on me. My RAM is a Laramie, not a Dakota. And it does have a 5.7 Hemi. With a class IV hitch it can tow up to 10.000 lbs, and same weight for a fifth wheeler/gooseneck.
He has the laramie... If this ram PDF is correct he has the 20" wheels that are frowned upon for towing..
That puts him at 1400 lbs payload.
http://www.rambodybuilder.com/2008/docs/dr/mlup1500.pdf
( I have a 1400 pound payload too but mine was cat scaled with 34 gal fuel and me 200 lbs in the truck. Thats 414 lbs)
So technically 1850 is my payload dry..
From that PDF he has identical specs to my 2006 silverado. Axles rates and all..
But best part is he has the 5 speed with 3:92 rear.. I have 3:42 and 4 speed..
Page 6 bottom shows the larimie..
Yes you are absolutely right on everything here. I didn't know the 20' wheels were frowned upon for towing, but I guess I can't change them because it will throw out my speedometer/odometer. However, I've been towing my boat without problems, so I'll take my chances with a small or mid-size trailer of no more than 5000 lbs.
