Tow Vehicles and Hitches
Hey everyone, I have a few posts on full time RVing with my wife and now we are looking for our truck. I need some information though on weight distribution. The RV we're looking at is the Freed...
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wiiman3893 wrote:
Well, I'm basing that 8800 lbs off of the dodge towing chart for that cab, engine, and transmission. It's not the max capacity of all 2500s that year.
That's a much better number than the sales brochure, but even so that truck still can't tow that much and remain within the ratings. More importantly you probably would not be happy with the performance towing that much.
Lucky for you, you won't be towing that much! If you keep the trailer around the ~7000lb mark, you should be reasonably happy with that combination. It won't be the fastest machine up the hills, but it won't be a mushy vague drive like so many 1500's are when loaded to the max.
