Truck and trailer near max load, still need more gear...
Looking for tips and tricks to finish loading my 2003 dodge ram 2500 diesel, 6speed 4x4. At truck scale it was weighed with me in it and a full tank at 4017 fromt and 2593 rear for a total of 6610 pounds. According to Dodge, the curb weight of the truck is 6514 pounds. I weigh 220 and misc tools under rear seat it's close. Aftermarket aluminum rims might make up the difference.
So truck is 6610 pounds. Payload is 1990 pounds, minus wehicle weight and scale difference means I'm left with 1786 pounds to carry;
In the bed goes a 98 Suzuki king quad 300 that's 700 pounds (600 with front and rear box in which is a chainsaw, hatchet, 10L fuel and recovery gear). Also in the bed is 2 heavy steel loading ramps. I will start weighing everything to make a list. They feel about 35 pounds each. 916 pounds of payload left.
The toy hauler is almost at its 9580# capacity; 5500 empty, 3000 pounds of toys, 400 pound fuel, 200 pound water in tank and 100 pound bottled water, and some odds and ends. Also have 2 30 pound propane tanks are half full. take off another 110 pounds, that leaves only about 200 pounds left to carry. Going to load it to limit tongue weight to 1000 pounds, or roughly 10 percent. Tires have been upgraded from D to E, they have a bit of a margin left.
Now that tongueweight puts 1000 more pounds on the truck, there is nothing left. Does the weight distribution hitch get added to truck or trailer weight? That's probably an easy 100 pounds- bolted to the truck, so adding it to the truck capacity; overloaded by 100 ponds and still have not added any food, tools, clothes or other odds and ends. My son and a week worth of clothes is an easy 200 pounds. Trailer spare tire in bed of truck or trailer takes off another 60-ish so 400 pounds overloaded.
I need a bigger truck. With a 12800 towing capacity I could have gotten away with everything in the trailer, but didn't want to go with a fifth wheel as I need the bed free...
What option I have? He can I squeeze every pound of weight into this setup?
Edit: I read payload wring, it's not 2490 it is only 1990 pounds.
So truck is 6610 pounds. Payload is 1990 pounds, minus wehicle weight and scale difference means I'm left with 1786 pounds to carry;
In the bed goes a 98 Suzuki king quad 300 that's 700 pounds (600 with front and rear box in which is a chainsaw, hatchet, 10L fuel and recovery gear). Also in the bed is 2 heavy steel loading ramps. I will start weighing everything to make a list. They feel about 35 pounds each. 916 pounds of payload left.
The toy hauler is almost at its 9580# capacity; 5500 empty, 3000 pounds of toys, 400 pound fuel, 200 pound water in tank and 100 pound bottled water, and some odds and ends. Also have 2 30 pound propane tanks are half full. take off another 110 pounds, that leaves only about 200 pounds left to carry. Going to load it to limit tongue weight to 1000 pounds, or roughly 10 percent. Tires have been upgraded from D to E, they have a bit of a margin left.
Now that tongueweight puts 1000 more pounds on the truck, there is nothing left. Does the weight distribution hitch get added to truck or trailer weight? That's probably an easy 100 pounds- bolted to the truck, so adding it to the truck capacity; overloaded by 100 ponds and still have not added any food, tools, clothes or other odds and ends. My son and a week worth of clothes is an easy 200 pounds. Trailer spare tire in bed of truck or trailer takes off another 60-ish so 400 pounds overloaded.
I need a bigger truck. With a 12800 towing capacity I could have gotten away with everything in the trailer, but didn't want to go with a fifth wheel as I need the bed free...
What option I have? He can I squeeze every pound of weight into this setup?
Edit: I read payload wring, it's not 2490 it is only 1990 pounds.
