Towing 9K pound loaded trailer with Ram 2500
Hi Everyone- I have a 2024 Ram 2500 CC tradesman 6.4 hemi with 4.10 gears and a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. I am looking at buying a TT that is 7800 lbs unloaded, loaded looking at around 9000 lbs or so. ...
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I wouldn't see an issue. you shoot for 10% hitch weight on a travel trailer so that would be 900lbs as for how well it will pull it I can't answer that, but Grit Dog did
10% is bare minimum. 12-15% is a better goal. Higher is even better but quickly becomes impractical.
I would beg to differ, the real only reason for the 10% is to stop instability issues that are usually sway. a light nose will sway but at less than 10% that is gone, that's why the recommended load is 10% for a travel trailer. do we usually end up with more, because we love to throw extra batteries on the front. probably for the last 41 years I have been shooting for 10% got there a few times but I am normally at 11 %. is there any harm in going for more, nope but its not needed, once your over 10% the stability issues are generally done, unless you have something else going on.
I've known people who are right around 10% and have sway issues. At 10% it's hit and miss. I see this as the cause of a lot of folks buying a lot of extra anti-sway equipment.
Also, if right on the edge, if you have a full rear tank or otherwise shift some weight to the rear, it's easy to drop below. Shooting for 12-15% if some weight gets moved back, you should still be fine.
Yet the tongue weight is not highly adjustable, short of loading some more crap in the front of the camper if that makes sense.
That’s why wdhs become so popular imo.
Some are light and need sway control. Some are heavy and need weight distribution. And some are just fine without towing aids.
The bigger factor is many don’t understand this and assume they need wdh and sway control automatically.
OP with the capability of your truck, unless it’s light and prone to sway, you don’t need any towing crutches for the trucks sake.To get 2-5% more, it's very much adjustable on most trailers. A 100lb generator on the rack on the rear bumper moved to a rack on the A frame, will add about 200lb to the hitch weight...or about 2% more.
With a little planning, put canned goods and other heavy items toward the front and light stuff like comforters in rear storage cabinets. You can also, look at where the tanks are. A full tank can easily be 300-400lb. Keep the ones behind the axles empty or minimally filled and if the fresh tank is at the front, consider running with a bit more water.
