1/2 Ton Bumper Tow
So.... we are downsizing from our Power Stroke / 5th Wheel ensemble to a 1/2 ton truck with a travel trailer. We ended up purchasing a 2016 Ram 1500 4x2 with the 5.7 Hemi. Now we're looking at trav...
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GoHorns wrote:
The truck is rated for 10,800 pounds, and the trailer has a dry weight of 6,089 with 1,700 capacity. I know on paper it looks like I sill have a ton and a half of capacity to spare, but I am hoping to hear from someone with a similar setup who can tell me firsthand that he is happy with performance and handling of the truck and trailer combination. Hopefully someone who does some towing in Colorado or similar.
Thanks in advance....
The 1500 will run out payload long before towing capacity. My 1500 is rated the same towing capacity but payload is not high enough to pull that size and weight of trailer. Check the yellow sticker on the drivers door jamb, it will list the payload there. It would probably help to have your truck weighed with a full tank of gas, expected number of occupants and cargo then calculate your remaining payload. I would suspect then that you will be well short of remaining payload capacity to pull that trailer.
Ram calculates the payload capacity as follows (from the owners manual):
The payload of a vehicle is defined as the allowable load weight a truck can carry, including the weight of the driver, all passengers, options and cargo.
