2006 Lance 881 vs New 855s
I have a 2014 Ram 3500 crew 4wd SRW short bed being delivered in a couple of days. The truck will have a payload of between 4300-4400# based on equivalent trucks. We had about decided on a new 855s du...
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Marshfly wrote:
I have a 2014 Ram 3500 crew 4wd SRW short bed being delivered in a couple of days. The truck will have a payload of between 4300-4400# based on equivalent trucks. We had about decided on a new 855s due to the bunk availability and full size dinette bed. Well, an extremely clean 881 popped up a few hours away. Truck campers aren't exactly easy to come by on the gulf coast and short bed campers even more so. The nearest lance dealer is 7 hours away. I could save about $15000 by going with the 881 at the expense of a few hundred pounds. The dealer told me that the "as equipped" dry weight sticker on the 881 is 3600 pounds. I'll be very quickly junking the stock street tires for some A/Ts rated 400# per tire more than stock. The two questions that I have are, will I be fine with the 881 on this truck and what are the dimensions of the dinette in the 881?
What engine are you getting for your 3500? If it's a Cummins 6.7L TD your payload will be around 3800 lbs because that's what my truck has. The GVWR for my truck is 11,700 lbs. The front GAWR is 6,000 lbs, while the rear GAWR is 7,000 lbs.
As for that 881, I'd be leery buying something 8 years old in the Gulf Coast area with all the rain there. Not everyone keeps up with their roof caulking. If you do decide to go that route, make sure you inspect it very well for rot and mold.
If I recall, the 855s has a dry weight of around 2,800 lbs. That will put you around 3,800 lbs fully loaded. I'd feel comfortable with those weights with a Ram 3500.
Just my two cents.
Mike
