5.9 Cummins Diesel Towing capacity
I see by the owner's manual that the total towing capacity for my 5.9 24 valve Dodge 3500 4x2 is about 13000 and the rig I am looking at is 14000 Any ideas?
Forum Discussion
billy1davis wrote:
here are figures
Trans/Axle GCWR Payload Curb Wt Tow Wt Payload Curb Wt Tow Wt
A4/3.55 16,000 3,120 5,679 10,150 2,630 6,174 9,700
A4/4.10 18,000 3,120 5,679 12,150 2,630 6,174 11,700
I have the 3.55 gear set
Per the chart above tow weight for me would be 10,150 and payload is 2630 for a total of 12,780 for the 5vr. Correct?
Also I got the truck back today with a flushed coolant system and new ware pump and it road a lot lot cooler than ever before so I am thinking that has been my problem
Thoughts
Like the previous poster said, you don't add the two. However, manual transmission models have higher GCWR's so if you have beefed up your transmission, you could be OK using those numbers, particularly if you have an exhaust brake.
