Calling all RAM 2500 fiver owners
Dear RAM 2500 Cummins owners, can you please share your towing experience with your 2500 and fifth wheel. (Particularly coil spring owners) I know there has been lots of discussion about limited p...
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IdaD wrote:spoon059 wrote:wgriswold wrote:
The placard states that the payload is calculated with five passengers. If each of them is 150 lbs. (which is what I think is the standard) then the simplest thing is to add 750 lbs to the payload for a total of 2850 lbs with no passengers.
Do you have a picture of that placard that states that? It is my understanding that the placard reads the combined weight of passengers and cargo shall not exceed XYZ lbs. Then it doesn't matter how you add up to that XYZ lbs, but you cannot exceed it.
The easiest and BEST way to determine your payload is to load up with fuel, supplies and passengers and swing on by the weigh station. Know your EXACT weight and know your GVWR. Subtract your EXACT weight from your GVWR, and you know how much available payload you have.
Its rather a moot point with a 3/4 ton truck. Your weight limits are class restricted to 10K rather than component restricted to 10K.
Bingo on that last line. On 3/4 tons, especially diesel ones, the axle and tire ratings are what matter.
"IF" a truck is older than the door sticker requirement, then the camper load sticker in the glove box would be as noted, camper load, plus 150 lbs per seatbelt for max load in the truck. WHICH, should be the same as a door sticker amount from a "Warranty" max rating.
From a legal rating, it is paid for gvw less tare for max load. Or how ever you wish to load say with people etc, from paid for gvw is max load.
There are a number of ext and crew cab diesel 25 series trucks in Wa st with 12K plates, and are legal to 12K. 35 series duallies to 14K.......So reality is, they have upwards of 2tons of payload from a legal standpoint. May not always be smart/safe from a what I should do standpoint.......
Marty
