Ditched the 1/2 ton.
Well after a few thousand miles towing with my Tundra I decided a 3/4 ton truck was in order. The Tundra did well, but at almost 9000 lbs trailer weight, I was about 200 lbs over the Tundra's GVWR an...
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Hannibal wrote:
Beautiful truck! Do you even need the HA anymore? We recently ordered a Jayco 28RLS TT to replace our 5th wheel. Yes, we went back to gas and now back to a TT but, I still prefer a HD pickup. We set one they had on the lot on the ball and it's 700 lb TW squatted the rear 2" and didn't move the front. I bought a Reese trunion style WD hitch just to satisfy the hitch receiver's rating. Not trying to imply anything. Just curious. Here's wishing you many years and miles of happy travels with it!
From what I can tell reading through the Ram literature, the Ram's Class 5, 2.5" hitch receiver can handle up to 1800#, with or without a WDH.
When setting up our Equal-I-Zer hitch, I tried the trailer without the WD bars, and the steering was not squirrely at all, although the front end was lifted about 1/2". The trailer's TW is about 1200#, but that Cummins in the front is heavy! I imagine the steering would be affected more if we had one of the much lighter gas V8s.
