donn0128 wrote:
Dry weight really has little bearing here. How much do you think you will add to it? See, kind of hard to answer. So instead look at the trailers GVWR. You may not hit it, but better to err on the side of caution.
From its GVWR use 20% as its pin weight. My guess the fiver your looking at will have a 15-16000 GVWR and a pin weight around 3500 pounds. I doubt your going to find a SRW truck that will have 7000+RAWR, but your welcome to look. Also, I do not think you will find any gas truck today capable of towing 15K around.
I am a believer in that you need to look at ALL THE NUMBERS!!
In this case the 4,415# carrying capacity of the 5er comes into play.
Unless you are a real pack-rat tough to get there. Likely to add 2,000# maybe 2,500# so total weight of 5er should be around 13,500# to 14,000#. Well within the capacity of newer 3500/350 SRW carrying capacity. Dry pin is 2,535#, not likely you are gong to 1,000# to that adding 2,500# to the 5er.
I tow a 11,000# GVW, on a 12,360# GVWR 5er with an 2001 Ram 2500, 2,200 pin still have about 500# left on the tire controlled 6,084# rear axle rating. With the optional tires that were part of the factory Camper Package the axle rating could be 6,430#.
