Great breakdown of tow vehicle towing capacity by make/model
http://fifthwheelst.com/2016-three-quarter-ton-truck-towing.html What do you suppose "Pub 5th wheel" is? What does "Pub" stand for?
Forum Discussion
cbshoestring wrote:
Most interesting part to me was found in question #1 and answer #1.
A 2500 HD Diesel with 1200# of available payload (after subtracting driver & Passenger).
This is why I always laugh when the "get a 25/3500 HD diesel, if you want to haul that much weight" crowd speaks up.
Those 15/25/35 numbers USE to be a good indication of how much payload capacity a truck had---not anymore. Too many options, too many variations of engines/tranny/rear-end, etc, etc, etc...
My 1500 has more payload than that 2500.
Do NOT buy a truck based upon the advertised generic numbers...
DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER, DOOR STICKER
By the way....my RAM 1500 has 3.73 rear-end, how come it isn't offered on the 2500/3500? Maybe as rjstractor said...it ain't needed.
Unless you changed the gears in your 1500 Ram then you don't have 3.73s. You have 3.21, 3.55 or 3.92. Only the 2500-3500 gassers have the 3.73. Also you don't have more payload than a 2500 CTD. The most you have is a couple 100lbs less than 2000lbs. Most 2500 CTDs are right at 2000lbs.
I'd be interested to see your door sticker. From looking at Rams towing guide I just don't see any 1500 Tradesman 5.7 Hemi's with much more than 1710lbs. That's less than 2500 CTDs.
