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SirKeats
Explorer
Jul 25, 2021

Great Tow Capacity - Bad Payload Capacity... Increase PL?

So I have a 2016 Ram 2500 Megacab with the 6.7 Cummins. I love it. Great truck. It has plenty of tow capacity for us and our current trailer and possible future 5th Wheel upgrade at 16,936lbs. The ...
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blt2ski
Moderator
Jul 25, 2021
You wont be the first, nor the last to have to upgrade chassy size to tow and equal sized 5W. One MAJOR problem of a 5W vs a TT is hitch weight! 10K TT has 1000-1500 lbs of HW. A 5w will have 200o-2500 lbs of HW for the same 10K trailer. How re you going to add this additional 1000-1500 lbs of payload to a given sized chassis truck? Your not!
Upgrade you must do!

Marty

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