How much weight is too much?
I have a 2011 RAM 5.7 Megacab which has a rated towing capacity of 11,150 lbs. I have been pulling a 10,950 lb Cedar Creek trailer for 7 years with it. Fully loaded the gross weight of my trailer is...
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twodownzero wrote:
As someone said above, what were we pulling trailers with in 1985? Certainly no pickup then was rated to pull 14,000 pounds, and the ones that had the highest ratings were ~200ish horsepower big blocks with 4.56 gears and no overdrive, screaming an engine with a 4.25"+ stroke 3,300 RPM just to keep the load moving. They were noisy, sluggish, and had tiny brakes compared to a modern 3/4 or 1 ton truck, which will have much larger brakes, heavier duty wheels and tires, anti-swaybars, more gears to keep the engine in the sweet spot, etc.
LOL I had that truck for many years. 1989 GMC 1 ton 454/Turbo 400/4.10 gears. Screaming everywhere we went. The 6.0/4L80E/4.10's tows circles around it. Someday it will be nice to upgrade but with 55,000 miles It is going nowhere soon.
Op if you don't mind slowing down I don't see the big deal
