I currently have a ford and for their towing guide they have a separate section for trailers or fifth wheels. Does Ram have this as well - I could not seem to find anything. I went to Ram trucks and put in the vin# and it says Max Towing - 28,890, so is that for a fiver?Im looking at a 2015 Ram 3500, 6.7 Cummins, crew cab, 8ft box with 4:10 gears

That will be bumper tow. Load rating and rear qxle ratings are what you need.My 07 quad cab dually scales at 8000 pounds. 11,5GVWR. So that means I can load 3500 pounds without exceeding the GVWR. If your looking at a SRW look at tire load rating too.

No, this is a dually and I just wanted to know what the max fifth wheel weight I can tow with it.

austinjenna wrote:I currently have a ford and for their towing guide they have a separate section for trailers or fifth wheels. Does Ram have this as well - I could not seem to find anything. I went to Ram trucks and put in the vin# and it says Max Towing - 28,890, so is that for a fiver?Im looking at a 2015 Ram 3500, 6.7 Cummins, crew cab, 8ft box with 4:10 gearsThat 28,890 is for a fifth wheel/ gooseneck trailer. Conventional towing is limited to 18000lbs. That 28k is for a truck with a minimum GVW, a loaded and optioned truck will be less. Here an abbreviated method to calculate Calculating the Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight for Your Vehicle1. Start with the gross combined weight rating for your vehicle model and axle ratio.2. Subtract all of the following that apply to your vehicle:• Vehicle curb weight.• Hitch hardware weight, for example a draw bar, ball, locks or weight distributing hardware.• Driver weight.• Passenger(s) weight.• Payload, cargo and luggage weight.• Aftermarket equipment weight.This equals the maximum loaded trailer weight for this combination.Note: The trailer tongue load is considered part of the payload for your vehicle. Reduce the total payload by the final trailer tongue weight.

Is it an Aisin tranny(tranny dip stick on drivers side) or 68RFE tranny (tranny dip stick on passengers side)? 2x4 or 4x4?2x4 68RFE 22,0002x4 Aisin 29,3604x4 68RFE 21,6604x4 Aisin 29,010

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Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 19, 2018
The fact is the RV's that weigh what mine does and that weigh more are triple axle and their pin weight drops to 15-20% is a 24K triple axle at 20% (4,800#) is lower than mine. So I could tow a 28K 5er at 15% or a a 28K 5er at 20% at 5,600# pin.

You can tow most any 5er out there.
austinjenna
Explorer
May 21, 2018
I realize I could tow almost any fiver with that setup but I was curious to know the exact number. I wish they made the towing guide easier like Ford did. Its easy to look up to see the max 5th wheel weight you can safely tow.
Thanks everyone
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
May 21, 2018
austinjenna wrote:
I realize I could tow almost any fiver with that setup but I was curious to know the exact number. I wish they made the towing guide easier like Ford did. Its easy to look up to see the max 5th wheel weight you can safely tow.
Thanks everyone

It all depends on the calculated pin weight that they used for their ratings. It's ALL about pin weight!

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