Mammoth owners ... how big is your truck?
There seems to be a lot of random comments about how big of a truck people need for Mammoth. Seems like those who don’t have one are sure you need a 4500/5500 truck. So, if you have one, what do y...
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Devocamper wrote:
2018 host mammoth on a 2018 ram 3500 drw GAS 6.4 crew cab 2x4 spring rear suspension . the truck gvwr is 14K as ordered and the payload is 7k on paper, added sumo springs because there are no sway bars for the 6.4 gas motor due to the exhaust system routing. this set up handles well however we don't tow anything and do not go off road more than the grass or dirt in a campground . Have never been told that the jacks had to be down to open slides by host or the dealer or anyone else. We have had trips that we never came off the truck and did not have the jacks down when we opened the slides and have had no problems in two seasons.
Mike
Take 14K lbs and subtract the weight of the truck (my F350 is 9500 lbs) and you have what? 4500 lbs, well short of the 7K on paper. Your truck would have to weigh 7k lbs to have a true 7k lb payload. Even a Ram weighs more than that.
