MotorTrend Tests the 1500's

brulaz wrote:

boocoodinkydow wrote:
ninerbikes, you'll surely get a torrent of naysayers from the sideline making well meaning recommendations based on speculations formulated from the posted limitations of the ed. personally, while i appreciate those opinions, i place a lot more credence in reports from "those that are doing". check this out:

http://www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/ram-1500-diesel-towing-hauling/2472-5th-wheel-towing-report-doubles.html

From that forum:

I don't know what my king pin weight is, but after hitching up my trailer, I am going to take a stab and guess at 250 + lbs in the bed, and then 2 adults and 3 kids in the cab.

250# of pin weight for a 6200# fiver sounds a bit low to me.

But in general, if you're willing to ignore the manufacturer's weight ratings, just about anything is possible. Go for it.

The previous poster had asked about the bed weight. While the wording is admittedly obligatory, I wonder if he was confessing he didn't know the pin weight & was referencing the other items in the bed as weighing 250#.

"Right. 6200 lbs is just the camper. Also, I had the bed loaded up with firewood, generator, fire-pit cooking grills, and a inflatable boat."

And while I'll disagree that "anything is possible", the truck was obviously satisfactorily capable of this load. The only mod he had planned before the next trip seemed to be some air shocks, I think.