Possible Purchase-Opinions Please
Down sizing from 40` Class A DP, may be trading it in actually, on a 2013 Sun Valley by Evergreen model S29RBK. Dry weight 6250lbs, tongue weight 790lbs and max weight 8600 lbs. My tow vehicle is a 07...
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Flyboy320 wrote:
Thanks for all the replies and info folks. keep em coming!
Internet search on "payload" brought this up...
"The 1500 4x4 Laramie luxury trim, also only available with the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8, achieves a maximum towing rating of 9,800 lbs. and a maximum payload of 1,280 lbs."
With this info it becomes very evident that when you add fuel, etc to the truck, stuff in the bed of the truck and any stuff in the trailer that the useful payload can easily be exceeded.
Thoughts?
What's your truck's rear axle rating weight rating & tire weight rating? I have a Ram (1 ton towing a Jayco WhiteHawk, lighter than the trailer you're considering, but I used to tow a fifth wheel). Payload capacity seems to be a weakness of the Ram compared to Ford & Chevy, particularly in half ton models.
