Possible Purchase-Opinions Please

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.

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?

I have a tt about the same weight. Traded my 08 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi quad cab for a 2500HD Chevy. I also had the 392 gears.

You can tow that trailer with your truck if you load everything light, but you'd be at the maximum GVWR as well as the GCWR. A Hensely type hitch would settle a lot of the issues with pulling that much of a load.
I downsized from a 37ft 5th wheel to a 22ft Funfinder (check profile photo) that I pull with a half ton 2011 Dodge Ram with a Hemi. Despite the small size, it has everything I had in the 37, without the added floor space.
Granted, I lost the cavernous storage, (which I never used to full capacity, anyway) but if you're not planning to live in it full time, the small trailers are more than adequate if your willing to compromise. (Less clothing, for example)
I thought it would be a harder transition to adjust to the smaller size than it turned out to be. I recently drove to Key West Florida from Pa. The anxieties of maneuvering the large load were all but gone. I enjoyed every minute of the trip, especially the ease of handling the trailer in and out of tight turns and backing.
My sister and I are planning an extensive, three month trip to the National Parks out west. I'm so relieved to be able to go with the 22ft'er and not the 37, which would be impractical for such a long and mountainous trip.
The Evergreen 24RB is a nice floor plan and only weighs 5000 lbs. Lots of luck with whatever choice you decide on. -Adrian

Your tongue weight along with whatever else you plan to put in your truck will more than likely exceed payload capacity. The Hemi will no doubt pull it but it will not be an optimal towing experience. Not many differences between a towable and a class A other than one has a drivetrain and set-up procedures are more hands on for towables. Evergreen makes a nice rig, maybe stepping down to the next smaller size will give you a better safety margin.

I have a 2008 Ram 1500. That is WAY too much trailer for your truck. It would pull it, but in an emergency maneuver, you would very likely be in serious trouble. You need to be looking at a shorter/lighter trailer (say about 6000 lb max loaded).

I believe that is too much tongue weight for a 1/2 ton truck. You will likely exceed your truck GVWR, even though the GVWR of the trailer is within the trucks safe tow limits. Will it pull it yes. Will you be comfortable driving it, likely not. The tongue weight for that trailer will be around 1,000 lbs loaded. Check the payload rating on the truck then add weight for passengers, gear in bed, hitch, etc. The difference will be what tongue weight should not exceed.
Steve