BarneyS wrote:
I'm with Grit Dog on this one. You should have no problem towing the 17JG with your vehicle and I wouldn't worry about being over the GVWR by a couple hundred pounds. The difference between the two trailers you are considering is negligible and the floor plan is much better in the 17JG in my opinion.
I towed the trailer in my signature for quite a few years with a 1997 7.3L gas powered Ram 2500 which was overloaded by about 300lbs on the GVWR. All axle weights were ok and it was just the GVWR that was exceeded. Went probably well over 30,000 mile like that before I finally decided to get a diesel truck. Point is that the overload did not hurt me other than having to have the transmission rebuilt one time (very common for that year RAM).
Go for it! :)
Barney
Appreciate “someone” agreeing w me! Lol
But for the OPs edification, what you said about your old truck is largely inapplicable.
Aside from your confusion on what engine your old truck had (unless you transplanted an old Dodge 440 motor in it), your old Ram 2500 had double the axle and spring capacity of the OPs truck. Or to put it differently, OP truck is more capable pulling and the springs are the only issue that would need fixed and axle rating is light but still enough to do what he was asking about.
