Ram 2500 Payload

Grit dog wrote:
^ Full of rocks....

TRUE!

But to be honest some of the weight is from all of my tools. :B

^ Full of rocks....

Seems like many seem to think the RV weight magically stops at its GVWR. Mine is 21k but reality is it weighs 23k.

If it is a 16K GVWR 5er, then yes, highly likely OP will exceed RGAWR. That's DRW territory for sure.

My 5er GVWR is just under 15K (14,995). Loaded I weight 13880 and Im 300lbs under RGAWR (over payload by 10 lbs).

If it's a 14K GVWR he should be okay with a 1 ton SRW.

I can't imagine that Vanleigh being only 14K max weight.

Mike

And most likely will be over the RGAWR of 7K. I smell a set of 19.5 rim and tires in OP future. Dealer's lips were moving. Chris

Well, at least OP got the HO CTD so there's a bit of an upgrade there. Because other than that he just blew a lot of money for a new payload sticker.

AISIN and rear air are two gotta have its!!!

IdaD wrote:

JTalka wrote:
Worst case, (as much as I would hate to do it) we will upgrade the truck to a 3500 SRW...

That would be pointless. You'd gain 500 lbs of rear axle rating on paper, but absolutely no actual additional capacity over your current 2500 with bags on it. Keep what you have or go to a DRW, imo.

As far as your trailer goes, if the GVWR number online is that far off of your actual trailer I don't think I'd trust any of the online numbers. Get yourself hooked up and run over a scale and see how it performs. If it's adequate, hit the road. If not, go look at dually options.

Just be sure to register your truck for that additional weight. That is the only difference between a class 2B truck and a class 3... the amount of weight you pay to register in your state. If you pay to register your 2B truck to 12,500 lbs, you are perfectly legal to weight that much.

Joel...keep in mind that 4100+ lb payload is a GVWR based payload and when placed in the bed over the trucks 7000 rawr will over load it.
A gvwr based payload works fine if say a over head rack that sits in the bed and the overhead part sits in the trucks frame at the front. That way the 4100+ lb payload can be spread over the trucks front and rear axle unlike a bumper pull or a 5th wheel/GN trailer thats all on the trucks rear axle.
You have the truck so drop by a set of scales and weigh the trucks front and rear axle separately. Many trucks that size rear axle weigh in the 3400 lb range as it comes from the factory. That leaves your 7000 rawr with approx 3600 lb max in the bed payload. Scaled weights tells the story.

By the way....that 4100 payload or the trucks gvwr has no legal status if dot was to ever weigh you pulling or carrying a rv or... a load of rr ties from Lowes .... a bed load of 1 1/2" crusher run gravel or any not for hire work.
Stay under axle/tire load rating or a registered weight of some kind per your state and you won't have any legal issues.

JTalka wrote:
OK, so I bit the bullet.... in the process of upgrading our truck to a 3500 SRW HO Diesel... Had the dealer run the numbers and we are good all around.. This truck has a payload in excess of 4100# and a towing capacity of 24.5K... I contacted Vanleigh and they confirmed the online numbers.. Certainly was not planning on spending the extra $$ for a truck but would rather be safe (and legal) than sorry! Thanks again for helping me sort this out.....

So without going out to the Ram Truck builder site, sounds like a Ram 3500 SRW Aisin, 3.73's. With a 16K GVWR 5er you will still be pushing the limits.

Is that from the door sticker? If from the payload charts it will be lower once the truck is delivered.
In addition it isn't only pin wight you need to worry about. You have the stuff in the TV it's self, Passengers, tools blocks etc. You will still likely be close to max ratings for the TV.

As mentioned earlier moving from a 2500 to 3500 in the same brand is mostly a lateral move. Yes, you get a VIN sticker with a higher GVWR, and a larger listed payload.

Good luck on your adventure.