Ram SRW
After doing some research it appears that the only gear ratio I can get in a 3500 SRW Ram is 3:42. My wife and I bought a 2017 Redwood 38rl and are going to be getting a different TV. She doesn't want...
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otrfun wrote:
These type of threads have a common, unspoken theme that inevitably seems to lead to a lot of conjecture. It's very hard to offer sound advice or make a sound decision without accurate data.
On the truck side of the house, we always seem to have more than enough accurate payload, axle, and tow data. On the trailer side, the vast majority of the time we only have the manufacturer's "empty" weight data---notorious for being inaccurate . . . low-ball numbers based on a unit with zero options---a guess-estimate. If I was getting ready to spend a ton of my hard-earned money on a truck for my TT, I would try hard to dig up some accurate, realworld numbers about my TT to help my cause.
If the OP elects to base his decision on guess-estimates, he may want to consider erring on the side of caution and purchasing a DRW. If he decides to throw caution to the wind, yes, there's a chance he might be ok with a 3500 SRW . . . then again, maybe not. There's always the possibility he may need to make a very hasty airbag purchase for his 3500 SRW right after his first tow. His sag would be looking good, but his numbers . . . maybe not so good.
15 minutes at a CAT scale could easily save the OP 15 percent, or more, in time, money, and frustration.
And the actual weight of the OP trailer shouldn't be trivial since he already owns it and can go to a scale.
