Tow Capacity Comparisons For 2015 Trucks
Here are three links to some truck brand comparisons for half-ton, three-quarter and one ton trucks with some jaw dropping surprises. Half-ton Truck Realistic Towing Capacity Three-quarter Ton...
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So far you haven't proved that calculators that don't include GAWR fail. Since the calculator discussion has been mostly about RV Tow Check, prove to me, and everyone else, the flaws in RV Tow Check with the following data from real tow vehicles that may tow fifth wheel or conventional trailers.
I've ran the numbers and have posted the results above. This calculator has been around for a while and has been on other RV forums. Reviews of its accuracy were about like we see on rv.net. Not much good was said about it.
However your asking for numbers that have nothing to do with what I have said or what the calculator asks for.
These are the numbers straight out of the '15 Ram Body Builders spec sheets PDF for a 2500 Ram 6.4 hemi 5500 FAWR/6000 RAWR the calculator asks for and the same numbers I used in my above reply;
...22800 GCWR..
...10000 GCWR
...6026 gvw
I added
...250 gear/hitch
...340 passenger
calculator says the 2500 Ram can tow a 16184 lb TT or 5th wheel.
Now do the GVWR math or the RAWR math on this truck and same trailer and either way a 16k trailer will overload the GVWR and/or the RAWR/tire capacities of the 2500 truck. Overloading a tire is illegal and dangerous.
This a a example of the fallacy of a calculator. In this case its basing a formula on GCWR calculator that omits the trucks #1 safety numbers (RAWR/tires/wheels/brakes and suspension capacities).
