towing a heavy camper
I have a 2011 ram 3500 4x4, 6.7 diesel at with 3:73 gears.crew cab,we want this 40 ft fifthwheel its almost 15000 lbs empty, im told by a friend my truck can not handle it. its not a ho my truck. I do have airbags on my truck.
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- thank you I appreciate that, I really don't want to go buy a newer truck. 2014 ram . my wife like the fifthwheel with front living rm. how about if I would beef up brake system. but I quess really its about the weight. thanks
- Off the top of my head, you have about a 21,000 GCWR which would leave you with a 13,200 pound max trailer. But it will likely pull just fine and you have bags.
azdryheat wrote:
You should be ok so long as you don't put anything in your trailer. Seriously, The tow rating for your truck is less than 14,000 if I read the tow ratings properly. Would your truck still handle the trailer, in your opinion, if it weighed, say, 17,000 pounds, which is a very real figure once you put your stuff inside. I'd be consulting my owners manual. Nobody's going to give you a ticket for being overweight but 17-18,000 pounds on a SRW is pushing it - that's just my opinion.
But he has a dual rear wheel truck! I'm no authority on Ram trucks. Someone that is will have to help but that may be pushing the limits- With your gearing the tow rating is a paltry 13,300 pounds. It's 16,900 with 4.10 gears. Don't know why the numbers are so low. What does your manual say?
