Towing Capacity Question
Please forgive as I am a complete newbie to all of this. I have a 2018 Dodge Durango SRT with a towing capacity of 8700 lbs. We are looking at a camper that is 5,900 lbs dry weight. Obviously tha...
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camp-n-family wrote:naturist wrote:
It seems very few run up against max tow weight before running out of payload. You are not alone there. BTW, don’t forget to add the weight of a full tank of fuel to the weight of passengers, etc. At 7.2-7.4 lbs per gallon, a 20 gallon tank is going to add around 150 lbs to the mix.
Curb weight already accounts for full fluids, including fuel. It does not need to be subtracted from payload.
With my ram, you can insert your VIN and it tells you what your capacity is so you don't have to do the math. I'd rather do the math as I come out better by about 250 lbs... because of the 31 gallon fuel tank I'm thinking...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency regulations define curb weight as follows: Curb weight means the actual or the manufacturer's estimated weight of the vehicle in operational status with all standard equipment, and weight of fuel at nominal tank capacity, and the weight of optional equipment
