SmittysRV wrote:
NC Hauler wrote:
SmittysRV wrote:
NC Hauler wrote:
Re-weighed my truck today....I had put a Westin HDX stainless steel brush guard on my truck a few months back...so I weighed the truck today with just me in it.....full tank of fuel, full tank of DEF, picture frame adapter with Reese 20K signature 5er hitch mounted to the adapter and a tool box with about 75-80# in it....
Steer Axle= 5400# (FAWR is 6,000#).
Drive Axle = 3840# (RAWR is 9750#) (AAM rates it at 11,800#).
Gross weight was 9240#.
add the two boxers (80 +55=135) + DW, 120 (don't tell I told:) = 255 additional lbs of weight...gives gross weight of 9495#
GVWR of the truck is 14,000#, so even with my 5er hooked up with a hitch weight of 3500#, that will put gross weight at 12,995# ( 9495# + 3500#= 12,995#)....GVWR of 14,000# still has me 1,000# under my trucks GVWR. and well under my RAWR of 9750# . (3840# truck empty +pin weight of 3500#= 7340#, which is 2,410# under my trucks RAWR of 9750#).
Around Thanksgiving, on the way back from camping, will re-weigh with 5er hooked up, last weight on it was pin weight of 3500# (was lighter before, but put a generator in the front of the 5er to have in case of an emergency...GVW of the 5er is 16,975# and last time weighed, it was 16,120#
What truck is that?
Truck in my sig...2013 Ram 3500 crew cab/long bed/4X4 with Cummins & Aisin tranny in Laramie Longhorn trim...385HP/850ftlb of TQ and with 4:10 rear end truck has a GCWR of a little over 37,000#..though it'll never be loaded to that weight...not hardly:)
Sounds like a very solid Tow Vehicle... My 2006 F550 only has a 33K GCWR...
Truck was totally revamped in 2013, brand new frame, new front end, new rear end, beefed up suspension, dual cooling components,...toss in the Aisin tranny and it gave you the 385HP and 850ftlb of TQ numbers. GVWR went from 12,200# in 2012 to 14,000# in 2013...GCWR, to me, is a bit much, but that is the rated GCWR for my truck with the Aisin tranny and the 4:10 rear end....It really handles my 5er quite effortlessly....Have plenty of room to "go bigger", should I choose to...and you're right, it is a very solid TV...it's also my daily driver:)
