rbcamping wrote:
rhagfo wrote:
Well we had a bit of a surprise when we weighed this week. :E
Not a Cat Scale, but ODOT road side scal accurate within 50#, scale was about one mile from park we were leaving.
TV 2001 Ram 2500 with Camper Package.
Trailer 2005 Sprinter 293 FWSWS 32'
Unloaded TV with full fuel with most stuff loaded.
Front GAWR 5,200# scaled 4,500#
Rear GAWR 6,084# scaled 3,350#
Loaded TV
Front 4,550#
Rear 5,950#
Total 10,500#
Trailer
Pin 10,500# - 7,850# = 2,650
Axles 10,125
5er total 10,125# + 2,650# = 12,775
Total GCVW 20,625#
This rig tows great does well on hills both up and down.
This is stock 2500 with Camper Package and a full set of Bilstein 5100 shocks.
If your truck has an auto, you might want to check into putting the 3rd gen front brakes on the truck, it's about 35% more brakes over the second gen. You will have to change your wheels and tires, but its a very big improvement and not that expensive. I have a 2000 2nd gen with bigger brakes, 19.5 wheels and tires, Allison auto, bigger drive line and more power, pulls great, towing a 16000 lb camper. I have yet to weight the rig. that's next.
Well the 2001 has a PacBrake turbo mounted that works great down hill never need to use the service brakes.
It is a great TV, but we are looking at going down to one vehicle, SO we needed to get something a little new and bigger.
