Carrying my motorcycle
I pull a 25 foot travel trailer with my 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.7 liter Hemi. My trailer has an approx. dry weight of 4000 pounds. My motorcycle weighs about 640 pounds. Looking for a way t...
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You're talking about putting 1200+lbs of weight all behind the rear bumper of your 1500-series truck. That's really going to compress the rear suspension and have a major effect on the steering and handling of the truck to the point where it might actually be dangerous to drive, especially on wet roads.
A WD hitch could be used to spread the load out to the trailer and back to the front axle of the truck some, but I don't know of any receiver-mounted motorcycle carriers that can also double as WD-capable hitch extension. It would have to be custom.
Then, if the WD failed on the road you'd be sunk.
I know you don't like ramps up into the bed but really it's the only practical way of doing what you want to do.
A WD hitch could be used to spread the load out to the trailer and back to the front axle of the truck some, but I don't know of any receiver-mounted motorcycle carriers that can also double as WD-capable hitch extension. It would have to be custom.
Then, if the WD failed on the road you'd be sunk.
I know you don't like ramps up into the bed but really it's the only practical way of doing what you want to do.
