Max Payload vs. Pin Weight (Ford, Ram, Chevy)
Hi, I recently bought a new 5th wheel and truck to tow it. I got a 40 foot Open Range with a 2500 pound pin weight. I was looking at fairly loaded SRW long bed diesels from Ford, Chevy and Ram...
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If you've already bought the truck you're better off to just forget it and be happy. We just hauled a load on an old (2004) Ram 3500 SRW diesel that overloaded the rear axle and tire rating by about 1000 lbs. The truck handled the load beautifully. I don't advocate that anyone should buy a truck that is rated to tow less than what they intend to use if for but on the other hand there is safety margin built into load ratings. If my truck is rated to handle a 3400 lb pin and I hook it up to a trailer that puts about 3500 lbs on the pin it is going to handle it beautiful. Another brand truck rated to handle 4200 lbs may handle my trailer better or it may handle it worse. Having excess rating doesn't mean much.
