tow questions

[jhenault]

new to the site and looking for some insight we never worried about weights with our current tt a 07 outback 25rss.
We're looking to upgrade to a new tt or fw next year and I'm starting my research with our tv limits and going from there.
TV is a 04 ram 2500 5.7l 4x4 cc I did found weight specs for it but not sure what to make of them.
gcwr 15,000
gvwr 8,800 curb weight 6,072
gawr front 5,200 curb weight 3,456
gawr rear 6,00 curb weight 2,615
payload 2,730 tow weight 8,850
these are as listed from dodge
Hey new to the site but have been camping for 10 years our present tt is an 07 outback 25rss and never worried about the weights.

We're are looking at what the wife likes the Laredo 303gt and the numbers are
dry weight 7,365 carrying capacity of 1,635
dry hitch weight 875
what I don't like is this tt is 35'-8"

Now I want to go with a couger 29rbs fw and the numbers are
dry weight 7,690 carrying capacity of 2,310
dry pin weight 1,405
this is 33'
are we looking at to much tt/fw for our truck I know I need to get a new hitch either way because I only have 600 lb weight bars and a single friction sway for our outback 25rss we have now

thanks for any and all input

[jhenault]

Thanks I'll have to get to the one cat scale we have here in Rhode Island

[lanerd]

+1

"Actual" weights are required to really determine what your truck will be capable of. On paper, right now it looks good.

Good luck

Ron

[sch911]

Your going to be well within the requirements with that truck. But,to be sure you need to tell us what the actual weight of the Ram PU is? Get to a scale. Then we can help. Otherwise you're only working with ratings (marketing gibberish like: payload 2,730 tow weight 8,850).