AF 1140 Dry Weight
I found two different dry weights for this camper. I found 4,060 lbs. on the Trailer Camper Magazine site and 3,465 lbs. on the AF site. Both sites mention adding the mandatory 595 lb. option package ...
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burningman wrote:Grit dog wrote:
^Nevwr hauled big things in a pickup, eh?
Ragged edge?
You saw the pic on the same truck as yours but 20 years older, right?
I can assure you it was not on the ragged edge and your truck is vastly stronger in every way (except the engine is just as stout in the 2nd gen) than the 2nd gen.
But they make lots of smaller campers than that, so whatever you're comfortable with is the right one.
Actually the AAM rear axle under a new Ram 3500 is rated at 10,120 pounds by AAM, and the Dana 80 under that 2nd gen Dodge is rated at 11,000 by Dana.
Most on here believe new trucks are heavier duty, that’s not necessarily so. They just put bigger numbers on the glovebox.
That 2nd gen 3500 is as stout as any pickup. That’s the same rear axle Ford used to use in the F450.
This is why I’m always telling everyone the so-called “ratings” are not gospel. They’re marketing hype, numbers not calculated by the engineering dept.
You have to look at the actual parts.
Yeah, I know the 2nd Gen springs and the D80 are every bit as heavy as a new truck, but it is necessarily so.
Not what the defenders of their old iron want to hear, but sorry, it's the truth. Not to say the older trucks aren't capable or that some components are just as strong, but seriously, frame, brakes, steering components, power, transmissions, driveshaft, etc, all stronger in a new truck.
