Hello, we are Snow and Anton. We currently own a 03 2500 Dodge Ram Short Bed with 293,000 miles on it. We currently use it to pull a 34' 5th wheel. We are looking to sell our 5'ver and downsize to a t...
A long bed would be ideal, as would a dually but you said no duallys and honestly a 8.5' with a slide is no problem for a 2500 sb Ram with the right tires and some airbags. No you won't be legal with the weight cops but it's not inherently unsafe. I pack a 4000 lb est weight AF camper on my sb Ram and just beat it all the way to AK and around the state last summer, pulling a decent size trailer up the Alcan and it never felt uncomfortable.