Ram 1500 with starcraft 289bhs
Hi all. Forgive me, but I have read a lot of threads and I just can't seem yo understand the formulas. My 2012 1500 has the trailer package and the 3.92back end. It says I can yow 9500 lbs. The...
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samhain7 wrote:
So do I understand this correct. The dry hitch wieght of the trailer is 750.
Our payload is 1089. So, with our family weighing 350 approx I am at capacity without loading any gear!
Yes. One of your capacities...that being the truck's GVWR.
I had a 2002 Ram 2500 equipped with the Cummins diesel. It had an 8800# GVWR. I loaded it up to 9200# - 9400# GVW and towed all the way across Canada. I was well under both GAWRs and under the tire ratings by a wide margin even when over GVWR. I had no handling issues, and I certainly didn't feel "unsafe" at any point.
While overloading a vehicle can be dangerous, common sense still applies. If you truck has a 6800# GVWR and you load it to 6805#, that doesn't make it automatically "unsafe".
What you do is up to you. The best idea is to get the set up loaded and hitched up and take it to a scale and weigh it, make your decision based on fact rather than speculation.
