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Re: So confused about towing
MFL wrote: Yes, more info is needed, and even then there will be many conflicting replies on this forum. Ten Y/O truck, one Y/O truck, makes a difference. Most any late model 25 series truck can handle that FW listed. Some may need suspension enhancement, and this truck would likely require a specialty pinbox, such as the revolution. OP is looking at, and currently has a bunk house. How many people/pets in truck? Jerry Two adults, three kids ages 9, 10 and 12. Three dogs -- one small, one medium, one large.393Views0likes0CommentsRe: So confused about towing
JIMNLIN wrote: first off you didn't give us any information on your truck or trailers numbers to give you a recommendation. We need the truck and trailer year model. the trucks and trailers GVWR. The trucks RAWR is the truck a manual transmission or auto You will not get a same consensus on this forum where it come down to a 3/4 ton truck towing a 5th wheel trailer......everyone has a opinion on weights so read between the lines. I can tell you now as long as your 2500 Mega Cab is OEM .......it can tow a 5th wheel trailer. Give us some help....thanks Jim Truck is a 2006. It's GVW is 8800 lbs. That's what the door label says. It's a automatic transmission, 4WD. Hubby says the gear ratio is 373. RAWR is 6010. Our current travel trailer is a 2012. It's GVW is 8900 pounds. The fifth wheel is a 2011. The truck is gas, not diesel. We are the second owners of the truck. It towed a fifth-wheel at one point because you can tell there was a fifth-wheel hitch in the bed.360Views0likes0CommentsSo confused about towing
Hi, everyone. My husband and I have some questions about towing. We are getting conflicting reports as to what we are able to tow and we are so confused. We once wound up in a situation where we purchased a trailer that we found out was too much for our vehicle to safely tow and we don't want to find ourselves in that situation again. Our truck is paid for and we'd like to hang on to it for a few more years. We have a Dodge Ram 2500 MegaCab. We currently tow this travel trailer with it with no problems: http://www.sierrarvsales.com/product/used-2012-dutchmen-rv-kodiak-300bhsl-404208-29 We aren't happy with the quality of this trailer, though. We've done a lot of repairs on it and there are some design flaws that are frustrating. So we are in the market for a different camper. Hubby would like to switch to a fifth wheel. But we have been told by several dealers we can't tow a fifth wheel. This one in particular we were looking at. One dealer said we could tow it with no problem. One dealer said no we can't. https://www.rvtrader.com/dealers/Tom-Schaeffer%27s-RV-Super-Store-739862/listing/2011-Jayco-Eagle-Super-Lite-31.5FBHS-120825479 (Ironically it's the dealer who is selling it who told us we can't tow it, so it's not like somebody's trying to snowball us into buying something we can't tow, which is more what you'd expect.) We have Google searched and read a bunch of information on weight ratings, tow ratings, payload capacity, but we are more confused than ever. Can someone explain to us in layman's terms if we can't tow a fifth-wheel, why we can't?4.5KViews0likes25CommentsRe: Finding out how much we can tow
rhagfo wrote: keymastr wrote: You cannot get the correct weight ratings for any truck from a chart. Each vehicle has a axle and tire loading sticker, usually on the drivers door sill but sometimes in the glove box or other location but it will have tire loads highlighted in yellow and will show all important weight limits for your particular vehicle as equipped. I really hate to disagree with you on this, but as an Old school person, I find the VIN stricter far more informative. The only real somewhat valuable piece of information is the "Payload", but only as the truck sat when it came off the assembly line. The VIN sticker has the four most important numbers. #1. Stock tire size the ALL the other numbers are based on! #2. RGAWR Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating. Max weight allowed on the rear axle. #3. FGAWR Front Gross Axle Weight Rating. Max weight allowed on the front axle. #4. GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. The maximum the TV should weigh. True payload is the GVWR Minus current weight of the TV loaded as ready for camping. On Edit: Depending the GVWR of your truck,and if it is a Cummins or Gas engine you likely be over your GVWR with the Cummins. That said, I tow a 11,000# 5er that has a GVWR of 12,360#, YES OVER GVWR, but still have almost 700# of rear axle capacity. If your GVWR is 9,200# you will be over, if 10,000# you might be OK. See, none of this makes ANY sense to me. How in the world is a layperson supposed to know what they can tow? It's frustrating that the dealers either don't know or won't tell you because they just want you to buy something.543Views0likes0CommentsRe: Finding out how much we can tow
keymastr wrote: You cannot get the correct weight ratings for any truck from a chart. Each vehicle has a axle and tire loading sticker, usually on the drivers door sill but sometimes in the glove box or other location but it will have tire loads highlighted in yellow and will show all important weight limits for your particular vehicle as equipped. Yes, three kids. Thank you for the info!543Views0likes0CommentsRe: Finding out how much we can tow
JIMNLIN wrote: prestonbunch wrote: The other one we were looking at was a Forest River Heritage Glen. Length: 36'7" Hitch weight: 1490 Dry Weight: 9545 GVWR: 11,510 Cargo capacity: 1906 I have a 2500 Dodge/Cummins and pull a 11200 lb 5th wheel trailer with two slides. Great combo. Our 2500 Dodge trucks have a 6000 RAWR that carries the hitch load from a trailer. Your Mega Cab and all the kids/other gear may have a 3000-3200 lb rear axle weight which leaves 2800-3000 lb for a payload. A 11500 GVWR 5th wheel trailer can have a 2300 lb pin wight which can bring the trucks rear axle weight to approx 5500 lbs. Now add another 200 lbs for a hitch = 5700 lbs. You now have 300 lbs reserve before going over axle/tire load ratings. The truck and this trailer make a good match. Thank you for the input. This stuff is really confusing if you don't know what you're doing, which I don't! I just want to make sure we are (1) safe and (2) don't damage our vehicle by towing more than we can handle.543Views0likes0CommentsRe: Finding out how much we can tow
downtheroad wrote: Wow..a salesman who was honest and said that he didn't know. Usually they know one thing for sure, "You can tow that-no problem." Anyway, make sure that you consider no only what you can tow but what your truck can carry...PAYLOAD when considering especially a 5th wheel is very if not more important...Also do not use "dry" unloaded numbers when doing your research. Post your trucks payload and the weight of the trailer you are considering and you will get better advice/ opinions here on the forum. Oh, we have already met that salesman before. When we first bought our trailer, hubby had a Nissan Titan that they assured us could tow it. Sure it could tow it. But not well. After it pushed us through a four-way intersection on the way home, we decided we needed a different tow vehicle.544Views0likes0Comments
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