2014 gooseneck

[Luke Nickelson]

I just bought a 14 ram 1500 with the hemi of course. So it has a gooseneck hitch in the bed with power plug and all. Since this seems to be a factory install does this mean my rear suspension is upgraded to accomodate heavier loads?

 

[VernDiesel]

It wasn’t a factory install. You would have to inspect the rear to see if the previous owner upgraded it with airbags or springs or an aftermarket swaybar etc.

I have a turnover ball in mine with rubber axle to frame bags and E load tires. But even with relocating my truck spare to the trailer & removing the tailgate I still don’t like to put a lot of weight on it. Its still a half ton axle only rated for 3,900 pounds. I’ve seen a guy I worked with scale his 4th gen 1500 with 4,500 & 4,700 pounds on the drive axle & never have a problem but that is more than I would trust putting on it.

Like this;

https://timbergroveenterprises.com/old-home/

 

[spoon059]

No. The 1500 is a light duty truck. It is not designed to carry heavy loads typical of a gooseneck application. It is very much NOT a factory option. If you plan to use it, be very mindful of your payload rating (should be on the yellow sticker on your drivers B pillar and try your best not to exceed that number. Gooseneck towing usually puts 20-25% of the trailer weight on the pin. Assuming you have 1500 lbs of payload, that means that have a maximum gooseneck trailering ability of 6000-7500 lbs. When I say maximum, that means with zero passengers and zero additional weight in the truck.

 

[VernDiesel]

You can use the web or gps locator I linked as it’s quick & easy. Cat has scales within 45 minutes of most people in metro areas. Much more accurate & safe if you plan to use it for either a GN trailer or with an Andersen adapter to tow a 5th wheel to use a scale than to make weight guesstimates toward a payload sticker number or even your actual GVWR.

Oops that was on another thread. Here you go.

https://catscale.com/cat-scale-apps/

 

[Luke Nickelson]

Thanks fellas was just curious, i wont be hauling anything other than some materials or demo to the dump

 

[14hemiexpress]

It's pretty common here in texas to see 1500s pulling small goose neck horse/livestock trailers. The 1500 as others have stated designed to handle a lot of weight in the bed.

 

[22hemi13]

Yeah. I see 16’ and 14’ gooseneck stock trailers and flatbeds all the time. I just went to a 2500 but would still rather pull a gooseneck if I had a 1500 anyways. They pull SOOOOOO much better. Now I wouldn’t recommend a 1500 and say a triple axle 34’ stock trailer or flat bed