Wife and i have made it to retirement, are looking at seeing some of the country options and a TT is in the mix. Class IV hitch
Current Tow truck. 2012 Ram 1500 Crewcab, 4x4, outdoorsman, 5.7 bed, 3.92 gears.
weight going across scales with full tank and me in drivers seat is 6250 pounds.
here are a pics of the stickers on the pillar, and a tow chart from the net.
im trying to determine how much trailer i can pull safely and not stress the truck to much.
Will be going from sw oklahoma to ne oklahoma 6-7 times a year, approx 250 miles to her family for a long weekend, all interstate. and maybe a long two week trip once or twice a year for longer trips again all interstate, not boondocking.
i will be using a WD hitch with anti-sway and looking at firestone bags in the rear.
i also realize that i will be hauling some cargo and that comes into play. not sure if the cargo would be better in the truck bed or on the camper
depending on what she likes if we go with a longer heavier trailer ill look at 3/4 tons, but i really like my truck, she does have 180k miles "truck not wife
" but new dealer installed hemi at 150k miles, all service is done at dealer one time. we are currently thinking 20-25 foot.
for the i may be reading the stickers way wrong so thats why im asking here.
thanks gang for any input.
TroyThe important one is the Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rating. Your hitch weight, people, luggage, dogs, misc stuff all comes off payload. So in most cases you are overloaded before you hit max tow capacity. So our camper, plus luggage etc. will come in around 7500 lbs combined weight. Tongue weight is around 600 lbs putting us right on the line. Trucks handles great even in the Rocky Mountains