Back to a 1500?

[ramffml]

I'm pretty sure the engineers at Ram baked that into the cake. Otherwise, they'd go bankrupt with warranty claims. I took some engineering in college before changing majors but got far enough to learn a bit about, "factor of safety". Rest assured, you can run your truck all day long and likely well overloaded before any failure occurs.

Yes and no. I guarantee the 1500 is not designed to pull 10,000+ pounds day in and day out. Ratings can't be separated from "intended use case". The 1500 is an SUV with a bed, meant to tow occasionally on holidays or dump runs etc, it's not designed to pull a backhoe every day though some probably get away with it anyway.

 

[DA Smith]

For me, I would say it comes down to the weights...mainly tongue weight and maybe how often and far I trailer. I may only do a couple multi-hour trips during the season, but most trips are 1 - 1.5 hrs.

I have a 2017 Big Horn and I currently tow ~7000 fully loaded boat/trailer (guessing based on published weights). Towing boats is a little different than TT's....not as big of a sail behind the truck. Long story short, the truck pulls fine, it's just the fact I might be pushing GVWR when I throw the family in the truck.

I know the newer 1500 Rams have 6 lug wheels instead of the 5 on mine, so that would give you a little more payload to give more of a buffer from hitting GVWR. I was flip flopping between Ram and Chevy, but the Ram looked so much nicer and I love the interior compared to the Chevy. In some ways, I wish I had the Chevy for the 6 lugs because they have 300-400 lbs more payload, but I tend to be more conservative/cautious on pushing rated limits.


I hope this helps.

The new fifth gen 1500 does have 6 lugs but the classic new rams still have 5 lugs.

 

[mtofell]

Yes and no. I guarantee the 1500 is not designed to pull 10,000+ pounds day in and day out. Ratings can't be separated from "intended use case". The 1500 is an SUV with a bed, meant to tow occasionally on holidays or dump runs etc, it's not designed to pull a backhoe every day though some probably get away with it anyway.

Yeah, I agree with this. I think a lot of what gets lost in these discussions is the important differences between HD vs. 1500 trucks. Things like brakes, axles, frames and suspension. All the modern engine/tranny combos are more than capable of pulling loads well beyond what the trucks should be carrying regularly (or ever). Unfortunately, far too many opinions of a truck's capabilities are measured on that alone.

 

[Bramic71]

You are the people I worry about on the road........smarter than physics and smarter than the hundreds of engineers that design and test vehicles to best understand their limits.

But I am sure you know better. This exact thread will be at your deposition.

Those trailer are only a little over 4000lbs dry weight.