Hauling Capacity

[CaliBigMike]

Hello! I have a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500HD with the Cummins Diesel.
I’ve been looking online to find it’s hauling capacity, but all I’ve found so far is it’s towing capacity. I have a pallet and a half of wine that I need to pick up and transport about 200 miles. It weighs about 4,000 Lbs.
I know that the steel, rear fold flat floor was rated at 850 Lbs, but I don’t recall seeing a weight rating for the truck. I have the quad cab 8’ bed and the truck is a 2wd. I need to know if the truck can safely haul that weight, or if I need to get a trailer for this run. Thank you for your input.

 

[Joe w.]

Welcome

 

[dhay13]

Trailer. Not sure what your payload is but even todays 2500 diesels are only about 2200lbs. Yours may be a little higher but not 4000lbs

 

[Zoe Saldana]

Hello! I have a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500HD with the Cummins Diesel.
I’ve been looking online to find it’s hauling capacity, but all I’ve found so far is it’s towing capacity. I have a pallet and a half of wine that I need to pick up and transport about 200 miles. It weighs about 4,000 Lbs.
I know that the steel, rear fold flat floor was rated at 850 Lbs, but I don’t recall seeing a weight rating for the truck. I have the quad cab 8’ bed and the truck is a 2wd. I need to know if the truck can safely haul that weight, or if I need to get a trailer for this run. Thank you for your input.

Probably less than 3K

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Towing Capacity

2004 Dodge Ram 2500

towingcap.com

 

[KoboldTaco]

Get a trailer and tow it. You likely won’t have the payload.

 

[18CrewDually]

Pretty sure you'd be almost 1k #s too heavy.

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Towing Capacity

2004 Dodge Ram 2500

towingcap.com

 

[Papa Red]

Welcome to the forum.

Red

 

[Harley Harrold]

 

[crash68]

I’ve been looking online to find it’s hauling capacity, but all I’ve found so far is it’s towing capacity. I have a pallet and a half of wine that I need to pick up and transport about 200 miles. It weighs about 4,000 Lbs.

The information is on the tag in the door jam that has the vehicle VIN, it will list the GVWR along with the GAWR(s) for the front and rear. The axle ratings are the ones you really don't want to go over, figure there's at about 2K lbs on the rear axle already. Find a semi truck CAT scale to verify the weights.

 

[Jerrybob]

Not sure about that load but if you need to lighten it.....PM me....I love wine.

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