RogerZ
Junior Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2020
- Posts
- 15
- Reaction score
- 5
- Location
- San Diego
- Ram Year
- 2020
- Engine
- Cummins 4.7L I6
Hi All,
I am a newbie member. I purchased my Ram truck about 4 months ago when I had a break down RV’ing on the road with my 2005 DuraMax 2500 diesel in Northern California. The wait time for injector repair was 2 months so I decided to purchase this truck in Eureka which was one of the few trucks in stock in this part of the country. The new ram truck pulled my old 9,000 lb 5th wheel just fine.
New Truck specs:
2020 RAM 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4x4 Long Bed 8’, Engine 6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel, Transmission 6 speed auto 68RFE, 3.73 Axle ratio, white with black interior.
Recently I had a minor fire in my old 2005 5th wheel trailer and decided it was time to replace. I bought a 2020 Grand Design Solitude 310-GK 5th wheel trailer. Of course the dealer said that my Ram truck would tow it just fine. I stupidly did not make them show me the actual numbers to confirm this statement. The truck does actually seem to tow it just find with plenty of power up hills and has very good steering and breaking control. The truck back suspension does go down perhaps 4-5 inches when hitching up to the 5th wheel. The springs and wheel wells seem to have plenty of clearance.
I decided that perhaps I had better weigh my rig to make sure it is legal/safe - weight wise -
Here are the weights:
Total Truck and 5th wheel:
truck steer axle: 5220
truck drive axle 6620
trailer axles 11020
total axles 22860
Truck only
truck steer axle: 5240
truck drive axle: 3580
trailer axle: 0
total axles 8820
Based on above information:
tongue weight is 6620-3580 = 3040
total trailer weight is 22860-8820 = 14040
I am unable to find my truck payload data on the web site ramtrucks.com - towing & capability charts? I think the total trailer weight of 14,040 is no problem. I think my back truck axle is 600 overweight as sticker on the truck says max of 6040 max axle weight. I would guess my payload is definitely over but not sure how much as no charts seem to be available for my truck. I have contacted ram corporate and a dealer and both think I am ok, but they can not show me actual documented data to verify it! I think my tires are also under weight rated for 6600 by 100-200 each. I intend to install higher rated Michelin tires for this problem. Hopefully I can get higher than a E rated tire.
What do you all think about my high tongue weight on this truck? Is it not too dangerous or should I be looking to trade my truck in for a 3500 dually?
Appreciate any advice you all may have for me
Happy New Year to all.
I am a newbie member. I purchased my Ram truck about 4 months ago when I had a break down RV’ing on the road with my 2005 DuraMax 2500 diesel in Northern California. The wait time for injector repair was 2 months so I decided to purchase this truck in Eureka which was one of the few trucks in stock in this part of the country. The new ram truck pulled my old 9,000 lb 5th wheel just fine.
New Truck specs:
2020 RAM 2500 Laramie Crew Cab 4x4 Long Bed 8’, Engine 6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel, Transmission 6 speed auto 68RFE, 3.73 Axle ratio, white with black interior.
Recently I had a minor fire in my old 2005 5th wheel trailer and decided it was time to replace. I bought a 2020 Grand Design Solitude 310-GK 5th wheel trailer. Of course the dealer said that my Ram truck would tow it just fine. I stupidly did not make them show me the actual numbers to confirm this statement. The truck does actually seem to tow it just find with plenty of power up hills and has very good steering and breaking control. The truck back suspension does go down perhaps 4-5 inches when hitching up to the 5th wheel. The springs and wheel wells seem to have plenty of clearance.
I decided that perhaps I had better weigh my rig to make sure it is legal/safe - weight wise -
Here are the weights:
Total Truck and 5th wheel:
truck steer axle: 5220
truck drive axle 6620
trailer axles 11020
total axles 22860
Truck only
truck steer axle: 5240
truck drive axle: 3580
trailer axle: 0
total axles 8820
Based on above information:
tongue weight is 6620-3580 = 3040
total trailer weight is 22860-8820 = 14040
I am unable to find my truck payload data on the web site ramtrucks.com - towing & capability charts? I think the total trailer weight of 14,040 is no problem. I think my back truck axle is 600 overweight as sticker on the truck says max of 6040 max axle weight. I would guess my payload is definitely over but not sure how much as no charts seem to be available for my truck. I have contacted ram corporate and a dealer and both think I am ok, but they can not show me actual documented data to verify it! I think my tires are also under weight rated for 6600 by 100-200 each. I intend to install higher rated Michelin tires for this problem. Hopefully I can get higher than a E rated tire.
What do you all think about my high tongue weight on this truck? Is it not too dangerous or should I be looking to trade my truck in for a 3500 dually?
Appreciate any advice you all may have for me
Happy New Year to all.