Corey M
Junior Member
So I have 2021 Ram Big Horn with the 5.7 hemi and 3.21 rearend. I have the factory braking sysem also. I'm looking at purchasing a 30' 6300 dry weight camper. Am I going to have issues? Thanks
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If you think your going to tow a trailer at 2K on the tachometer, then yes your going to have issues. Torque is what tows a trailer, the Hemi torque peak is 410 ft/lbs at 4K rpms expect to be close to that. As mentioned turn on the Tow/Haul mode and let the transmission do what it needs to. Don't try to get the trans to downshift by speeding up faster then backing off. Run 89 octane fuel.So I have 2021 Ram Big Horn with the 5.7 hemi and 3.21 rearend. I have the factory braking sysem also. I'm looking at purchasing a 30' 6300 dry weight camper. Am I going to have issues?
I had a 17 Bighorn and pulled a 30 ft 5800 lb dry trailer. It had plenty of power and braking was fine, but after a trip to the scales I saw how much overloaded the truck was. And I was over the GCWR as well. And that was only loaded for a 4 day trip.So I have 2021 Ram Big Horn with the 5.7 hemi and 3.21 rearend. I have the factory braking sysem also. I'm looking at purchasing a 30' 6300 dry weight camper. Am I going to have issues? Thanks
Likely closer to 700lbs. But yeah towing MPG isn't good. I towed my sons beand new camper with my 2013 1500 5.7 3.55's and got about 7.0 on the highway. The camper was brand new and empty. Dry weight was listed as 6600 so probably closer to 7200-7500lbs. Once it was loaded it weighed 8100lbs. My son had a 2018 2500 6.4 4.10's and averaged about 8.5MPG towing it so got roughly 2 MPG better towing with the 6.4Your gas mileage will be horrible under tow, like 6 mpg horrible. I dumped my 1500 for a 2500 Cummins and nearly doubled my MPG under tow.
Weight wise you should be OK, as long as you stay within you payload but with a 6,000lb camper the hitch weight is somewhere around 600lbs.
Some of us have the truck first and then get the RV bug, buy a trailer and try to make the tow vehicle work.Don't you ask this question before buying 3.21's?
What year make and model travel trailer are you looking at. What is your cargo capacity (sticker on driver's door jamb, yellow border/tire information) say? Gross Axle Weight Rating (found on door jamb, white sticker)?So I have 2021 Ram Big Horn with the 5.7 hemi and 3.21 rearend. I have the factory braking sysem also. I'm looking at purchasing a 30' 6300 dry weight camper. Am I going to have issues? Thanks
Weight Distribution Hitch. Proper load plan. You'll be fine. Unless you call a decent hit to your fuel mileage an issue.So I have 2021 Ram Big Horn with the 5.7 hemi and 3.21 rearend. I have the factory braking sysem also. I'm looking at purchasing a 30' 6300 dry weight camper. Am I going to have issues? Thanks