iflyskyhigh
Well-Known Member
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this. Didn't really seem like a towing question per se so I stuck it here.
Got the truck weighed the other day while working on finding my ideal tire pressure.
Ended up raising a couple more questions.
Truck is a 2022 2500 Cummings Limited Night Edition with rear air suspension.
Going to be used to tow a 30' Airstream with wife and kids.
Truck had me (235), about 100-150 pounds of range gear between back seats and bed, and I think about 1/4-1/2 tank of diesel.
I know I need to get a weight on the truck with nothing in it and full fuel to get an accurate curb weight, but just doing some a little math and guesstimating, seems like the manufacturer maybe under estimated my payload a little? No much, but a little. Maybe 75-100 pounds. Which I guess could also be a rounding error since I had stuff in the vehicle and not full fuel. Anyway, it's close.
Based on my rear over axel weight above, my limit it seems is going to be dictated by the GVWR, as I'll reach that long before I reach the rear axel weight rating. At least as I plan on using the truck. My trucks towing capacity is almost 21,000 pounds, so that's not limiting. Based on payload capacity and GVWR, 21,000 pounds of towing isn't even attainable.
I guess my real questing is, I've seen it thrown out there that 2500's are safely capable of more payload then they are given credit for, that the 10,000 GVWR is more a legal thing than structural thing?
Not asking for permission to do anything stupid. I'm 99.9% certain I won't exceed my 2100 pounds of payload with Airstream and cargo. Just more of a mental exercise. I like numbers and find it interesting.
This is my first Ram, first HD truck, and first diesel powered vehicle so I'm just trying to feel everything out.
Got the truck weighed the other day while working on finding my ideal tire pressure.
Ended up raising a couple more questions.
Truck is a 2022 2500 Cummings Limited Night Edition with rear air suspension.
Going to be used to tow a 30' Airstream with wife and kids.
Truck had me (235), about 100-150 pounds of range gear between back seats and bed, and I think about 1/4-1/2 tank of diesel.
I know I need to get a weight on the truck with nothing in it and full fuel to get an accurate curb weight, but just doing some a little math and guesstimating, seems like the manufacturer maybe under estimated my payload a little? No much, but a little. Maybe 75-100 pounds. Which I guess could also be a rounding error since I had stuff in the vehicle and not full fuel. Anyway, it's close.
Based on my rear over axel weight above, my limit it seems is going to be dictated by the GVWR, as I'll reach that long before I reach the rear axel weight rating. At least as I plan on using the truck. My trucks towing capacity is almost 21,000 pounds, so that's not limiting. Based on payload capacity and GVWR, 21,000 pounds of towing isn't even attainable.
I guess my real questing is, I've seen it thrown out there that 2500's are safely capable of more payload then they are given credit for, that the 10,000 GVWR is more a legal thing than structural thing?
Not asking for permission to do anything stupid. I'm 99.9% certain I won't exceed my 2100 pounds of payload with Airstream and cargo. Just more of a mental exercise. I like numbers and find it interesting.
This is my first Ram, first HD truck, and first diesel powered vehicle so I'm just trying to feel everything out.