Pay load question

[AH64ID]

I am going to order a 3500 after talking to different people on here. I wish it was just a $1000. When I priced it out it was saying it's about $4500. I would rather be safe than sorry. Thanks for your advise I appreciate it.

I don’t know what cab/bed/trim you’re looking at but the base price increase on a CC SB Laramie is $1975 for a 2500 to a 3500.

The 3500 gets the limited slip standard, which is a $495 option on the 2500. If that’s on your build list then the increase is really only $1480.

 

[areuriding]

Thank you for your advise. Yes I do believe that I will be ordering a 3500. Better to be safe than sorry. That's why I came on here to get some options. Hate like heck to spend 67,000 and not have the right equipment.

Get a 3500 and you'll never have a worry. The ideal setup for a 5th wheel would be a 3500 dually diesel.

 

[44Dan44]

Where does it end? Come on PW owners, chime in. Then the 1500 owners will chime in please.
Seriously, I am totally in support of go bigger. But you can talk yourself into a 5500 if you want to, just got to be realistic about what you will tow, how often, what circumstances. Anecdotal: the delivery guys at my local RV dealership use F250 gassers exclusively to deliver triple axle toy haulers and RVs to customers nationwide. Can they, should they, do they? Would I buy a used truck from them, lol naw.

 

[Jsrunnlus]

IIRC my SRW '19 Mega 4x4 w/ Cummins/Aisin had a payload just a few pounds shy of #4k. A SRW CC should have a slight boost in payload over the Mega. Keep in mind that you also have to factor in the weight of the hitch, passengers, fuel (tank size), luggage, etc for payload deductions.

 

[Darkside]

Which one is it...I must know.

It’s an older model Pilgrim, the guy I bought it off of got it from a dealer (large chain) and was pulling it with his 4th gen 1500. He said the dealer told him it was a perfect match for his truck…… hahaha…. He had it for 6 months and was to afraid to pull it…

 

[OldJeepsNewTrucks]

IIRC my SRW '19 Mega 4x4 w/ Cummins/Aisin had a payload just a few pounds shy of #4k. A SRW CC should have a slight boost in payload over the Mega. Keep in mind that you also have to factor in the weight of the hitch, passengers, fuel (tank size), luggage, etc for payload deductions.

I'm not saying you don't remember correctly, but I'm just saying that a SRW megacab and with the Cummins very likely did NOT have a 4k lb. payload. Not with those particular options.

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

I'm not saying you don't remember correctly, but I'm just saying that a SRW megacab and with the Cummins very likely did NOT have a 4k lb. payload. Not with those particular options.

On the 2500 gvwr is actually 12k not the 10k payload lies they put so he is not wrong depending on options

 

[AH64ID]

I'm not saying you don't remember correctly, but I'm just saying that a SRW megacab and with the Cummins very likely did NOT have a 4k lb. payload. Not with those particular options.

It very likely did have one just shy of 4K as he mentioned. Pretty easy to do with a 12,300 GVWR.

A fully loaded limited MC SRW 3500 HO, with every option (5th wheel prep vs ram boxes) has a factory payload over 3,700. So it’s not hard to have a MC HO with a higher payload.

Couple minute search to find a HO and I’d say this qualifies as just shy of 4K.



It’s not light on options.

https://www.ramtrucks.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=%203C63R3ML0LG240942

 

[CaptainMike]

I know you've made your decision, but I'd like to help you feel justified going with the 3500. I have hauled and towed my whole adult life, everything from livestock to dump trailers to heavy equipment to campers and 5th wheels. I've done it with 2500's and 3500's (and somewhat larger vehicles), and 3500's are far and away more suited to the task, more comfortable, and safer. Yeah, they're more expensive, but that only hurts once up front. And the best configuration includes the diesel engine and Aisin transmission. Good luck with your purchase and happy hauling!

 

[OldJeepsNewTrucks]

It very likely did have one just shy of 4K as he mentioned. Pretty easy to do with a 12,300 GVWR.

A fully loaded limited MC SRW 3500 HO, with every option (5th wheel prep vs ram boxes) has a factory payload over 3,700. So it’s not hard to have a MC HO with a higher payload.

Couple minute search to find a HO and I’d say this qualifies as just shy of 4K.

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It’s not light on options.

https://www.ramtrucks.com/hostd/windowsticker/getWindowStickerPdf.do?vin=%203C63R3ML0LG240942

Only he had a 2500 not a 3500.

 

[AH64ID]

Only he had a 2500 not a 3500.

Not if he had an Aisin….

 

[payload_frustration]

I know you've made your decision, but I'd like to help you feel justified going with the 3500. I have hauled and towed my whole adult life, everything from livestock to dump trailers to heavy equipment to campers and 5th wheels. I've done it with 2500's and 3500's (and somewhat larger vehicles), and 3500's are far and away more suited to the task, more comfortable, and safer. Yeah, they're more expensive, but that only hurts once up front. And the best configuration includes the diesel engine and Aisin transmission. Good luck with your purchase and happy hauling!

Thank you for your advise. I decided to go with the 3500 better to be safe than sorry.

 

[OldJeepsNewTrucks]

Not if he had an Aisin….

I don't know why I auto completed that he had a 2500. Went back and re-read. I stand corrected.

 

[Jsrunnlus]

I'm not saying you don't remember correctly, but I'm just saying that a SRW megacab and with the Cummins very likely did NOT have a 4k lb. payload. Not with those particular options.

I had a moment to pull the file on it and dig out RAM's numbers. I likely have the CAT scale ticket on hard copy in a file for actual weight with full fuel, DEF, hitch, etc.

 

[payload_frustration]

I had a moment to pull the file on it and dig out RAM's numbers. I likely have the CAT scale ticket on hard copy in a file for actual weight with full fuel, DEF, hitch, etc.

Thank you for the information. I have decided to go with the Tradesman 3500 with an 8 foot box. And of course the dealership couldn't tell me what the payload was after everything was added to it. But I am sure the 3500 will give me the payload that I need.

 

[CaptainMike]

Thank you for the information. I have decided to go with the Tradesman 3500 with an 8 foot box. And of course the dealership couldn't tell me what the payload was after everything was added to it. But I am sure the 3500 will give me the payload that I need.

You're going to be somewhere north of 3600lbs.

 

[OldJeepsNewTrucks]

Huge difference in 3500 to 2500!

 

[payload_frustration]

You're going to be somewhere north of 3600lbs.

That's what I thought, which will do everything that I need.

 

[AH64ID]

Thank you for the information. I have decided to go with the Tradesman 3500 with an 8 foot box. And of course the dealership couldn't tell me what the payload was after everything was added to it. But I am sure the 3500 will give me the payload that I need.

It will likely be right around 4K, depending on what options you picked.

 

[payload_frustration]

It will likely be right around 4K, depending on what options you picked.

Thanks for the information. I figured it would be between 3500 and 4000. That's plenty for what I need it for.