Pushing the limits

[feyd]

Even with my '06 Chev 3500 CCLB SRW I will be over my GVWR very easily once the 5th comes along.

9900lbs GVWR
7480lbs me and full tank of diesel
= 2420lbs for payload, hitch, my wife and our two dogs, etc.

My GAWRs are:
F- 4800lbs
R- 6500lbs
actual weight
f.axle is 4444lbs
r.axle is 3036lbs

2420-90(wife)-75(2 dogs)= 2255
2255-200(5th hitch)= 2055lbs for pin weight of the 5th That's a friggin joke for a 1-ton.
My "E" rated tires are good for 6830lbs (3415lbs each@ 80psi), I have another 1000lbs left on the r. gawr and ~1500lbs left on the tires.

The 5th that I want could have a loaded weight of approx 13-14K with an approx. pin weight of 2800-3500lbs(20% and 25% of 14K). Easily over the limits of the truck but far from what the truck would have trouble pulling.

 

[mudboy]

OK I do not feel bad as my math works out the same.

 

[newfiedoo]

Well we just upgraded from a '97 Dodge 3/4 ton diesel to a '01 Dodge 1 ton dually diesel. Bigfoot camper goes on truck, quad trailer with 3 machines behind and we are well below any weight issues. Any way, the '97 dodge will be for sale soon once we go through it mechanically and clean it up. Will post when we are ready.

how much for the 97 ....mileage etc??

 

[gforce]

now just wait a gal darn miniute...90 lb wife:d..jk

 

[feyd]

now just wait a gal darn miniute...90 lb wife:d..jk

YEP! :d she is a very petite young woman....she looks young too, 26 going on 16

 

[feyd]

OK I do not feel bad as my math works out the same.

sucks eh? I bought a 1-ton for a reason and now I find out I should have bought a 1-ton dually or 450 just to be able to haul what I want. Unfortunately I use the truck as a daily driver so the option of the latter two weren't really an option.

If I go by my r. rawr or my tire weight ratings than I will have lots of truck left to pull what I want. The funny thing is that in the manual it says my GCWR for truck and 5th is 23,200lbs - 9900lbs= 13,300lbs worth of trailer I can tow. I can have a max pin weight of up to 3500lbs but it says all this without going over my trucks GVWR.