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Originally Posted by Kansas Gary

Take this with a grain of salt but in my opinion that is way to much for a single rear wheel 1 ton truck to be pulling.".Second is it's another 2,000 pounds of weight to pull... not really a big deal with a 3500 Ram Diesel but I have single rear wheels which means 3950 pounds of payload 18,000 pounds of towing, " I know the numbers the truck manufacture says it ok but in the real world you will have a death grip on the wheel tow that much weight on you truck............ Just my opinion ....

To add to this, I just got my DD to buy a 2004 Ram 3500 DRW for towing her 30' four horse, with Living quarters GN trailer. The empty pin was about 2,600# loading with horses and gear it would easily gain 1,000#.
I am currently looking to upgrade our TV to something newer than our 2001 Ram 2500 with 312K miles. We tow at 20,500# GCVW which the truck handles well, but I have driven her DRW and it is nicer.

The hips you will get use to, I have ridden with DD and followed her, she does just fine, she knows how wide she is, meaning on a narrow bridge she can stay in her own lane, nicely centered.