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Originally Posted by Anne3358
Hi;
Thanks for noticing the weight issue between trailer and truck. The trailer is going to be our home and will move twice a year, 500 miles north and then return to CA in the fall.
Before we purchased the 2016 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman, Eco Diesel, Crew cap and 3.92 rear axle ratio, we too did the calculation. The Outback paperwork states the GWV of the 316rl as 9000 and the hitch weight as 980 lbs. We realize that we are near the limits. The annual travel will consists of two trips.
For traveling we have our 17’ Casita fiberglass trailer.
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I know you've looked at the brochure. Below is a link to the Keystone website. It's on the Outback page. Go down and tab the blue arrow until you see the specs for the 316rl. It's gvw will be the shipping weight and carrying capacity combined (9500 lbs.). The hitch weight shows to be 980...dry. Figure about 15% of gvw for hitch = 1425 lbs. for loaded hitch weight. You might get by with 1300 but it's still going to exceed your truck payload with hitch alone - no people, no "stuff".
Base weight of truck is 5688 lbs. with a gvwr of 6800 lbs (with AT tires). The hitch weight alone will put you over gvwr. GCWR of the truck is 13,750. Trailer is 9500 gvw and truck is 5668
base. Total weight for this combo is 15,168 without hitch, people, truck upgrades etc. 1418 over gcvwr before you start. It appears you will exceed every weight category with the exception of GAWR and you won't know that until you scale it.
http://www.keystonerv.com/outback/
https://www.ramtrucks.com/assets/tow...ing_charts.pdf
Not harping and won't mention it again, just want to make sure you really understand the numbers. If you choose to go this route make SURE you get a good weight distribution hitch with sway control. Whatever you use on the Casita won't get the job done.