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Old 10-24-2020, 04:06 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by pdaniel View Post
I see on another social media site people asking if their 2500/250 can pull X brand of fifth wheel that, depending on the model will top out at 18,000-19,000 pounds normally loaded. No, the weight police tells them. But, the sales guy said it would be fine....
Well the problem is a diesel with even 3.42's will move that load pretty well, if they had 3.55's or 3.73's not an issue.

Now the CARRYING part is a different story! I often wonder how many 250/2500's are towing on overloaded tires???

Yes, in a previous life I towed our Copper Canyon at about 12,500#, with the 2001 Ram at 1,700# over GVWR, I was still within axle rating and well with in the tires.

What has happened recently in the payload wars, is the Payload of the TV is a much higher percentage of the total axle ratings, than it was on the 2001.

This is where people push payload on a SRW 350/3500 and they are already at 95%+ of total axle rating.
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