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[jvahicks]

Looking at a 2005 Ram with a 4.7 L V8 and wondering if it will pull my V-Lite 30WIKS dry weight of 7480 lbs. it's either borderline or over the line. What's y'all's opinions?

[doc73]

Will it pull it.. Sure. Should it, no idea. What is the payload of the truck that is on the yellow door sticker?

[doc73]

What year is the Vlite? FR says it is almost 8100 dry with 887 dry. Max weight of around 9400 fully maxed out. So I'd figure at least around 9000 fully loaded with food, clothes some fluids in reality.

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by jvahicks

Looking at a 2005 Ram with a 4.7 L V8 and wondering if it will pull my V-Lite 30WIKS dry weight of 7480 lbs. it's either borderline or over the line. What's y'all's opinions?

Based on the little info you've given, I'd lean towards No.

But need more info on truck:
Payload capacity
Cab type
Rear end ratio
Factory tow package or not
4x4 or 4x2

[jvahicks]

V-Lite is a 2014. Weight listed on the yellow sticker on RV says dry weight of 7540 or there about. Truck is a 2005 SLT Quad cab 2X4 short bed 4.7 L V8 not sure on the rear end. Does have tow haul feature on drive handle. Thanks for the help.

[bikendan]

Originally Posted by jvahicks

Weight listed on the yellow sticker on RV says dry weight of 7540 or there about.

We're asking what the TRUCK'S yellow sticker payload capacity is, not the trailer's yellow sticker amount.
It's located on the driver's door.
That's where your Ram is going to fail bigger, payload capacity.
Rams are notorious for having lousy payload capacities.

Also, Dodge has a Towing Guide that should help you.

[Oaklevel]

According to Dodge / RAM towing guide depending on the rear end max trailer towing capacity is 6350 to 7450 lbs depending on more factors.

Could be wrong but looks like you are way over.

Try here : Dodge Towing Guide - By Vehicle

[Oaklevel]

Also keep in mind the dry weight of 7450 is as it left the factory with no dealer added options, no propane, no gear at all, no hoses, food, clothes, camp chairs, hitch, etc., etc., You can easily add 1000 lbs to the dry weight but of course a trip to the scales is the best way to know exactly.

I towed a 7000 lb camper with a 2003 1500 Dodge 5.7 Hemi before my current truck..... it was not a good idea.

Good Luck....

[ShowMeCamping]

jvahicks, until 3 years ago I had a Chevy with the 4.8L and a Wildwood trailer with similar length & weight to yours. I never pulled outside of Missouri with this setup as I was constantly "white-knuckleing". Sure, you can set it in motion, and if your trailer brakes are maintained you can stop it. My problem was the motor was always working hard and I did not have good stability going down the highway. I cured many of my stability problems with 10-ply LT tires on the truck and trailer tires with a higher load rating than I would ever need. The reason I threw in the stability piece is, I assume your Ram is a 1/2 ton like my Chevy. I moved up to a 3/4 ton with a 5.4L and it was amazing how much more relaxed I was in the driver's seat.

[timfromma]

I was towing my Coachmen FE 310BHDS with a Toyota Tundra with a max payload capacity of 1700lbs. The trailer's loaded weight is about 8000lbs which equates to about 1000lbs of tongue weight. Add in the weight of my family and extra bed cargo and I was right at my limits and maybe a tad over. This worked ok for us for a while but this year we are planning much longer trips including one out to the Rockies in WY and CO. I was really feeling uncertain about the Tundra's ability to handle our trailer up and down the mountains so I bit the bullet and traded up to a Chevy Silverado 2500HD with a 6.6L Duramax diesel engine and Allison tranny. I will now head out west with total confidence.

[jvahicks]

Thanks for all the input and opinions. I couldn't get the payload info off the truck as it is still at the dealership. Unless they come in with a great price I will probably pass. It would probably do the job here in the flatlands we live in and none of our trips are over 150 miles usually a lot less. So again thanks for the information.

[Philos3]

Very appropriate discussion and as normal, focused on pulling capability and payload.

Harder to discuss is stopping power particularly going down hills, control under windy conditions, and how it feels when the big semis drive past you (all judgmental issues that you only learn about after purchase = reality check). These and other issues seem to constantly be ignored by the weight deniers in other threads who can't set/determine/advise of their own arbitrary limits.

The old saw of having way more than enough capability truck for pulling a trailer/5th seems to work better than just barely enough truck, and trying to avoid costs - doing the job with little or no safety margin.

[Edmund]

Originally Posted by jvahicks

Looking at a 2005 Ram with a 4.7 L V8 and wondering if it will pull my V-Lite 30WIKS dry weight of 7480 lbs. it's either borderline or over the line. What's y'all's opinions?

The question is not whether it will pull it or not; it probably will. The important question is, will it stop it?

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by Edmund

The question is not whether it will pull it or not; it probably will. The important question is, will it stop it?

You forget the trailer is supposed to stop itself with its own brakes.

[timfromma]

Originally Posted by OldCoot

You forget the trailer is supposed to stop itself with its own brakes.

Not something to bet yours or someone else's life on.

[OldCoot]

Originally Posted by timfromma

Not something to bet yours or someone else's life on.

Even a 3/4 T or 1T will have trouble stopping a 10,000# trailer that has no brakes. You bet your life and everyone else's that your truck brakes will work. No difference.

[MT Biker]

The 4.7L V8 will struggle to pull that much weight.
I have a 2014 RAM with the 4.7 2DR 8' bed and it works great for my ML23FB that has a dry weight of 4100lbs (loaded probably right at 5000lb).
The trailer is also only 24' and I changed the tires on the TV to LT series.
My son in law has basically the identical truck but with 4WD, he tows a 6800lb dry weight 30' trailer and it's not pretty.
It tows it, but it really struggles climbing hills (he has 4.10 gears, I have 3.73?) I pass him like he is in park.
So I would say going to something as heavy as the OP is looking at I would pass on that particular truck.

[Joe-Barb]

We have a 2013 ram 2500 mega cab 4x4 5.7 hemi and pull a Rockwood 2608ws 30ft with no problems have pulled in Sierra and rocky mountains Flatlands etc. has more than enough power to scale at 60mph.plus going up those mountains. All you need is to find 3/4 ton with 5.7 and you will have no problems pulling your TT all over this country.

Rockwood 2608ws
2013 Ram Mega cab
4x4. 5.7 hemi
Retired Matt
US Air Force

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by jvahicks

V-Lite is a 2014. Weight listed on the yellow sticker on RV says dry weight of 7540 or there about. Truck is a 2005 SLT Quad cab 2X4 short bed 4.7 L V8 not sure on the rear end. Does have tow haul feature on drive handle. Thanks for the help.

jvahicks: You need to strike the term "dry weight" from your vocabulary. It doesn't mean squat; it probably never weighed that from the factory and it never will.

Look at the WHITE sticker on the side of your TT. Should look like the one below. Look for the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) number (see red arrow in pic below). THAT's the number you should be using for any decisions, at least until you've loaded it for camping and weighed it that way. And again, until you've loaded and weighed it, assume 15% of the GVWR for the tongue weight. And don't forget to add the weight of a Weight Distribution Hitch (and you should have one) to the tongue weight.

[rp53]

I wouldn't do it not enough truck to much TT