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Originally Posted by khbama
Have a 2017 Ram 2500 5.7 gas. How do you guys feel this would tow a 265? 11,800lbs towing capacity and 2350 payload l. Thanks
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Youre fine on you numbers but the only thing that gets me with there brochure weights is that it is saying the hitch weight is 1359 and a GVWR of 9900, that means they are calculating the pin weight at 13.7%. Or they are calculating the hitch weight off of the UVW (8284) and that is 16% then. I have always been told a realistic pin weight is 20% of GVWR so that means if you load that 5er up the new pin weight is 1980 and not 1359 like the brochure says.
At a pin weight of 1359 you have about 1000 leftover for hitch, cargo and passengers. If the pin weight is 1980 then you only have 370 leftover for hitch, cargo and passengers.