900 ft lbs of torque

[Cummins12V98]

Les based on your picture you look nose high on your RV that will add weight to the rear axle. If running stock GY "E" tires rated at 3,042 each you could be over.

Just something to keep an eye on, same goes for your rear TV axle. I know you have weighed already but that is a heavy RV for a SRW truck.

I know it's different but my MS sits nose high and my rear axle weighs 1,400# more than the front axle.

I know off topic, hey I want the 900TQ!!!

 

[Newsa]

Les based on your picture you look nose high on your RV that will add weight to the rear axle. If running stock GY "E" tires rated at 3,042 each you could be over.

Just something to keep an eye on, same goes for your rear TV axle. I know you have weighed already but that is a heavy RV for a SRW truck.

I know it's different but my MS sits nose high and my rear axle weighs 1,400# more than the front axle.

I know off topic, hey I want the 900TQ!!!

Exactly my thoughts when i saw the set up. The tilt of the trailer may take some weight off of the SRW. So i didn't know if that was what was intended. But i didn't think about the rear axle on the trailer being loaded too heavy.

Good Eye!

Feel your tires (by hand) on both the truck and the trailer to make sure they aren't overheating when you stop. The pressures might give you a heads up on your TPMS as to how hot the truck tires are.

 

[Newsa]

Hello Rickson! Snoking

Heelloooo Rickson! And some F or G load rated tires.

 

[Dogpatch]

Sorry to be off topic but I guess I need to answer SNOKING's question at hand.

Tale Of The Tape! - Loaded Weights Okay, here it is.

I took my truck and filled it with fuel, my wife, my daughter, the dog, the cat, hitched up to the 5th wheel loaded with kitty litter, kibbles, clothes, Cheetos and booze, then went to the weigh scales. I weighed the loaded front and rear truck axles of my 2015 Ram 3500, then our 2010 Cardinal 3450RL(loaded) dual 5th wheel axles.

Here are my complete findings:

Truck Only: (original weigh-in)
Front axle: 4982 lbs
Rear axle: 3615 lbs
Total Weight: 8597 lbs

Truck Now Loaded Hitched to Loaded 5th Wheel:
Front axle: 4982 lbs
Rear axle: 6364 lbs
Total Truck Weight: 11346 lbs
5er Dual axles: 12544 lbs
Total Truck and 5er Weight: 23890 lbs.

So, if my assumptions are correct! When I take the truck rear axle hitched weight of 6364 lbs and subtract the truck alone rear axle weight of 3615 lbs, that gives me a 5th wheel loaded pin weight of 2749 lbs.

Therefore, with my trucks specs for payload capacity of 3920 lbs for a SRW SB, I'm within spec to tow my fifth wheel with this truck.

As for the 5th Wheel, GVWR is 15915 lbs. Assuming I add my loaded dual axle weight of 12544 lbs and my loaded pin weight of 2794 lbs for a total loaded 5th wheel weight of 15293 lbs and subtract that from my trailer GVWR of 15915 lbs, I'm under by 622 lbs.

GVWR on my truck is 11,700 lbs.
Currently loaded with full fuel, my peeps, pets, gear and hitched to the loaded 5th wheel, I weigh in at 11,346 lbs.
I'm under my trucks Max GVWR by 354 lbs.

My trucks Max GCWR is 25,300 lbs. My current loaded GCVW is 23890 lbs. I am under the trucks rated GCWR by 1,410 lbs.

My GAWR based on my 285/60R20 tires is 7000 lbs at 80 psi.
My Total (Loaded) Axle Weight is 6364 lbs.

I'm under my GAWR by 636 lbs.

The picture I posted is askew. Its deceiving. The 5er basically sits level on the truck. The tires on the 5er are an DURO DS2100 F load (12 ply) and rated for 3960 lbs. and my weights are in spec for them.

I'm under my specs in all categories. Damn I'm GOOD!

 

[Newsa]

If your tires are rated for approx 3050 # per tire, then your 6364 rear axle may be pushing down more than the 6100 # (3050 x 2) a tiny bit more than they are rated for? I honestly didn't know the 3500 SRW had a 3900 # rear axle rating. My 2500 has a rear axle rating less than 2500#.

If you have the E rated firestones, they have a slightly better/heavier weight rating.

 

[SnoKing]

Sorry to be off topic but I guess I need to answer SNOKING's question at hand.

Tale Of The Tape! - Loaded Weights Okay, here it is.

I took my truck and filled it with fuel, my wife, my daughter, the dog, the cat, hitched up to the 5th wheel loaded with kitty litter, kibbles, clothes, Cheetos and booze, then went to the weigh scales. I weighed the loaded front and rear truck axles of my 2015 Ram 3500, then our 2010 Cardinal 3450RL(loaded) dual 5th wheel axles.

Here are my complete findings:

Truck Only: (original weigh-in)
Front axle: 4982 lbs
Rear axle: 3615 lbs
Total Weight: 8597 lbs

Truck Now Loaded Hitched to Loaded 5th Wheel:
Front axle: 4982 lbs
Rear axle: 6364 lbs
Total Truck Weight: 11346 lbs
5er Dual axles: 12544 lbs
Total Truck and 5er Weight: 23890 lbs.

So, if my assumptions are correct! When I take the truck rear axle hitched weight of 6364 lbs and subtract the truck alone rear axle weight of 3615 lbs, that gives me a 5th wheel loaded pin weight of 2749 lbs.

Therefore, with my trucks specs for payload capacity of 3920 lbs for a SRW SB, I'm within spec to tow my fifth wheel with this truck.

As for the 5th Wheel, GVWR is 15915 lbs. Assuming I add my loaded dual axle weight of 12544 lbs and my loaded pin weight of 2794 lbs for a total loaded 5th wheel weight of 15293 lbs and subtract that from my trailer GVWR of 15915 lbs, I'm under by 622 lbs.

GVWR on my truck is 11,700 lbs.
Currently loaded with full fuel, my peeps, pets, gear and hitched to the loaded 5th wheel, I weigh in at 11,346 lbs.
I'm under my trucks Max GVWR by 354 lbs.

My trucks Max GCVWR is 25,300 lbs. My current loaded GCW is 23890 lbs. I am under the trucks rated GCWR by 1,410 lbs.

My GAWR based on my 285/60R20 tires is 7000 lbs at 80 psi.
My Total (Loaded) Axle Weight is 6364 lbs.

I'm under my GAWR by 636 lbs.

The picture I posted is askew. Its deceiving. The 5er basically sits level on the truck. The tires on the 5er are an DURO DS2100 F load (12 ply) and rated for 3960 lbs. and my weights are in spec for them.

I'm under my specs in all categories. Damn I'm GOOD!

Looks like you are fine. Just don't load the stuff I am carrying into your trailer. Snoking

 

[gsbrockman]

If your tires are rated for approx 3050 # per tire, then your 6364 rear axle may be pushing down more than the 6100 # (3050 x 2) a tiny bit more than they are rated for? I honestly didn't know the 3500 SRW had a 3900 # rear axle rating. My 2500 has a rear axle rating less than 2500#.

If you have the E rated firestones, they have a slightly better/heavier weight rating.

He's fine on the tires. He has the LT285/60R20 Firestone Transforce A/T's as pictured in his previous post.
They're rated at 3,640 lbs each (7,280 lbs per axle) @ 80 psi.

When you said "rear axle rating" did you mean payload capacity???

 

[AH64ID]

If your tires are rated for approx 3050 # per tire, then your 6364 rear axle may be pushing down more than the 6100 # (3050 x 2) a tiny bit more than they are rated for? I honestly didn't know the 3500 SRW had a 3900 # rear axle rating. My 2500 has a rear axle rating less than 2500#.

If you have the E rated firestones, they have a slightly better/heavier weight rating.

???

The rear axle rating on the 3500 is 7,000 lbs.

 

[NIsaacs]

???

The rear axle rating on the 3500 is 7,000 lbs.

I think he meant payload?

Nick

 

[Cummins12V98]

I assumed you had the stock "E" tires. If that was the case you can see how easily the RV axles can be overloaded.

I would still weigh EACH RV axle.

 

[Dogpatch]

???

The rear axle rating on the 3500 is 7,000 lbs.

Here is my door sticker. 7000 lbs @ 80 psi.

 

[AH64ID]

I want to point out there isn't a term GCVWR. There is GVWR or GCWR, which then have GVW or GCW related to them.

GVWR: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight
GCWR: Gross Combined Weight Rating
GCW: Gross Combined Weight


Not trying to offend anyone but I have been seeing GCVWR a lot lately and it's been driving me nuts .

 

[Dogpatch]

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Sorry for taking it off the rails!