Need help with tow ratings

[Dirtscience]

Hey all,

I need a little help making sure I am reading the ram tow ratings chart correctly. I have purchased a 2018 3500, DRW, 4x4,6.7, crew cab. I have highlighted my truck ratings on the chart. My question is for conventional towing. Does ram publish a conventional towing chart like ford does or do I have to go by exclusions at the bottom of the chart. Numbers 8 and 9 pertain to what I am asking about.

My interpretation of this you can tow anything up to 20,000lbs with 1800 max tongue weight conventionally.
Anything above this requires goose-neck or 5th wheel. I have a triple axle conventional pull flatbed GVWR 21,000. And yes I have a CDL even though I am not pulling commercially.

Hope to not start any wars but I do want others opinions of the conventional tow rating for our trucks.

 

[Cummins12V98]

" 9. A fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch is required for trailers over 20,000 lb. "

I think that answers the question.

 

[2Evil4U]

I would think the key is, are you loading it to 21k? If you're under 20k, you're within limits.

BTW, what's the tongue weight on that thing? 2600#?

 

[jhenderson]

You’ll need a weight distributing hitch for the tongue load. Other than that you’ll be fine.

 

[Dirtscience]

Thanks for the replies guys. I was seeing it as 12v98 says and the only reason I questioned it was Ford actually publishes their conventional tow ratings in a chart, not some subscript under a chart.

No, my trailer will not be loaded to 21K. In fact it very well might be sold an replaced with a goose-neck.

I also find it odd that they only allow 1800 for tongue weight, not even 10%.

I have seen curt class V's rated at 20K and allow 2700 tongue weight.

Again, Thanks for your thoughts and help.

 

[JR]

It is recommended to use a w/d system when the trailer exceeds half of the tow vehicles GVWR. That is a loose recommendation from w/d manufacturers, having a dually you could certainly get away with more than that without one.
The 2700 lb tongue weight listed by Curt is *with* a w/d system, it's odd they don't list allowed tongue weight without one but it would be substantially less.