Recent content by Zeronet

I’m still lurking around. Just finished a cross country trip with our camper visiting mostly Utah and Colorado. Still loving my Ram. About 1-1/2 years from now I’ll be looking for a new truck. Probably a heavy duty since we have our eyes on a bigger camper.

Which weight distribution hitch?

Depends. If it’s a lower trim level,4x2,quad cab, mostly driven in flat areas, not towing anything heavy…yeh it will be ok. Ask me how I know.

I have 2 Battle Born 100 ah LiFePo4 batteries in my travel trailer, mounted in the pass thru storage area in the front. When towing, my truck puts out a max of 15 amps through the 7 pin. I’ve seen as low as 8 amps, but 12-15 is more common. I think it varies with the difference in voltage of...

6’4” bed does not increase GVWR. It does add 50lbs of weight. Thus it reduces payload by 50lbs.

I notice that the two options that increase the GVWR (4x4 and the EcoDiesel) also add weight primarily to the front of the truck. I wonder if adding weight to the front somehow positively affects overall stability near the limits, thereby allowing the higher gross weight?

Are you running the SwayPro? I don’t believe they sell a 1200lb bar for that hitch. You may be running the 1500 bars.

I have the Blue Ox SwayPro. Started with 1000lb bars. Tongue weight of the trailer ranges between 840-900lbs. That plus the weight of the hitch, generator in the truck bed and other miscellaneous cargo. I needed more weight distribution. I upgraded to the 1500lb bars in 2019 and it worked out...

Devildodge speaks the truth. There is NO allowance in the payload number for a driver, passenger nor a hitch. When I first purchased my truck I went to the cat scales the next day. Filled the truck with fuel and put it on the scales. I was not in the truck when it was weighed. Scale says...

Very interesting. I’d like to get one of those Ram 1500s with 7800 GVWR. Also for 2022 the F150 has at least one flavor of their power boost hybrid truck rated at 7300 GVWR. The hybrid package is quite heavy.

Transmission temps were never a problem (between 175-198) when towing my 6500 lb trailer with my 2015 v6 Laramie quad cab 4x2 with 3.55 rear. Towed the camper 13000 miles with that truck. Trans cooling is very good on these trucks. Only time I saw trans temp above 200 (204) was after several...

The 3.6 v6 with the 3.21 rear has a tow rating under 5000 (4800 I think?) pounds. With the 3.55 rear it is rated to tow over 7000 (7400 i think?). Quite a difference. Prior to my current truck I had a 2015 Laramie 4x2 quad cab with the 3.55 rear. Towed my camper (6400-6700 lbs depending on the...

I tow my 6700lb camper with the brake controller set to Heavy Electric 3.5 gain. Works well for my trailer. I tried using Light Electric. Started at 5 but when I got to 9 on the gain and still wasn’t happy I went to Heavy Electric. I was surprised it needed that much gain.

I was thinking the same thing. That would probably be the highest payload we’ve ever seen for a 4x4 Limited. Payload must be lower with the 33gal tank and MFT.

Here’s some pics of our Longhorn towing our 2018 Surveyor 226RBDS