Took her across the CAT scale...

[WXman]

Wow! Ram really shaved a lot of weight compared to prior generations! Took my truck across the scale and got 5,420 lbs. in stock condition. I'm not sure what the -20 lbs in the trailer weight section is for. Glitch maybe?

Still, not bad for a fully optioned full size diesel truck.

 

[KNGSNK11]

Now you have me curious, I'll hunt one of those scales down to see what mine weights.

 

[HST]

I thought it would be heavier .

 

[SpeedyV]

Wow! Ram really shaved a lot of weight compared to prior generations! Took my truck across the scale and got 5,420 lbs. in stock condition. I'm not sure what the -20 lbs in the trailer weight section is for. Glitch maybe?

Still, not bad for a fully optioned full size diesel truck.

Now check your door jamb to see the truck’s certified weight and let us know how close you got.

 

[WXman]

Now check your door jamb to see the truck’s certified weight and let us know how close you got.

That's where it gets interesting. As TFL noted on their YouTube channel while reviewing the JL Wrangler EcoDiesel, the door jamb stickers seem to be off. I've never seen this before on any of the dozens of vehicles I've had, but I thought their discovery with the JL Wrangler was interesting and now my Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the same way.

GVWR on my truck is 7,200 lbs. Payload is shown at 1,645 lbs. That should give me a curb weight of 5,555 lbs. But, my truck with a half-tank of diesel, 7/8 tank of DEF, small amount of personal belongings inside, and no occupants went 5,420 lbs. on a certified scale.

It's only a 135 lb. difference, but at 10% of trailer weight on the tongue, 135 lbs. can equate to 1,350 lbs. of towing in some conditions, so it's not insignificant.

 

[SpeedyV]

That's where it gets interesting. As TFL noted on their YouTube channel while reviewing the JL Wrangler EcoDiesel, the door jamb stickers seem to be off. I've never seen this before on any of the dozens of vehicles I've had, but I thought their discovery with the JL Wrangler was interesting and now my Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is the same way.

GVWR on my truck is 7,200 lbs. Payload is shown at 1,645 lbs. That should give me a curb weight of 5,555 lbs. But, my truck with a half-tank of diesel, 7/8 tank of DEF, small amount of personal belongings inside, and no occupants went 5,420 lbs. on a certified scale.

It's only a 135 lb. difference, but at 10% of trailer weight on the tongue, 135 lbs. can equate to 1,350 lbs. of towing in some conditions, so it's not insignificant.

I’m not the expert on this that @devildodge is, but I think the weight of one occupant may be included. In (very) old threads, I believe we discovered that the door jambs are very accurate (as they are required to be) with correct calculations.

 

[devildodge]

The payload figure does not include the weight of driver or passenger.

BUT...IT DOES include for full fluids.

So missing a half a tank of fuel and an 1/8 of a tank of DEF. That is probably all of your 135 lb difference.

Very awesome that you took the truck to the CAT scale.

But in order to find your base weight for trailering numbers.

No passengers or cargo. Full fluids...gas, oil, antifreeze, DEF, windshield washer fluid, etc.

 

[SpeedyV]

The payload figure does not include the weight of driver or passenger.

BUT...IT DOES include for full fluids.

So missing a half a tank of fuel and an 1/8 of a tank of DEF. That is probably all of your 135 lb difference.

Very awesome that you took the truck to the CAT scale.

But in order to find your base weight for trailering numbers.

No passengers or cargo. Full fluids...gas, oil, antifreeze, DEF, windshield washer fluid, etc.

Thanks for the clarification!

 

[WXman]

The payload figure does not include the weight of driver or passenger.

BUT...IT DOES include for full fluids.

So missing a half a tank of fuel and an 1/8 of a tank of DEF. That is probably all of your 135 lb difference.

Very awesome that you took the truck to the CAT scale.

But in order to find your base weight for trailering numbers.

No passengers or cargo. Full fluids...gas, oil, antifreeze, DEF, windshield washer fluid, etc.

Yep, so a half tank of diesel would go 85 lbs, and throw in 15-20 lbs. of DEF and there's 100 lbs. already. So that gets me pretty close to the door jamb placard.

I remember my '04 Quad Cab 4.7L V8 4x4 going 5,600 lbs. on the scales, so to have a larger crew cab with a heavier engine still come in well below that is impressive.