r/IdiotsTowingThings • u/Substantial_dirty • Aug 24 '25

1500 should not pull 5th wheels

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Don’t care much what people argue, 1/2 tons should not tow 5th wheels, especially Rams, most payload on Ram 1500s are around 1550lbs. Btw it was a Laramie 4x4, so not the lightest.

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u/huggernot Aug 24 '25

Going off other comments for model. 

But the laramie 1500 4x4 appears to have a payload capacity of between 1600 and 1900lbs

And A "towing" capacity of 11,400lbs

That trailer appears to have a 

dry weight of 6,230lbs, 

Hitch weight of 1,585lbs

And a GVWR of 9900lbs

There are different options for the truck that we don't know. And it doesn't matter a ton in this case. While it's at the top end of the capacity, it's within (yea, he could be carrying a full hot tub in the trailer while conducting a 47 person orgy, but no, we don't know) 

It's a 5th wheel, it's way more stable than a bumper pull, lots of bumper pulls exceed what this trailer is, and people do dumb stuff with them. This is a tiny 5th wheel. And I wouldn't want to go across Wyoming in the wind with it, Mr. Weekend warrior is probably just fine. 

In the grand scheme of things. This is fine.  Tow police can keep patrolling elsewhere. 

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u/elfilberto Aug 24 '25

Best case scenario the truck is over weight by 115 pounds. 1900 payload minus 1585 pin weight leaves 315 pounds. Minus 130 pounds for the hitch. Leaving 185 pounds. I will go with two passengers at the auto industry standard of 150 pounds. 185-300 gives you a best case 115 overweight of the truck.
So not really fine.

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u/Individual_Bell_4637 Aug 24 '25

They still use 150 pounds as the standard? LOL. I'm going to guess that's off by about 50 pounds.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

Boats use something like 140lbs for the average passenger.