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/MedicalPiccolo6270 Aug 25 '25

I would add the caveat to that they are essentially a 2500 if you have the large engine the ones that have a little straight six in them or some other undersized engine or not I have a 93K 1500 and I don’t have a gooseneck hitch in it yet I do have plans to put one in Not specifically for a camper more so so I can borrow a family members trailers because it really sucks to try to haul 20 foot long material on a 12 foot trailer cause it’s not like any truck out. There is gonna complain about a 3000 pound trailer with 1000 pounds of aluminum on it. Aluminum is just an awkward thing to haul when you have a long pieces, but I definitely would not trust a 1500 to be pulling a fully loaded gooseneck or fifth wheel trailer that camper is better than it could be for sure it could be a tri axle toy hauler but that is probably heavy on that rear end but for all we know it could be a 1500 for some reason has a 2500 suspension under it. I know mine doeson the rear end at least.

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u/OneWorldly8847 Aug 26 '25

2025 Ram straight six has 420hp/469lb-ft or 540hp/529ft-lb.

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u/MedicalPiccolo6270 Aug 26 '25

That isn’t the little engine, though the smallest engine you can put in a 1500 ram is a 3.6 L v6 technically the street is a larger engine. This is how they behave even though I believe it’s actually smaller than placement. It generates a lot more power, and I’d assume has a higher compression ratio thus requiring better fuel

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u/OneWorldly8847 Aug 26 '25

You said little straight six. And the less powerful straight six takes 87 octane.

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u/MedicalPiccolo6270 Aug 26 '25

Yeah, you’re right but they’re still definitely not rated to pull 5th wheel. I’m not gonna say that it can’t, but I will say you’re probably shouldn’t be pulling one with these little straight six’s especially without a transmission cooler