stephs2125
New Member
Hi there!
I am in the market for my first travel trailer (excited and terrified!)
I have a Dodge Ram 1500 ('04) w/ Hemi 5.7L and 3.92 axle ratio and a class IV hitch w/ 7 pin wiring harness.
According to Dodges website on Towing, this vehicle can tow 8550 lbs.
Here are the specifics (all weights in lbs):
GVWR = 6650
GAWR Front/Rear = 3900/3900
GCWR = 14000
Based on that information and what you have come to know in your years of RVing, what is the maximum trailer weight I should be shopping for? There are three of us (2 adults and a 5yr. old) and I know I need to consider things like clothes, pots, pans, food, and barbies dolls
But what I don't know is how to safely estimate how much all this extra stuff adds up to...is it 500 lbs? 5000 lbs? I really have no frame of reference.
Also I assume I will need to have electic brakes installed - I haven't begun to research that yet - can anyone give me an idea of what this costs and if there are specifics I should be considering?
Thanks!
Stephanie
I am in the market for my first travel trailer (excited and terrified!)
I have a Dodge Ram 1500 ('04) w/ Hemi 5.7L and 3.92 axle ratio and a class IV hitch w/ 7 pin wiring harness.
According to Dodges website on Towing, this vehicle can tow 8550 lbs.
Here are the specifics (all weights in lbs):
GVWR = 6650
GAWR Front/Rear = 3900/3900
GCWR = 14000
Based on that information and what you have come to know in your years of RVing, what is the maximum trailer weight I should be shopping for? There are three of us (2 adults and a 5yr. old) and I know I need to consider things like clothes, pots, pans, food, and barbies dolls
But what I don't know is how to safely estimate how much all this extra stuff adds up to...is it 500 lbs? 5000 lbs? I really have no frame of reference.
Also I assume I will need to have electic brakes installed - I haven't begun to research that yet - can anyone give me an idea of what this costs and if there are specifics I should be considering?
Thanks!
Stephanie