Some advice for a newbie

[bigbird]

I have 5 of them and there 60# apiece(home depot). There's 300 # for you right there.

[bigbird]

Originally Posted by wazzurver

Thanks for all the replies...so I went and weighed my truck with my family and a full tank of gas. Came in at about 6500 lbs...I find it hard to believe that I have a truck that when loaded with my family I barely have enough "room" to put a lawnmower in the back of it...advice or info is much appreciated.

Now you have room for 8 lawnmowers .lol

[Derek700]

[Rustic Eagle]

Originally Posted by wazzurver

snip...... I will try a re-weigh soon and see where I am.

Look forward to see how much payload you gain..., anything is better than 300lbs.

Bob

[Crabman]

Sand and water are heavy!

[wazzurver]

UPDATE:

Reweighed and got a CAT scale reading of 6220 # gross Weight...so that leaves me with 580 left on payload. Is the Jayco Whitehawk 28DSBH - Dry 5290#, Carrying Cap 2210#, Total 7500# still a viable option.

My Tow Vehicle - 2010 Ram1500 - 5.7 HEMI - 3.55 ratio - GVWR 6800# - Base Weight 5393# - Payload - 1380# - GCWR 14000# - Tow Capacity 8400# (these are all specs from Dodge)

[wazzurver]

UPDATE - fixed my payload issue...I traded in for a 2009 Chevy Silverado 2500HD!

[Doug]

That will do it :-)

[bigbird]

Go big or stay home. Who got the sand bags. :

[Crabman]

Originally Posted by wazzurver

UPDATE - fixed my payload issue...I traded in for a 2009 Chevy Silverado 2500HD!

Congrats and have fun with all that extra payload!