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[JohnWedell]

2019 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn with a tow rating of 10,000 pounds towing a trailer with the GVW of 8000 pounds (6500 lbs empty). Would you feel comfortable towing it

[Murff]

Look at the yellow sticker on the drivers door post and see what your Payload is. Then we can better answer your question.

murff

[JohnWedell]

1436 lbs

5.7 hemi
3:92 rear

[Murff]

Ok, if you have a maximum tongue weight of 15%, that would be 1200 pounds subtracted from your 1436 payload. A more likely tongue weight of 12% is 960 pounds. That would leave you 476 pounds of cargo and passengers in your Ram.

Not much to work with. I would not feel comfortable, sorry to say.

Murff

[NewBlackDak]

Originally Posted by Murff

Ok, if you have a maximum tongue weight of 15%, that would be 1200 pounds subtracted from your 1436 payload. A more likely tongue weight of 12% is 960 pounds. That would leave you 476 pounds of cargo and passengers in your Ram.

Not much to work with. I would not feel comfortable, sorry to say.

Murff

Don’t forget the 50-75lb weight distribution hitch, and any accessories you may have added.
Bed-liner, tonneau cover, all-weather floor mats, heavier wheels/tires, etc all eat into that total.

[mass-hole]

Whats the maximum tongue weight rating on the hitch? It may only be 1000 lbs(or 10% of the tow rating)

[67L48]

Not sure how new the OP is to towing. Conventional trailers are meant to drop between 10-15% of their weight onto the tongue, and it's better to be heavier than lighter (for sway and handling). So, most people estimate somewhere between 12-14%. And, your trailer will be at or near its GVWR of 8,000 lbs when rolling down the highway.

So, that's where people are getting the tongue/hitch weight from. 8,000 lbs * 12.5% = 1,000 lbs. So, you should expect at least 1,000 lbs on your truck from your trailer.

1436 - 1000 = 436 lbs for everything else. That includes you, spouse, kids, dogs, WDH, wood, bikes, electronics, tools, and everything else in or on your truck ... don't forget about things you may have added, like lights, Line-X bed liner, bigger wheels/tires, grille guard, and other things.

Generally speaking, for moderate to large trailers (north of 7,500 lb GVWR), you want around 1,700 - 2,000 lbs of available payload. Your truck is so far from that that I couldn't imagine that you'd be able to safely tow it ... unless you towed the trailer by yourself and everyone else drove up in a separate vehicle.

Note that this is yet another great example of how these questions are about payload. Tow rating and tow capacity are marketing gimmicks. This illustrates how a person will run out of payload (vehicle GVWR) way, way before they ever touch the mythical tow rating numbers. Towing RVs is a payload game.

[Final recommendation: actually use the thread title to describe the question/problem you're seeking advice for -- "Towing 8000 lb Trailer with Ram 1500" or something like that. You'll generally get more help when you describe your problem. Titles like "I need help," "I have a few questions," "I may have a problem," "Need some advice," and the like are not descriptive, can be more easily ignored by would-be qualified respondents, and can not be as easily searched by others in the future with a similar question/problem.]

[crockettlarry]

Originally Posted by 67L48

[Final recommendation: actually use the thread title to describe the question/problem you're seeking advice for -- "Towing 8000 lb Trailer with Ram 1500" or something like that. You'll generally get more help when you describe your problem. Titles like "I need help," "I have a few questions," "I may have a problem," "Need some advice," and the like are not descriptive, can be more easily ignored by would-be qualified respondents, and can not be as easily searched by others in the future with a similar question/problem.]

Totally agree with this recommendation.

Now, to address the issue that was asked. I won't get into great detail about the numbers but suffice it to say that others have demonstrated you will be borderline. Even if the weight issues weren't a problem, as another has already alluded to, check the capacity of your receiver hitch.

Larry