New to towing but not trailering and want to make sure my weight is good

[NAKemp]

2018 ram 2500 megacab gasser, gvwr-10000, fgawr-5500, rgawr-6500. Weight of track with my wife and I with full tank of gas and the fifth wheel hitch is steer axel-3680, drive axel-4440. Now throw in the trailer with the wife and I, full tank of gas and all of our gear in our 2022 295rl 150 series reflection weighed at the scale yesterday we are looking at steer axel-4440, drive axel-9600 and the trailer axel at 4220 with the gross weight 18260. The uvw is 8955, hitch weight is 1434 and the gvwr is 10995. I am totally lost with all of this stuff so any help in determing if I am good or not is very much appreciated. The truck seems to handle fine with it and it doesn't squat that bad at all and doesn't creep me out like the 312 bhts did.

[Second Chance]

Here's a calculator that could help simplify things for you:

https://changingears.com/weight-calc...ht-calculator/

Rob

[NAKemp]

Already went through this after you posted it on another thread. Just not sure if I put everything in correct.

[Second Chance]

Already went through this after you posted it on another thread. Just not sure if I put everything in correct.

The dry weights on the trailer aren't useful - it's the loaded and/or scale weights that matter. I'm a bit confused by your posted numbers, though. You say the scale weight on the rear axle ("drive axle") of the truck with trailer hitched up is 9,600 lbs. (3,100 lbs. over the axle rating). Without the trailer on the truck, you're saying that the rear axle weight is greater than the front axle weight... this is backwards for an unloaded truck. Even with a loaded Solitude on my F350 dually, the rear axle only weighs in at 7,120. It looks like you have mislabeled or misrecorded some weights. The gross weight looks ballpark, but the rest of the numbers aren't making sense. Here's what things should look like:

Without the trailer, the front axle of the truck should weigh more than the rear axle.
Fully loaded, the 295RL should put no more than 2,500 lbs. on the pin (probably less).

Can you post some images of your weight tickets?

Rob

[TerryH]

I've found these charts from Ram invaluable when dealing with this issue. .

https://www.ramtrucks.com/content/da...Ram%202500.pdf

[NAKemp]

Already went through this after you posted it on another thread. Just not sure if I put everything in correct.

[NAKemp]

Oh yeah, the first time on the scale with just the wife and I we were turned around. How so you attach a pic?

[Second Chance]

Oh yeah, the first time on the scale with just the wife and I we were turned around. How so you attach a pic?

To attach an image, use the "Insert Image" icon on the menu bar in the Quick Reply box.

Forum hint: If you use the "Reply With Quote" to the right of "Reply" (as I have done here), folks will know to whom you are replying and that person will get a notification.

Rob

[NAKemp]

Already went through this after you posted it on another thread. Just not sure if I put everything in correct.

[NAKemp]

To attach an image, use the "Insert Image" icon on the menu bar in the Quick Reply box.

Forum hint: If you use the "Reply With Quote" to the right of "Reply" (as I have done here), folks will know to whom you are replying and that person will get a notification.

Rob

Keep forgetting that. Sorry.