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    Reflection 295rl with Ram 2500

    Narrowed 5th wheel option to GD Reflection 295RL. TV is Ram 2500 Mega Cab with Ram boxes and Cummins 6.7 diesel. Don't want to spend a lot of $$. Best I can tell, the Turning Point should eliminate upgrades such as slider hitch or Sidewinder. I don't think hitch weight and 5th wheel GVWR will be an issue. Any feedback from Ram 2500 Ram box owners towing the Reflection 150 series 5th wheelers most appreciated.

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    I have a 2018 Ram 2500 D 4x4 and we've been looking at the 295RL as a replacement for our TT. I encourage you to do the math with your truck. Our payload cap is 2109 lbs. Adding up pin weight, passenger & driver, weight of the hitch in the bed, stuff loaded in the trailer & fuel etc we passed 2109 very quickly. A 3500 would do the job easily.

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    After CAT scale weighing and adjusting for additional trailer load, my loaded 295RL pin weight is 1,715. My truck's sticker payload is 2,743 and I have some payload left over after fuel, hitch, people, stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foothiller View Post
    After CAT scale weighing and adjusting for additional trailer load, my loaded 295RL pin weight is 1,715. My truck's sticker payload is 2,743 and I have some payload left over after fuel, hitch, people, stuff.
    Was your trailer loaded with full water? Ram 2500 Cummins short bed here. Sticker wight of 2212

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    That number is with about 1/4 tank (plus water heater) of water.

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    Thanks Foothiller.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bluecorners View Post
    I have a 2018 Ram 2500 D 4x4 and we've been looking at the 295RL as a replacement for our TT. I encourage you to do the math with your truck. Our payload cap is 2109 lbs. Adding up pin weight, passenger & driver, weight of the hitch in the bed, stuff loaded in the trailer & fuel etc we passed 2109 very quickly. A 3500 would do the job easily.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DavidR View Post
    Narrowed 5th wheel option to GD Reflection 295RL. TV is Ram 2500 Mega Cab with Ram boxes and Cummins 6.7 diesel. Don't want to spend a lot of $$. Best I can tell, the Turning Point should eliminate upgrades such as slider hitch or Sidewinder. I don't think hitch weight and 5th wheel GVWR will be an issue. Any feedback from Ram 2500 Ram box owners towing the Reflection 150 series 5th wheelers most appreciated.
    Just recently ordered a Ram 3500 from the factory. What I learned from this process is you can not order ram boxes with their 5th wheel/gooseneck prep package. If you have Ram boxes, a traditional 5th wheel setup the pinbox will hit the Ram boxes during turns.

    I have seen some videos of people installing a aftermarket 5th wheel hitch with their Ram boxes and successfully using a turning point type of pinbox since the turn happens up top.

    You did say reflection 150 series with turning point. I only point this out so other people reading this thread would understand the limitations. And you will have to keep it in turning point mode.
    Last edited by ckreef; 02-01-2021 at 03:16 PM.
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