Ok, someone help me out here so I can fully understand the weights in relations to towing limits...
the number to stick to and not exceed is your Gross vehicle towing capacity?
and that number is reached by adding the weight of your truck + weight of your trailer + the weight of your load on the trailer right?

What does my truck weigh roughly? See sig.
and what is that highest number to avoid going over and what does it stand for?

Thanks fellas!

 

Your truck probably weighs close to 7500 lbs.

GVWR - gross vehicle weight rating; the maximum weight of your truck and any load supported by it

GCWR (GCVWR) - gross combined vehicle weight ration; maximum weight of your truck and trailer combo and any loads supported by them

Technically, neither should be exceeded. Personally, I'll exceed them both as long as I feel comfortable and confident while hauling/towing the load.

 

2500 should weigh less then that my dually weighs 7500 it should weigh about6500 or so

 

thanks.... so does anyone know the gcwr for me to stick to with this truck?

 

No door jam decal ?

Dodge has a "recommended towing capacity" and a "recommended" combined gross vehicle weight.

Dodge has the GVW RATING for your truck, which will come into play if you exceed and it can be determined there is a warranty repair.

Dodges seem pretty well suited to tow a bit heavier, but critical in your figuring should be how much weight can you STOP, not just pull.

CURB WEIGHT (same as scale weight) your truck, full fuel, you behind the wheel, with your gear. Example: my 3500's CURB is 8,200, GVW is 12,200 leave 4,000# "available". I weighed my truck, then weighed my truck and empty trailer, so I could figure how much trailer weight with my connection transferred to the trcuk (and how it distributed between front and rear axles, which also have weight ratings...and wheels....and tires). That let me know how much cargo I could safely load, and be:

Under by gross combined weight ratings (adding GVW of truck and GVW of trailer), under the GVW of the truck (when loaded trailer attached), under the front and rear axle ratings on the truck, and under the GVW rating of the portion of trailer axles carrying trailer & load.

There is also the "decalred weight", which is what you pay your state tax for, and is often checked by DOT if you are running commercial.

In FLORIDA, with my curb weight, I am a "heavy truck", and by statute I am supposed to "declare" on the TRUCK registration the gross combined maximum weights of my truck, trailer & cargo. If that puts me OVER 26,0001#, the state considers me "commercial" (regardless of use), and I must have commercial tags and commercial insurance.

Also, in FLORIDA, because the combined weight RATINGS of my truck & trailer exceed 26,001# AND the RATING of my TRAILER exceeds 10,000#, I must have (and do have) a Class A CDL, again, regardless of "use".

Sorry for the long-winded answer, but this is a bit of a confusing subject. Hope this helps, sorry I couldn't pin down your GVW for you - look for that decal or perhaps find someone on the board who has the same truck.

 

Dont apologize, thank you very much for the detailed answer... I do have a decal in the door jam that I know gives the recomended tire pressures for the stock tires. ( mine are 2 sizes over stock so the info doesnt really help me much) but I will check that decal.

Just to make sure I understand you correctly... take my truck and empty trailer to a scale and weigh it... take that number from the GCVW and that is basically how much weight I can put on the trailer, is that correct?

 

Try looking here: http://www-5.dodge.com/towing5/D/vehicle_to_weight.jsp

Go to the bottom & fill in the requested info.

 

Great site! Thank you!
Gave me exactly the info I was looking for!

 

Guess I have to wait till they update the 2007 info. Right off the bat the info was wrong for my truck door jamb tag states my GVW is 10,100 site says 9900.