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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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Went to get my boat out of storage. All in all she's about 4,600lbs total weight, which I know is slightly above what my truck is rated for. Pulls it like a champ tho.

 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Good picture! Nice truck.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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Your tow capacity should be around 7500 pounds......
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Your tow capacity should be around 7500 pounds......

+1.... just picked up an owners manual for a 98 at the JY today. Want it? It's available for a phenomenal fee. Has all towing info it . PM me
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Looking good man!!! I cant wait till I can get the boat down to the river for the first time.... Counting down the days
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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trust me, you can definately tow more than 4600 lbs..... heres proof!

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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Not sure what year yours is, but this is for an '01. They should be about the same through all years give or take a couple hundred pounds at most.

http://dodgeram.info/2001/towing-charts.html
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kejobe
Not sure what year yours is, but this is for an '01. They should be about the same through all years give or take a couple hundred pounds at most.

http://dodgeram.info/2001/towing-charts.html
mines an 01, his is a 98.... should be about the same though. im pretty sure i was close, if not over 7200 pounds, jeep and trailer combined.

truck did great considering it has 180+k miles and i was towing in the white mountains of NH, and had some pretty steep grades!
 

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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 08:30 PM
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4600 is nothin. I pull that all day everyday.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by redneck_ram
mines an 01, his is a 98.... should be about the same though. im pretty sure i was close, if not over 7200 pounds, jeep and trailer combined.

truck did great considering it has 180+k miles and i was towing in the white mountains of NH, and had some pretty steep grades!
Im on mobile so it doesnt show any details. Anyway, mines an '01 also and Ive had a 10,000 lb. CNC machine on the trailer before. Truck sure as hell didnt like it, but it did the job for the 7 miles it needed to go. Though I didnt get above 30 mph.
 
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