I don't have manuals. Anybody know what my max payload and max towing capacities are for my truck with the offroad edition and 4.10 gearing, 6.5ft. bed, extended cab, 5.9L. ? I'm really curious to know, thank you.

 

Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 w/ 5.9L V8 =
7,150 lbs for towing.
1,480 lbs for payload.

And thats regardless if you have the 3.55 or 3.92 gears, so I doubt 4.10 would matter a whole lot. Off Road edition doesn't matter for towing (compared to normal Ram). The 4.10 gears would let you pull the bigger loads better, but I don't think it increases your overall maximum ratedtowing weight. Your truck is rated at what its rated.

Of course, you can always pull more than the maximum rated weight, many people here have without ill effect. But I wouldn't recommend doing it regularly.

 

Those numbers really don't seem that great to me. My friend 2006 F-150 has a payload of 3,100. And towing of 9,500. My truck looks much beefier, but that's sad that my stats aren't near his.

 

Well, first of all,I believe he isincorrect. That is, assuming he hasa 4-doortrim 4x4 with the 5.4L engine. According to edmunds.com, his maximum payload is 1630 lbs and his maximum towing is 8200 lbs. If he has a 4x2, he will have higher capacities then that. If he doesn't have a 4-door, he will also havedifferent towing/payload capacity then that.

Edmunds disagrees withthe maximum payload for our 2001s(says its 1570 lbs., not 1480 lbs) from dodgeram.info, but it agrees withthe maximum towing weight.

A 2006 Dodge Ram with the HEMIonly has a 1210 lbs payload capactiy, but it has a 8300 lbs towing capacity. Again, I am comparing Quad Cab 4x4 Rammodels to the 4-door 4x4 F-150models.

 

Oh yeah? He has the extended cab with the 6.5 ft. bed, 5.4L triton. Today I had to load a pallet of brick for my parents, and it was 2,200 pounds. The motor and transmission did it easily, but the suspension did not look that great lol. Tomorrow morning we have another pallet, and my friend with the '06 F-150 wants to try it. I'm curious to see how his truck looks and performs with the pallet on.

 

As of late, I've been getting tagged with doing several pallet loads, and I've been very impressed with my truck. The other day, my brother and I both had pallets of sod loaded on our beds. My trucks obviously sinks more than his, but the truck has plently of power and moved easily down the highway. It's defiantly been a busy summer for us, but since I've had the lift off, I feel very confident using this truck for heavy towing and payloads. I'm very impressed. I was just surpised to see how low the ram numbers were for payloads compared to the F-150s.

 

You are sure he has the extended cab and not the quad?

If he had an extended cab long box (8 ft) 4x2, he would have a 9500 lbs towing capacity and 2640 lbs payload capacity. But if he does indeed only have a short box (6.5 ft),then his maximum towing capacity would be somewhere in the neighborhood of7600 lbs (or less, depending on his exact trim)and his maximum payload around 1740 lbs (or less, depending on his exact trim). If it is a 4x4, it'd be even less.

I'm betting, when he bought it, the salesman (or whomever he heard the bragging stuff from) said the F-150s had "up to 9500 lbs towing capacity" or something similar. "Up to" meant if you got just the right trim, which if he hasa short box, he didn't.

EDIT: You also have to remember that you are comparing a two year old truck to a seven year old truck. His will have better ratings, as they tend to increase over the years.