Well John, I guess that means you can haul twice as much!
I wonder what the average driver weight actually is? At 225, I'm a driver and a half myself.
I suspect that I'm being overly cautious but it'd really suck to lose my transmission while trailering a pair of horses, especially in this heat. Transmissions aren't a cheap fix, either.

 

230 pounds here - so I'm in the same boat.

 

150lbs is what is already included in the payload capacity. SO if payload is 1,250lbs...Truley it's 1400lbs minus your actual weight.

4th Gen's CANNOT handle as much due to thier "Grocery getting" softened revised link rear supsension. Dodge can claim all they want to try and keep up with Ford/GM but it aint gonna happen. Putting the same weight in a 4th Gen as a 3rd Gen....3rd Gen will win hands down and be more controllable. 4th Gen is built for luxury and smoothness, not payload or towing.


In regards to the difference in towing because of wheel size. Dodge goes by wheel size because it's easier for the consumer to understand rather than going by confusing tire sizes. It has NOTHING to do with the actual wheel size, but more so the overall tire diameter. So, if you have 35's on 17" wheels, you essentially cut your towing capacity by Dodge's Recc's by more than 2,000lbs, even more than "20inch wheels" as those have 33" rubber stock. Again, it's overall diameter, not wheel size. 17's have 31.5: and 20's have 33"
Gearing also limits towing.

Larger tires and numerically smaller gear ratio's heat up your transmission like crazy, so just because you can get going and pull a load, doesn't mean it's doing any good for your tranny.

 

In the pamphlet I have from purchasing a 2008 Chassis/cab, it lists maximum towing capacity for a 2008 with 3.92 as 7400# (3.55 is not listed). Wheel size is not listed in the tow chart though.

 

i have a 2004 4.7l quad cab slt 5-spd manual trans with 20'' rims .... I've towed a 4800lb boat with a 1100 lb double axle trailer... and while i managed to get about 11mpg at 65.... it towed it no problem (and yes that is without the hemi) .... I say you should feel comfortable with about 4-6k lbs ...

 

I have a 08 half ton with the hemi, 3.92 rears, auto with the 20's on it I pull a 02 trails west gn 3h slant it has a 5' dressing room, mid tack feed managers,storage and a rear tack. i put firestone ride rites on the rear. with the wife, daughter both who are small (200 lbs) between the 2, I checked the weight a couple of months ago, with half tank of gas, wife and daughter on board, 2 mares at 1250 lbs each i was sitting at 14,620 lbs without me in the truck. the truck handles everything good, pulls good, brakes good. I was concerned at first but i watch my driving and others as well. have not had any problems .

 

WAYYYYYY Overweight there bud and if you ever got into an accident you would def get sued. If you get pulled over and weighed, you'll not only get a ticket or 2, you'll be forced to leave your trailer and pay for a trucking company to transport your animals. Your like 6-7,000lbs overweight. NOT SAFE. Your reciever, hitch, brakes, axles and suspension are not meant to handle that kind of weight.

Anyone responding to this post, please no flaming or your post will be removed. Let's keep it civilized as I already see it coming! Thanks

 

Yeah, 'Dog is right. My piece of hunting land is in backwoods farm country (and I lived in that general area from 1994 thru 2004). I've seen many a farmer pulled over by the man and be made to unhook and make arrangements for a tow vehicle rated for the load to come get it. Plus get himself some hefty tickets.

Other big problem is should you have an accident, your insurance company has every right to deny coverage. God forbid there should be property damage or worse, personal injury, cause you could lose about everything you own...

 

Just looking at this trying to figure out what your saying. The guy says he was at 14,620 lbs. If you subtract the weight of the truck, approx. 5,100 lbs, you have a 9,520 lb trailer and load left over. Your saying that he was 6,000 or 7,000 lbs overweight. Thats the part I don't understand. If you take say 6,500 lbs (about what your saying he is over) from the 9,520 lb trailer weight you only have about 3,000 lbs left. So maybe I'm wrong, but are you saying his truck can only handle a 3,000 lb trailer? I agree that he is over loaded. But I was thinking by about 2,000 or 3,000 lbs.

Disclaimer; I am not an expert and have never claimed to be

 

Dave, your correct. I thought he was saying his towing load was 14k+. I was scratching my head wondering why anyone would be even trying this with a 1500....lol
Eitherway, he's still overweight. More like 1-2k overweight with his 33" tires. I imagine this is something we've all done once or twice.