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Lots of good information here.
16,500 lbs is on the edge for a 3500 SRW.
If you are buying a truck don’t even look at a 2500.
However, you can put a set of 295/70/r18’s and move from 3640 lbs per tire to 4080 lbs per tire. They are about 1 inch taller. With 880 lbs additional weight allowance, you will have plenty of head room if your weights are on the line or just over, in my opinion.
I could not deal on a Ford, I ended up with a Ram 3500 w 3825 payload rating. $6000 less.
Trailer I’m towing is 12800 dry, 14500 lbs actual, GVWR is 16300 lbs. I have a 46 gallon aux diesel tank, encore cover, b&w hitch, w a flex air pin box. HO motor and Aisin. I get 20 mpg average. 11.5 mpg towing. We work hard to not take stuff with us we don’t need.
All newer trucks are very good. My friend tows same trailer w a 2500 Denali . Has no problems. I have the 2018 Ram, w 35,000 miles and 5000 towing. I’m on the original tires and they have been very good. I’m still excited about this truck. It runs great, sounds great and is very comfortable. I keep outfitting it with additional gadgets.
I went nuts looking at this stuff, you will be fine with a SRW, buy her, hook her and go. These new trucks are seriously capable. My Ram say 17,000 lbs max tow, the new ones I think are over 20,000lbs. I thought I’d need airbags, nope! I’m still high on the rear of the truck.
Also the new trucks are much more stable. If the manufacturer says it’s good for 16000 lbs, 20000 lbs or whatever, the truck will tow it safely. 15-20 years ago you couldn’t say that.
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