What can a Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) ('11-18) actually tow?
The rating is the easy half of the answer. A trailer never weighs its brochure dry weight — water is 8.34 lb a gallon, propane and batteries ride along, and so does your gear — and hundreds of models changed their published weights mid-run, so the model year decides as much as the model. Judged that way, with a 10% margin and 2 people aboard: 3235 of 5150 campers fit a Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow), and 16 more fit if you buy the right years.
The number that quietly binds is payload — 1,660 lb (Regular Cab 4x2 8-ft box SLT, 5.7 Hemi, 3.92 axle, 6,600-lb GVWR, 15,975 GCWR - the row rated 10,620 lb): tongue weight lands on the rear axle with your passengers and the hitch, so a vehicle often runs out of payload well before it runs out of rating.
Loaded estimate: dry weight + full fresh tank + propane, battery and gear for 2. Headroom is against the rating less 10%.
These changed their published weights mid-run: some model years clear a Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow), others don't. A listing site treats them as one trailer. They aren't.
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That depends on what you care about — bunks for the kids, build quality, budget, weight you'd rather not tow. Set your priorities as sliders and watch all of these re-rank around them, live, with your vehicle already filled in. Nothing gets hidden.
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