Increase your Ram's Payload by 50%
Besides, with a dually or hearse and trailer I'm at just over 8,000. Which still is under my weight limit .
Have you run across a scale before? My dually (98 dodge 12 valve cummins) weighs 7970 all by itself.
I have my CDL and I have been on the side of the road before with a State trooper and his portable scales, I was under by 212 lbs but damn close. Another guy at work was over by about 800 and he has about $900 in tickets plus he had to leave the load at the scalehouse until we could get a bigger truck to him.
For what it's worth, my old 12 valve got 17mpg loaded (15k) headed to the track, 70mph on any grade, and with my exhaust brake I'm hardly ever using the service brake. When I have had to lock it down, I can still steer and the trailer isn't pushing my *** around. Maybe the drivers in Ohio are better, all we have here in WA are spectators behind the wheel:banghead: