FIG. 2015 SCOPE Published Scope What this guide actually publishes
- Coverage: 14 published notes on the published policy page.
- Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the legacy load/hardware notes that this guide actually prints.
- Also published: 300/100-lb passenger/options load assumptions, 10% conventional tongue guidance, 75/70/250-lb trailering hardware, 80-lb/ft box-off completion weight, Class V 1,800-lb receiver cap, diesel 17-inch-wheel 23,000-lb conventional-only GCWR rule.
- Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2015 CALC Payload Formula How Ram derives payload from base weight
- Formula: Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
- Values: Published as estimated values.
- Rounding:
nearest 10 lbs.
FIG. 2015 STD Rating Standard SAE J2807 compliance
- Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2015 WARN Warnings Manufacturer safety warnings
- GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
- For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR.
- Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
FIG. 2015 STD Rating Standard SAE J2807 compliance
- Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2015 WARN Warnings Manufacturer safety warnings
- GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
- For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR.
- Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
FIG. 2015 NOTES Policy Notes All published notes from the 2015 towing guide
- Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values. p.1
- All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated. p.1
- Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10lb. p.1
- Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.1
- Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807. p.1
- Passenger Weight = 300 lb p.1
- Options Weight = 100 lb p.1
- Trailering Equipment Weight: 75 lb for Conventional Hitch, 70 lb for Gooseneck and 250 lb for 5th Wheel. p.1
- Box Off Body Completion Weight = 80 lb per foot from end of cab to end of frame. p.1
- Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive. p.1
- GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded. p.1
- The recommended tongue weight for a conventional hitch is 10 percent of the gross trailer weight. The maximum tongue weight for Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 1800lb. p.1
- For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR. p.1
- Regular and Crew cab vehicles with diesel engine and 17” wheels have GCWR of 23,000 lb for conventional trailers only. p.1
