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[Frankcom]

I am new to the truck camper family and I have a question what maybe someone answered already. Sorry I couldn't find that topic.
We own a 2014 Ram 3500 6.4L crew cap, SRW, long bed
GVWR is 11400 lbs. Payload is 4500 lbs.
I went to the scale and got 4000 lbs. for the front axle and 3000 lbs. for the rear axle empty.
The camper weight is 4300 lbs. wet
We found the TC weight calculator and when I put my numbers in I got
that the truck and camper weight is below GVWR, the payload is below the sticker 4500 lbs.
but the rear axle is 330 lbs. above load rating (7000 lbs.)
My question, is that true that the whole camper weight is sitting on the rear axle and almost no weight is transferred to the front axle?
Thanks for reading and your response.
Frank

[wintertree]

All this info is true enough.....and it all heads back to having the right truck....TC builders are not stupid....they do try (to a degree) to put heavier things forward....for example most TC's have the fridge forward ...just before the cab over area....usually the fresh tank (which is the only one that is consistently full or near full) is located forward....Other tankage tends to be back.....but we dump as often as possible....We have a dry bath at the rear....but it adds very little extra weight....most of our storage cabinets are in the kitchen or the cab over area....Of all the TC's Iv'e worked on... not many were that different..But....There is always a but.....the latest offerings from eagle cap or lance (the big multi slide units) put a ton of weight towards the rear....and their brochure shows their triple slide on a single wheeled truck....makes my head spin....

The right truck / camper combo is not a mystery....It all goes back to $$....the common thread is usually a truck someone already has....and the camper they wish they could carry..

There is nothing like dual wheels! Especially when considering where a lot of the weight is on a TC...I have never put a good size TC on anything but duals(we are on our third camper)....No it does not go off road as well as a single wheels unit....But for most....the odd "goat trail" and many decent road miles is the norm...