phranc
I don't pick the 3655RD up until Friday. I have the short bed with a Pullrite Superglide hitch. Information on the label in the cupboard of the 3655RD says that the UVW is 12,200# (this unit has the gel cote and dual pane windows) and a GVRW of 14,000#. To the UVW I will have to add the propane weight of 60#. I travel with the tanks empty (more or less) and my 3500 SRW short-bed with driver, passenger, hitch and fuel weighs 7,680# (per scale), so I figure that with the "stuff" that we usually haul, I will still be under my GCWR of 21,000# (3.73 ratio). Big unknown will be the hitch weight, which I will not know until I load it up and put it on the scales.
My Dodge hauled a 35' Cameo LXI last year will all the options (including washer/dryer, satellite dish and generator - things we didn't need or use) like it was not even there (from Florida to Michigan), and I believe that the Cameo outweighed the Bighorn.
After I scale it this weekend, I will let you know how overweight I am on the Dodge's GVRW. I think it will be pretty close. I'm going to ask the dealer to fill the fresh water tank before I scale it and then I'll empty the tank and reweigh. I'll try to pack all of the goodies in it so we can load up before leaving the dealer.
I really don't want to go to the 3500 DRW if I don't have to, since it is only available on the long-bed truck and my short-bed just fits into the garage now. Michigan winters are pretty rough on vehicles, so I do not want to leave it out at night. I could not talk the wife into a different floor plan, and "if she ain't happy, ain't no one happy".
Note that the actual weights on the 3655RD are far lower than those on the website (they were listed as estimates). At that time, the 3655RD was supposed to use the same plan as the Landmark Monticello, which has three 6,000# axles, while the 3655RD was been built with two 7,000# axles and G-rated tires @ 3,750# @ 110 psi.
Chuck