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Can a Dodge Ram 1500 tow
a Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V?

DS (SCD/ASV Conversion) (2010), checked figure by figure.

Yes

The Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V's published ATM of 3,221kg sits 1,279kg under the Dodge Ram 1500's 4,500kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Dodge Ram 1500, manufacturer published
4,500kg
Towball ratingThe Dodge Ram 1500, our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating
450kg
ATMThe Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
3,221kg
Ball weightThe Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V, manufacturer published
228kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings, apart from the towball rating, which is our estimate.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The Ram 1500 has a towing capacity of 4,500kg, which comfortably handles the Adventurer 48V (3,221kg).

This is a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

Published figures are where a trip in the Dodge Ram 1500 with the Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V starts, not where it ends. What you pack, and what is already bolted to the car, moves the real numbers from the day you hitch up.

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Dodge Ram 1500

DS (SCD/ASV Conversion) (2010)

Specs apply to 2010-2018 models
Tow capacity4,500kg
Ball weight limitOur estimate at 10% of tow capacity450kg
GCM7,237kg

Jayco Australia Adventurer 48V

Starting from $103,285

Adventurer 48V
ATM (max weight)3,221kg
Ball weight228kg
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Always check your compliance plate

Online databases use factory-standard specs. They don't know about your bullbar (adds weight), suspension upgrades (can change GCM), or how much you're carrying.

How to find it

Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar. This plate overrides everything you read online.

Why the numbers move once you load up

The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.

  • • Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
  • • Passengers: everyone in the car comes out of its payload, not just the driver.
  • • Tow ball mass: this comes out of your car's payload, not just your towing limit.

Always weigh your rig fully loaded.

Where to get it weighed, and what the ticket tells you.

This pairing works - now get the required safety gear

Since this pairing sits inside the published ratings, ensure you have the required safety gear. Mirrors and a brake controller are mandatory in Australia for this weight.

Towing mirrors

Legally required when the van is wider than your car

See options →

Brake controllers

Mandatory for trailers over 750kg GTM

See options →

Weight distribution hitch

Keeps the rig level and steering weight on the front axle

See options →

Not sure which brake controller suits your car, or whether it already has one built in? Read the brake controller guide

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Treat this as a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van, and where we do not hold a published ball weight we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

Published specifications are the starting point rather than the finish line. The numbers that decide anything are the ones your own loaded rig puts on the scales.