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Can a RAM 2500 tow
a Silver Valley Caravans Eden?

Laramie (6.7L Cummins) (2016), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.

Yes

The Silver Valley Caravans Eden's published ATM of 2,900kg sits 4,042kg under the RAM 2500's 6,942kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe RAM 2500, manufacturer published
6,942kg
Towball ratingThe RAM 2500, manufacturer published
690kg
ATMThe Silver Valley Caravans Eden, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
2,900kg
Ball weightThe Silver Valley Caravans Eden, manufacturer published
270kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The 2500 has a towing capacity of 6,942kg, which comfortably handles the Eden (2,900kg).

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.

That comparison uses the RAM 2500's and the Silver Valley Caravans Eden's own manufacturer figures, with nothing estimated that we could look up instead. Where a figure is an estimate rather than a published number, the page says so beside it.

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RAM 2500

Laramie (6.7L Cummins) (2016)

Specs apply to 2016-2016 models
Tow capacity6,942kg
Ball weight limit690kg
GCM12,654kg

Silver Valley Caravans Eden

Price on application

Eden
ATM (max weight)2,900kg
Ball weight270kg

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.

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.

Where the published weights sit close together, how you pack changes what the scales say. Heavy items ride best low down and over the caravan's axles, and whatever sits on the towball is carried by the car rather than by the van.