2026 model year · Fifth generation (DJ) Heavy Duty

Ram 2500 towing capacity

Max towing, 202620,000 lb

Maker9,072 kg

The 2026 Ram 2500 tows up to 20,000 lb (Crew Cab 8 ft box 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel 4x2 with the GVWR option 10,000 lb, per the 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities).

Two more configurations are rated the same.

The lowest rating is 10,530 lb, for the Power Wagon Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in box 6.4L HEMI V8 4x4.

2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (my26_Ram_HD_Customer_TowPayChart_1.9)

Configurations: 21
Payload: 1,570–4,580 lb
GCWR: 18,000–28,110 lb
Tongue: up to 2,000 lb

2026 Ram 2500 Rebel in white, front three-quarter view — Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Ratings

Every 2026 Ram 2500 configuration

21 configurations Ram sells, each with the ratings Ram publishes for it. A package that changes a rating gets its own row.

Engine

Cab

Drive

Showing 92 of 92 rows

2026 Ram 2500

Trim not specified

Makerin pounds

2026 Ram 2500 towing capacity, GCWR, payload and tongue weight by configuration, in pounds
Configuration	Max towing^{source 1} lb	Max tongue^{source 1} lb	GCWR^{source 1} lb	Max payload^{source 1} lb	GVWR^{source 1} lb	5th wheel^{source 2} lb	Axle^{source 1} ratio	Tow check
6.4L HEMI V8
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 17,740	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,930	up to 10,000	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	up to 17,740	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,930	up to 10,000	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with GVWR option 10,000 lb	up to 17,740	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,930	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	15,540	up to 2,000	22,050	3,930	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	15,540	up to 2,000	22,050	3,830	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	17,570	up to 2,000	24,250	3,930	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,740	up to 2,000	24,250	3,830	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 17,440	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 4,580	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 17,440	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 4,580	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	up to 17,440	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	4,580	11,040	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	up to 17,440	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,510	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	15,240	up to 2,000	22,050	3,630	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 11,040 lb	15,150	up to 2,000	22,050	4,580	11,040	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	15,220	up to 2,000	22,050	3,510	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	17,440	up to 2,000	24,250	3,630	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 11,040 lb	17,350	up to 2,000	24,250	4,580	11,040	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,420	up to 2,000	24,250	3,510	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Power WagonCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4	10,530	up to 2,000	18,000	1,570	8,565	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Power WagonCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	10,530	up to 2,000	18,000	1,570	8,565	up to 25,000	4.10	Check load →
Power WagonCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	10,530	up to 2,000	18,000	1,570	8,565	up to 20,000	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 17,420	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,610	up to 10,000	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	up to 17,420	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,610	up to 10,000	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with GVWR option 9,900 lb	up to 17,420	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,500	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	15,220	up to 2,000	22,050	3,610	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	15,210	up to 2,000	22,050	3,500	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	17,420	up to 2,000	24,250	3,610	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,410	up to 2,000	24,250	3,500	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 17,130	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,320	up to 10,000	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 17,130	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,320	up to 10,000	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	up to 17,130	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,210	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	14,930	up to 2,000	22,050	3,320	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	14,920	up to 2,000	22,050	3,210	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	17,130	up to 2,000	24,250	3,320	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,120	up to 2,000	24,250	3,210	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 17,280	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,470	up to 10,000	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	up to 17,280	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 3,470	up to 10,000	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with GVWR option 9,900 lb	up to 17,280	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,360	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	15,080	up to 2,000	22,050	3,470	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	15,070	up to 2,000	22,050	3,360	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	17,280	up to 2,000	24,250	3,470	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,270	up to 2,000	24,250	3,360	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 16,930	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 4,010	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 16,930	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	up to 4,010	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,000 lb	up to 16,930	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	3,110	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	up to 16,930	up to 2,000	up to 24,250	4,010	11,040	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	14,720	up to 2,000	22,050	3,110	10,000	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 11,040 lb	14,580	up to 2,000	22,050	4,010	11,040	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 3.73 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	14,730	up to 2,000	22,050	3,020	9,900	not in our data	3.73	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 10,000 lb	16,920	up to 2,000	24,250	3,110	10,000	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with 4.10 axle ratio + GVWR option 9,900 lb	16,930	up to 2,000	24,250	3,020	9,900	not in our data	4.10	Check load →
6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 19,930	up to 2,000	27,820	up to 3,590	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 19,930	up to 2,000	27,820	up to 3,590	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,000 lb	19,900	up to 2,000	27,820	2,550	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,190 lb	19,900	up to 2,000	27,820	up to 3,590	10,190	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	19,930	up to 2,000	27,820	3,590	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Regular Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	19,900	up to 2,000	27,820	2,450	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	up to 3,600	up to 11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	up to 3,600	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	up to 3,600	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with GVWR option 10,000 lb	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	2,560	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with GVWR option 10,190 lb	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	up to 3,600	10,190	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with GVWR option 11,040 lb	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	3,600	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with GVWR option 9,900 lb	19,960	up to 2,000	27,870	2,460	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 19,890	up to 2,000	28,110	up to 3,300	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 19,890	up to 2,000	28,110	up to 3,300	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,000 lb	19,770	up to 2,000	28,110	2,260	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,190 lb	19,890	up to 2,000	28,110	up to 3,300	10,190	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	19,890	up to 2,000	28,110	3,300	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	18,820	up to 2,000	28,110	2,170	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 20,000	up to 2,000	28,010	up to 3,500	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	up to 20,000	up to 2,000	28,010	up to 3,500	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2 Mostwith GVWR option 10,000 lb	20,000	up to 2,000	28,010	2,460	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2 Mostwith GVWR option 10,190 lb	20,000	up to 2,000	28,010	up to 3,500	10,190	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2 Mostwith GVWR option 11,040 lb	20,000	up to 2,000	28,010	3,500	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x2with GVWR option 9,900 lb	19,980	up to 2,000	28,010	2,350	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 18,230	up to 2,000	26,580	up to 3,160	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 18,230	up to 2,000	26,580	up to 3,160	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,000 lb	18,230	up to 2,000	26,580	2,120	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,190 lb	18,230	up to 2,000	26,580	up to 3,160	10,190	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	18,230	up to 2,000	26,580	3,160	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Crew Cab · 8 ft box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	17,080	up to 2,000	26,580	2,010	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 15,710	up to 2,000	24,290	up to 2,900	up to 11,040	up to 25,000	3.42	Check load →
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 15,710	up to 2,000	24,290	up to 2,900	up to 11,040	up to 20,000	3.42	Check load →
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 10,000 lb	15,380	up to 2,000	24,290	1,860	10,000	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 11,040 lb	15,710	up to 2,000	24,290	2,900	11,040	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with GVWR option 9,900 lb	14,630	up to 2,000	24,290	1,790	9,900	not in our data	3.42	Check load →
Engine not specified
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	up to 25,000	not in our data	Check load →
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x2with Gooseneck hitch	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	up to 20,000	not in our data	Check load →
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	not in our data	not in our data	Check load →
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Fifth-wheel hitch	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	up to 25,000	not in our data	Check load →
Tradesman · Big Horn · Laramie · LimitedCrew Cab · 6 ft 4 in box · 4x4with Gooseneck hitch	up to 20,000^{source 2}	up to 2,000	not in our data	Not published	Not published	up to 20,000	not in our data	Check load →

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every rating.

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

How Ram rates towing: highest figure among the configuration's rows (several GVWR options and axle ratios); Maximum Trailer Weight Capacities, SAE J2807 compliant; trailer weight and payload ratings are mutually exclusive; SAE J2807 passenger weight 300 lb, options 100 lb, trailering equipment 75 lb for a conventional hitch (footnote 10); highest figure among the configuration's rows (several GVWR options); every printed row of this configuration gives the same figure, whichever option it is (gvwr-10000, gvwr-10190, gvwr-11040, gvwr-9900), so it doesn't depend on the option; maximum for the factory-equipped Class V hitch.

Documents last checked Oct 6, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

The Ram 2500, generation by generation: clearance, angles, weights and every configuration.

02 / Why

Which one tows the most, and why

Each figure below is the gap between two of Ram’s own ratings for configurations that differ in one thing only.

What moves the rating

Maker

Tows the most: 20,000 lb

Crew Cab 8 ft box 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel 4x2 with the GVWR option 10,000 lb; two more configurations are rated the same.

Build
Regular Cab instead of Mega Cab
+4,220 to +5,270 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table
Build
Crew Cab instead of Mega Cab
+4,180 to +4,390 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 3 pairs in the table
Build
4x2 instead of 4x4
+70 to +2,900 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 20 pairs in the table
Build
Regular Cab instead of Crew Cab
+10 to +1,080 lb
Same configuration otherwise · 13 pairs in the table

Best rating by engine

6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo dieselup to 20,000 lb
6.4L HEMI V8up to 17,740 lb

The line is the highest rating on this page. Each bar is that engine’s best configuration.

03 / By year

Ram 2500 towing by model year

The highest rating each model year, from that year’s documents. Years rated the same in every configuration share one page.

04 / Next

Check it against your load

Towing calculatorPut your trailer and cargo against a 2026 Ram 2500’s ratings and see what’s left.Check my load GVWR, GCWR & payloadWhat each rating limits, and why the trailer number alone isn’t the answer.Read the guide Ram 2500 specsClearance, angles, weights and the rig builder for every configuration.Open the spec plate Ram 2500 tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes All towing capacitiesEvery truck and SUV we cover, side by side, sortable.Compare vehicles

05 / FAQ

Questions people ask

Which 2026 Ram 2500 configuration tows the most?

The Crew Cab 8 ft box 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel 4x2 with the GVWR option 10,000 lb, at 20,000 lb; two more configurations are rated the same.

Which package unlocks the 2026 Ram 2500’s 20,000 lb rating?

The GVWR option 10,000 lb: Ram rates the Crew Cab 8 ft box 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel 4x2 at 20,000 lb so equipped.

What is the max tongue weight of the 2026 Ram 2500?

Up to 2,000 lb for the Regular Cab 8 ft box 6.4L HEMI V8 4x2 with the Fifth-wheel hitch, as Ram prints it. Tongue weight is the trailer’s downward push on the hitch; it counts against payload.

What is the GCWR of the 2026 Ram 2500?

18,000–28,110 lb by configuration; the most is 28,110 lb, for the Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in box 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output turbo diesel 4x4 with the Fifth-wheel hitch. GCWR is the most the loaded vehicle and its loaded trailer may weigh together.

Has the Ram 2500’s towing capacity changed by year?

Highest rating by model year: 2026, 20,000 lb; 2025, 20,000 lb; 2024, 20,000 lb; 2021, 20,000 lb; 2020, 19,680 lb; 2019, 19,780 lb; 2018, 17,980 lb; 2017, 17,980 lb; 2016, 17,980 lb; 2015, 17,970 lb; 2014, 17,970 lb; 2013, 18,350 lb; 2012, 15,500 lb; 2011, 15,450 lb; 2010, 13,450 lb.

Does four-wheel drive change the 2026 Ram 2500’s towing capacity?

Yes: 4x2 instead of 4x4 is rated +70 to +2,900 lb on otherwise identical configurations (20 pairs in Ram’s table).

These are Ram’s published ratings, not a weighbridge. Your own vehicle’s GVWR and axle ratings are on its certification label, and only a scale tells you what your loaded rig weighs. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.