2026 Ram 2500 towing capacity

US & Canada

Every rating Ram publishes for the 2026 2500, read from Ram's own documents, in pounds and kilograms.

How much can the 2026 Ram 2500 tow?

20,000 lb Max conventional towing (9,072 kg)
Not published Max fifth wheel or gooseneck
4,580 lb Max payload (2,077 kg)
2,000 lb Max conventional tongue load (907 kg)

Ram rates the 2026 Ram 2500 to tow up to 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) on a ball hitch in one configuration: 6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000/10,190/11,040* lb: 4x2 20,000 lb, 4x4 NA, 3.42 axle, at 28,010 lb GCWR. Source: Ram, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (chart v1.9), Maximum Trailer Weight Capacities and Maximum Payload Capacities. Maximum payload is 4,580 lb (2,077 kg) (Ram, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (chart v1.9), Maximum Trailer Weight Capacities and Maximum Payload Capacities). The highest conventional tongue load Ram publishes is 2,000 lb (907 kg) (Ram, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (chart v1.9), Maximum Trailer Weight Capacities and Maximum Payload Capacities).

A maximum is one truck, not yours. The rating that applies is the one for your exact cab, bed, engine, drive, axle and packages, and it is printed on the labels in the driver's door opening. Find your row in the table below, then check payload and GCWR as well: a truck often runs out of payload before it reaches its tow rating.

2026 Ram 2500 towing capacity chart

Conventional (ball hitch) ratings, one row per configuration Ram prints, grouped where the guide repeats a figure. Pounds are Ram's figures; kilograms are converted from them.

2026 Ram 2500: maximum loaded trailer weight by configuration, conventional hitch
Configuration Axle GCWR Max trailer Needs Source
6.4L HEMI V8, Power Wagon, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 8,565 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 10,530 lb 4.10 18,000 lb8,165 kg 10,530 lb 4,776 kg Power Wagon Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 15,540 lb, 4x4 15,220 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,540 lb 7,049 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 15,210 lb, 4x4 14,920 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,210 lb 6,899 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 15,070 lb, 4x4 14,730 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,070 lb 6,836 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 15,540 lb, 4x4 15,240 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,540 lb 7,049 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 15,220 lb, 4x4 14,930 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,220 lb 6,904 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 15,080 lb, 4x4 14,720 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,080 lb 6,840 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 15,150 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 15,150 lb 6,872 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 14,580 lb 3.73 22,050 lb10,002 kg 14,580 lb 6,613 kg Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 17,740 lb, 4x4 17,420 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,740 lb 8,047 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 17,410 lb, 4x4 17,120 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,410 lb 7,897 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 17,270 lb, 4x4 16,930 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,270 lb 7,834 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 17,570 lb, 4x4 17,440 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,570 lb 7,970 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 17,420 lb, 4x4 17,130 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,420 lb 7,902 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 17,280 lb, 4x4 16,920 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,280 lb 7,838 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.4L HEMI V8, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 11,040 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 17,350 lb 4.10 24,250 lb11,000 kg 17,350 lb 7,870 kg 4.10 axle Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Mega Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 14,630 lb 3.42 24,290 lb11,018 kg 14,630 lb 6,636 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Mega Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 15,380 lb 3.42 24,290 lb11,018 kg 15,380 lb 6,976 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Mega Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 15,710 lb 3.42 24,290 lb11,018 kg 15,710 lb 7,126 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 17,080 lb 3.42 26,580 lb12,056 kg 17,080 lb 7,747 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000/10,190 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 18,230 lb 3.42 26,580 lb12,056 kg 18,230 lb 8,269 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 18,230 lb 3.42 26,580 lb12,056 kg 18,230 lb 8,269 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 18,820 lb 3.42 28,110 lb12,750 kg 18,820 lb 8,537 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900/10,000/10,190 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 19,900 lb 3.42 27,820 lb12,619 kg 19,900 lb 9,026 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 19,930 lb 3.42 27,820 lb12,619 kg 19,930 lb 9,040 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 9,900/10,000/10,190/11,040* lb: 4x2 19,960 lb, 4x4 NA 3.42 27,870 lb12,642 kg 19,960 lb 9,054 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 10,000 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 19,770 lb 3.42 28,110 lb12,750 kg 19,770 lb 8,968 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 11,040* lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 19,890 lb 3.42 28,110 lb12,750 kg 19,890 lb 9,022 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, GVWR 10,190 lb: 4x2 NA, 4x4 19,890 lb 3.42 28,110 lb12,750 kg 19,890 lb 9,022 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 9,900 lb: 4x2 19,980 lb, 4x4 NA 3.42 28,010 lb12,705 kg 19,980 lb 9,063 kg Ram, p. 1
6.7L Cummins High-Output I6 diesel, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, GVWR 10,000/10,190/11,040* lb: 4x2 20,000 lb, 4x4 NA 3.42 28,010 lb12,705 kg 20,000 lb 9,072 kg Ram, p. 1

What the 2500 needs to tow its rating

These come from Ram's own documents, cited in the sources below.

  • Ram: "Trailer Weight and Payload Rating are mutually exclusive." The trailer's tongue or pin weight comes out of the truck's payload.
  • The receiver is Class V. Ram: "The maximum tongue weight for Ram 2500 (4x2/4x4) Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 2,000 lb."
  • Ram requires a 5th-wheel or gooseneck hitch on the Ram 2500 for trailers over 20,000 lb. No Ram 2500 rating on the 2026 chart is above 20,000 lb.
  • Ram's recommended conventional tongue weight is 10 percent of gross trailer weight; for 5th-wheel and gooseneck trailers the pin weight must not exceed payload or GAWR.
  • Ratings follow SAE J2807 with 300 lb of passengers, 100 lb of options and hitch weights of 75 lb (conventional), 40 lb (gooseneck) and 250 lb (5th-wheel).

Payload, tongue weight and GCWR: the limits you hit first

Our guidance, not a rule. This is how the ratings above fit together, not a figure from Ram.

The tow rating is only one of five limits. The trailer's tongue weight sits on the truck, so it comes out of payload along with every passenger and everything in the bed, and it loads the rear axle. The truck and trailer together must stay under GCWR. A truck with a big crew and a full bed can reach its payload or GCWR with a trailer well under its tow rating. Run your own numbers in Can I tow this?, which checks all three at once and names the one you hit first, or work through them one at a time with the payload calculator and the tongue weight calculator.

2026 Ram 2500 towing capacity in Canada

The headline figures match: Ram Canada's 2026 heavy duty chart also tops the Ram 2500 out at 20,000 lb and 4,580 lb payload. It prints kg first, calls the values estimates for a properly equipped base trim, lists some lines that differ from the US chart, and words the hitch rule differently (5th-wheel above 23,000 lb, gooseneck above 30,000 lb, with no separate 2500 threshold or receiver limit printed). Check the Canadian chart (veh_ramHdCa) for a Canadian truck.

On a Canadian truck the certification label gives GVWR in kilograms, labelled both GVWR and PNBV (Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038), s. 6(1)(e)(i)). The figures to trust are the ones on your own door opening.

Check your own 2500

Sources

Every document below was opened and read on the date shown. Ratings are the maker's; we have not tested them.

  • Ram, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (chart v1.9), Maximum Trailer Weight Capacities and Maximum Payload Capacities: Ram's US 2026 Ram 2500 and 3500 chart, SAE J2807 compliant, one maximum trailer weight per engine, wheels, axle, GVWR and GCWR line, each cell 4x2/4x4. Ram 2500: highest 20,000 lb (6.7L Cummins High-Output, 3.42 axle, GCWR 28,010 lb, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, 4x2); 6.4L HEMI highest 17,740 lb (4.10, GVWR 9,900 lb, GCWR 24,250 lb, Regular Cab 4x2); highest payload 4,580 lb (6.4L HEMI, GVWR 11,040 lb, Regular Cab 4x4). Ram 3500: highest 36,610 lb (Cummins High-Output, DRW, 3.42 axle, GVWR 14,000 lb, GCWR 45,000 lb, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, 4x4); 6.4L HEMI highest 18,150 lb (DRW, 4.10, GCWR 25,000 lb, Regular Cab 4x2); highest payload 7,590 lb (6.4L HEMI, DRW, GVWR 14,000 lb, Regular Cab 4x2). Rows marked * apply to vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3Y. Quoted: "When properly equipped. All weights given in pounds and rounded to the nearest 10 lb. Trailer Weight and Payload Rating are mutually exclusive. GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Ram, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (chart v1.9), footnote 10: Receiver tongue limits are 2,000 lb on the 2500 and 2,300 lb on the 3500. The same footnote requires a 5th-wheel or gooseneck hitch for trailers over 20,000 lb on the 2500 and over 23,000 lb on the 3500, so 23,000 lb is the most a 3500 may pull on its receiver and every 3500 rating above it is a 5th-wheel or gooseneck figure. Recommended conventional tongue weight is 10 percent of gross trailer weight; for 5th-wheel and gooseneck trailers the pin weight must not exceed payload or GAWR. Quoted: "The maximum tongue weight for Ram 2500 (4x2/4x4) Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 2,000 lb., for Ram 3500 (4x2/4x4) Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 2,300 lb." Checked 2026-10-24.
  • Ram Canada, 2026 Ram Heavy Duty Payload & Towing Weight Capacities (April 22 version), footnote 10: Ram Canada's 2026 heavy duty chart prints kg (lb) and calls its payload and trailer weights estimated values for a properly equipped base trim. Its top figures match the US chart (Ram 2500 20,000 lb; Ram 3500 16,606 kg / 36,610 lb; payload 4,580 lb and 7,590 lb), but some lines differ, and its hitch rule is worded differently: 5th-wheel above 23,000 lb and gooseneck above 30,000 lb, with no separate 2500 threshold or receiver limit printed. Quoted: "A fifth-wheel hitch is required for trailers over 10,432 kg (23,000 lb). A Gooseneck hitch is required for trailers over 13,608 kg (30,000 lb)." Checked 2026-10-24.

Common questions

How much can a 2026 Ram 2500 tow?
Up to 20,000 lb on Ram's chart: the 6.7L Cummins High-Output diesel with the 3.42 axle, Crew Cab 8 ft bed, 4x2, at GCWR 28,010 lb. 4x4 diesels rate 14,630 lb to 19,930 lb. The 6.4L HEMI gas engine rates 14,580 lb to 17,740 lb, and the Power Wagon 10,530 lb.
How much can a Ram 2500 diesel tow?
Every 2026 Ram 2500 diesel is the 6.7L Cummins High-Output on a 3.42 axle. Ratings run from 14,630 lb (Mega Cab 4x4, GVWR 9,900 lb) to 20,000 lb (Crew Cab 8 ft bed 4x2).
What is the Ram 2500 fifth-wheel or gooseneck towing capacity?
Ram does not print a separate 5th-wheel or gooseneck figure for the 2500. Its chart gives one maximum trailer weight per configuration, topping out at 20,000 lb, and Ram requires a 5th-wheel or gooseneck hitch only above 20,000 lb. Ram offers a Fifth-Wheel/Gooseneck Tow Prep Group with factory provisions for both. Pin weight still has to fit inside payload and rear GAWR.
How much tongue weight can a Ram 2500 handle?
2,000 lb on the Class V receiver, Ram's stated limit for the 2026 Ram 2500. At Ram's recommended 10 percent, that is a 20,000 lb trailer, the 2500's top rating.
What is the payload of a 2026 Ram 2500?
Up to 4,580 lb, on a 6.4L HEMI Regular Cab 4x4 with an 11,040 lb GVWR. The Cummins diesel weighs more, so diesel payload tops out at 3,600 lb (Crew Cab 6 ft 4 in bed, 4x2, GVWR 11,040 lb) and the lowest diesel figure is 1,790 lb.
What are the GVWR and GCWR of a Ram 2500?
The 2026 chart lists GVWRs of 8,565 lb (Power Wagon), 9,900 lb, 10,000 lb, 10,190 lb and 11,040 lb, and GCWRs from 18,000 lb (Power Wagon) to 28,110 lb (Cummins). Your truck's own GVWR is on its door-jamb label.