2025 Ford F-250 towing capacity.
Published pickup ratings run from 11,600 - 23,000 lbs for F-250 rows, SRW, 4 engines, and Conventional, 5th-Wheel, Gooseneck towing. Ford also publishes engine-level max payload context; use the truck certification label for actual payload, GVWR, rear GAWR, passengers, cargo, options, and trailer tongue or pin weight.
Retrieved from Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide 2025. Citations available below.
Towing Capacity by Engine
Your engine determines your base towing limit across wheel class, tow type, cab, drivetrain, axle ratio, GCWR, wheelbase, and box length. Start here to see the 2025 ratings for your specific F-250 pickup setup.
Ford F-250 rows are filtered from Ford's Super Duty pickup selector. Start with engine, then use the chart to narrow the rest of the truck configuration.
Pickup scope
Chassis-cab, cutaway, medium-duty, and other commercial/upfit ratings are not included in this pickup guide.
Payload context
Ford publishes engine-level max payload values for the guide and directs owners to the truck certification label for actual payload, GVWR, rear GAWR, passengers, cargo, options, and trailer tongue or pin weight.
Tongue and pin burden
The guide uses 10% of loaded trailer weight for conventional tongue load and 15% for 5th-wheel or gooseneck pin load. The table calculates those guide loads from the displayed trailer rating.
Supporting limits
Ford publishes an F-250 conventional towing rule above 18,200 lbs requiring the High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) with listed tire configurations, plus guide-level hitch receiver and frontal-area limits.
Data sources
These citations show the Ford guide pages used for the 2025 Ford F-250 pickup overview.