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2015 Ram 2500 towing capacity chart

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2015 Ram 2500
Published Range
6,940 - 17,970 lbs
Peak Payload
4,450 lbs
Max GCWR
25,300 lbs
2015 Ram 2500 towing capacity chart
Engine Chart

6.7L Cummins Diesel

14,520 - 17,970 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,530 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,360 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,470 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,290 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,190 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,020 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,120 lbs 24,300 lbs 15,940 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,690 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,510 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,630 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,450 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,360 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,180 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,290 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,120 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,340 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,170 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,280 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,100 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 1,990 lbs 25,300 lbs 15,190 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 1,930 lbs 24,300 lbs 14,520 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 3,170 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,970 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 3,070 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,900 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,700 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,520 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,610 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,440 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
Engine Chart

6.4L V8 HEMI

10,000 - 16,300 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,480 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,810 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,480 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,810 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,940 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,940 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,110 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,440 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,110 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,440 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,570 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,260 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,570 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,260 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,610 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,940 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,610 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,940 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,750 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,750 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,280 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,610 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,280 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,610 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,420 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,420 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 POWER WAGON
4.10 8,510 lbs 1,480 lbs 17,500 lbs 10,000 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · POWER WAGON
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,160 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,480 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,160 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,480 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 2,900 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,230 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,900 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,230 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,970 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,300 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,970 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,300 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,450 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,120 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,450 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,120 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,600 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,930 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,600 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,930 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,070 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,740 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,070 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,740 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
Engine Chart

5.7L V8 HEMI

10,770 - 13,870 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,530 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,360 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,530 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,360 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,990 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,180 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,990 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,180 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,190 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,010 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,190 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,020 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,650 lbs 20,300 lbs 12,830 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,650 lbs 18,300 lbs 10,830 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,680 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,510 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,680 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,510 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,060 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,320 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,060 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,320 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,370 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,200 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,370 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,200 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB SHORT BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,750 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,010 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,750 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,020 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,210 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,040 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,210 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,040 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
MEGA CAB SHORT BOX 4X4
4.10 9,000 lbs 1,950 lbs 20,300 lbs 12,770 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 1,950 lbs 18,300 lbs 10,770 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,040 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,870 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,040 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,870 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,520 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,690 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,520 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,690 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,670 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,500 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,670 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,500 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,130 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,310 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,130 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,310 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
Engine Chart

5.7L V8 CNG

Up to 6,940 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X4 CNG
3.73 9,000 lbs 1,410 lbs 15,000 lbs 6,940 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · CNG
NOTE COVERAGE PARTIAL POLICY BLOCK
14 NOTES
Legacy footer block with load, hardware, and limit notes
PAYLOAD METHOD FORMULA / ROUNDING
EST. 10 lbs
Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
PUBLISHED LIMITS LEGACY LOAD / HARDWARE
300 / 100 / 10%
300/100-lb passenger/options load assumptions, 10% conventional tongue guidance, 75/70/250-lb trailering hardware, 80-lb/ft box-off completion weight, Class V 1,800-lb receiver cap, diesel 17-inch-wheel 23,000-lb conventional-only GCWR rule
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2015 Ram 2500 towing number.

This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip surfaces only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the guide does not publish them.

FIG. 2015 SCOPE Published Scope

What this guide actually publishes

  • Coverage: 14 published notes on the published policy page.
  • Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the legacy load/hardware notes that this guide actually prints.
  • Also published: 300/100-lb passenger/options load assumptions, 10% conventional tongue guidance, 75/70/250-lb trailering hardware, 80-lb/ft box-off completion weight, Class V 1,800-lb receiver cap, diesel 17-inch-wheel 23,000-lb conventional-only GCWR rule.
  • Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2015 CALC Payload Formula

How Ram derives payload from base weight

  • Formula: Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
  • Values: Published as estimated values.
  • Rounding: nearest 10 lbs.
FIG. 2015 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2015 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
  • For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR.
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
FIG. 2015 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2015 towing guide

  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values. p.1
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated. p.1
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10lb. p.1
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.1
  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807. p.1
  • Passenger Weight = 300 lb p.1
  • Options Weight = 100 lb p.1
  • Trailering Equipment Weight: 75 lb for Conventional Hitch, 70 lb for Gooseneck and 250 lb for 5th Wheel. p.1
  • Box Off Body Completion Weight = 80 lb per foot from end of cab to end of frame. p.1
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive. p.1
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded. p.1
  • The recommended tongue weight for a conventional hitch is 10 percent of the gross trailer weight. The maximum tongue weight for Class V (receiver hitch) is limited to 1800lb. p.1
  • For gooseneck and fifth wheel trailers, the tongue weight should never exceed any of the manufacturer recommendations including but not limited to payload and GAWR. p.1
  • Regular and Crew cab vehicles with diesel engine and 17” wheels have GCWR of 23,000 lb for conventional trailers only. p.1
NOTES: This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip shows only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the source omits them.
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