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2017 Ram 2500
Published Range
6,820 - 17,980 lbs
Peak Payload
4,480 lbs
Max GCWR
25,300 lbs
2017 Ram 2500 towing capacity chart
Engine Chart

6.7L Cummins Diesel

15,950 - 17,980 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,540 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,370 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,470 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,300 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,200 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,020 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,130 lbs 24,300 lbs 15,950 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 2,380 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,200 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,310 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,130 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2
3.42 10,000 lbs 3,160 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,980 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 3,060 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,890 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,720 lbs 25,300 lbs 17,540 lbs 6-Speed Auto 68RFE
3.42 10,000 lbs 2,630 lbs 24,300 lbs 16,450 lbs 6-Speed Manual G56
Engine Chart

6.4L V8 HEMI

10,030 - 16,320 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 3,950 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,640 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,950 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,640 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,130 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,460 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,130 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,460 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,580 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,270 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,580 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,270 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 3,300 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,300 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,630 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, SHORT BOX, 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,690 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,450 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,690 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,450 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, SHORT BOX, 4X4, POWER WAGON
4.10 8,510 lbs 1,510 lbs 17,500 lbs 10,030 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · POWER WAGON
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,320 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,990 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,320 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,480 lbs 22,800 lbs 16,150 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,480 lbs 19,800 lbs 13,150 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 4,100 lbs 22,800 lbs 15,780 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,100 lbs 19,800 lbs 12,780 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
Engine Chart

5.7L V8 HEMI

10,830 - 13,890 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,560 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,390 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,560 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,390 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,030 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,210 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,030 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,220 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4
4.10 9,000 lbs 2,200 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,020 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,200 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,030 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 2,690 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,520 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 2,690 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,520 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 13,190 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
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,060 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,890 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,060 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,890 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X2 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,550 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,720 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,550 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,720 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4
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
REG CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4 - BOX OFF
4.10 9,000 lbs 3,180 lbs 20,300 lbs 13,350 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
3.73 9,000 lbs 3,180 lbs 18,300 lbs 11,350 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE
Engine Chart

5.7L V8 CNG

6,820 - 12,520 lbs Engine page →

Configurations

Published configurations

CREW CAB LONG BOX 4X2 CNG
3.73 9,200 lbs 1,850 lbs 15,000 lbs 9,190 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · CNG
CREW CAB, LONG BOX, 4X4, CNG
3.73 9,200 lbs 1,490 lbs 15,000 lbs 6,820 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · CNG
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X2 CNG
3.73 9,200 lbs 2,350 lbs 15,000 lbs 12,520 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · CNG
REG CAB LONG BOX 4X4 CNG
3.73 9,200 lbs 1,970 lbs 15,000 lbs 9,980 lbs 6-Speed Auto 66RFE · CNG
NOTE COVERAGE PARTIAL POLICY BLOCK
10 NOTES
Payload method, warnings, and upfit/body-builder guidance
PAYLOAD METHOD FORMULA / ROUNDING
EST. 10 lbs
Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
PUBLISHED LIMITS UPFIT / BODY GUIDANCE
UPFIT / VECI
recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight, MCVW is defined as total base weight plus permanently attached upfit weight, frontal area stays a published body-builder limit, VECI and max-upfit limits may be n/a while GVWR / GAWR / GCWR still govern
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2017 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. 2017 SCOPE Published Scope

What this guide actually publishes

  • Coverage: 10 published notes on the published policy page.
  • Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the upfit/body-builder notes that this guide actually prints.
  • Also published: recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight, MCVW is defined as total base weight plus permanently attached upfit weight, frontal area stays a published body-builder limit, VECI and max-upfit limits may be n/a while GVWR / GAWR / GCWR still govern.
  • Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2017 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. 2017 UPFIT Upfit Guidance

Body-builder and upfit limits this guide still publishes

  • Recommended tongue weight: determined by the class hitch receiver and the hardware limits of the upfit.
  • Base weight scope: aftermarket and upfit equipment weight is not included in the published base weight.
  • MCVW: maximum completed vehicle weight includes total base weight plus permanently attached upfit weight.
  • Frontal area: the guide publishes a maximum allowable projected frontal-area constraint and points readers to the Ram Body Builders Guide for calculation details.
  • VECI / Max Upfit Weight: some configurations publish these as not restricting the vehicle, while GVWR / GAWR / GCWR still remain hard limits.
FIG. 2017 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • 2017 Ram 2500 Trailer Towing Chart - SAE J2807 Compliant
FIG. 2017 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight
FIG. 2017 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2017 towing guide

  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values p.2
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated p.2
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10 lbs p.2
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.2
  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded p.2
  • Recommended tongue weight determined by class hitch receiver and hardware limits of upfit p.2
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight p.2
  • MCVW: Maximum Completed Vehicle Weight, includes Total Base Weight + permanently attached Upfit Weight p.2
  • Frontal Area: Maximum allowable Frontal Area, in Ft2, that the vehicle can project. For details on calculations please refer to Ram Body Builders Guide. p.2
  • VECI Label & Max Upfit Weight n/a: Vehicle is not restricted to MCVW, Frontal Area, or Maximum Upfit Weight limits, however GVWR/GAWR/GCWR cannot be exceeded. p.2
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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