2021 Ram 2500 6.4L V8 HEMI MDS towing capacity.

The published 2021 6.4L V8 HEMI MDS towing rows surfaced here run from 10,440 - 17,540 lbs depending on cab, drivetrain, axle ratio, box length, GVWR, GCWR, and the configurations covered on this page.

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Built from the official Ram 2021 towing guide pages used for this engine page. Citations for 6.4L V8 HEMI MDS available below.

2021 Ram 2500
6.4L V8 HEMI MDS RANGE
10,440 - 17,540 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
4,010 LBS
MAX GCWR
24,000 LBS
TONGUE LOAD CONVENTIONAL / HD
10% / 15%
Conventional vs. 5th-wheel/gooseneck
TRAILERING HARDWARE EQUIPMENT WEIGHT
75 / 70 / 250 LBS
Conventional / gooseneck / 5th wheel
HITCH THRESHOLDS TRAILER LIMITS
23k / 30k LBS
5th-wheel / gooseneck required over this
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Document-level towing policy
VIEW ALL GUIDE ASSUMPTIONS
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Calculation assumptions for the 2021 Ram 2500 guide.

These note blocks define the published payload, trailering hardware, and limit notes that govern every row in the supported 2021 Ram 2500 towing charts.

FIG. 2021 LOAD Weight Assumptions

Pre-loaded weights baked into the chart

  • Passenger weight: 300 lbs assumed occupant weight.
  • Options weight: 100 lbs assumed factory-installed options.
  • Conventional tongue: 10% of gross trailer weight.
  • 5th-wheel / gooseneck tongue: 15% of gross trailer weight.
FIG. 2021 HITCH Hitch Loading

Hardware weight deducted from payload

  • Conventional hitch: 75 lbs of equipment weight.
  • Gooseneck: 70 lbs of equipment weight.
  • 5th wheel: 250 lbs of equipment weight.
FIG. 2021 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. 2021 LIMIT Commercial / Hitch Limits

Chassis-cab and heavy-trailer thresholds

  • Box-off completion: 80 lbs per foot from end of cab to end of frame.
  • 5th-wheel required over: 23,000 lbs trailer weight.
  • Gooseneck required over: 30,000 lbs trailer weight.
FIG. 2021 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2021 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
  • Payload and GAWR should never be exceeded and must account for all of the above weights, including the appropriate trailering equipment and tongue weight.
FIG. 2021 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2021 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive.
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded.
  • Payload and GAWR should never be exceeded and must account for all of the above weights, including the appropriate trailering equipment and tongue weight.
FIG. 2021 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2021 towing guide

  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values. p.3
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated. p.3
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10lb. p.3
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.3
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive. p.3
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded. p.3
  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807. p.3
  • Passenger Weight = 300 lb p.3
  • Options Weight = 100 lb p.3
  • Trailering Equipment Weight: 75 lb for Conventional Hitch, 70 lb for Gooseneck and 250 lb for 5th Wheel. p.3
  • Tongue weight: 10 percent of the gross trailer weight for Conventional Hitch, 15 percent of the gross trailer weight for a 5th Wheel or Gooseneck hitch. p.3
  • Payload and GAWR should never be exceeded and must account for all of the above weights, including the appropriate trailering equipment and tongue weight. p.3
  • Box Off Body Completion Weight = 80 lb per foot from end of cab to end of fram p.3
  • A fifth-wheel hitch is required for trailers over 23,000 lbs. p.3
  • A Gooseneck hitch is required for trailers over 30,000 lbs. p.3
NOTES: Guide-level assumptions apply to all published towing and payload values. Individual configurations may have additional row-level constraints.
Towing data

2021 6.4L V8 HEMI MDS towing capacity by configuration

Each row below is one published configuration from the 2021 Ram towing guide, showing towing capacity, payload, GVWR, and GCWR.

CREW CAB 4x2 TRADESMAN W BOX 6'4"
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,190 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,560 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,190 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,660 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,690 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,560 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,690 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
CREW CAB 4x2 TRADESMAN W BOX 8'0"
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,530 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,060 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,420 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,050 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,530 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,560 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,420 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,550 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
CREW CAB 4x2 TRADESMAN W RAMBOX 6'4"
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,540 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,070 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,440 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,070 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,540 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,570 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,440 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,570 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
CREW CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN PW W BOX 6'4"
4.10 8,565 lbs 1,630 lbs 18,000 lbs 10,590 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN PW
CREW CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN PW W RAMBOX 6'4"
4.10 8,565 lbs 1,520 lbs 18,000 lbs 10,440 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN PW
CREW CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN W BOX 6'4"
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,360 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,890 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,250 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,880 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,360 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,390 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,250 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,380 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
CREW CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN W BOX 8'0"
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,080 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,710 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,170 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,700 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,080 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,210 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,170 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,200 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
CREW CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN W RAMBOX 6'4"
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,160 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,790 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,230 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,760 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,160 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,290 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,230 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,260 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
MEGA CAB 4x4 BIG HORN W BOX 6'4"
4.10 10,000 lbs 2,940 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,460 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
4.10 9,900 lbs 2,840 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,460 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,940 lbs 21,500 lbs 13,970 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
3.73 9,900 lbs 2,840 lbs 21,500 lbs 13,970 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
MEGA CAB 4x4 BIG HORN W RAMBOX 6'4"
4.10 10,000 lbs 2,810 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,330 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
4.10 9,900 lbs 2,710 lbs 24,000 lbs 16,330 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,810 lbs 21,500 lbs 13,840 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
3.73 9,900 lbs 2,710 lbs 21,500 lbs 13,840 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · BIG HORN
REGULAR CAB 4x2 TRADESMAN W BOX 8'0"
4.10 10,000 lbs 4,010 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,540 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,910 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,540 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 4,010 lbs 21,500 lbs 15,040 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,910 lbs 21,500 lbs 15,040 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
REGULAR CAB 4x4 TRADESMAN W BOX 8'0"
4.10 10,000 lbs 3,690 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,220 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
4.10 9,900 lbs 3,580 lbs 24,000 lbs 17,210 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,690 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,720 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
3.73 9,900 lbs 3,580 lbs 21,500 lbs 14,710 lbs 8-Speed Auto 8HP75-LCV · TRADESMAN
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Data sources

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