2025 Ram 3500 towing capacity.

The 2025 Ram 3500 tows 14,470 - 36,610 lbs depending on engine, cab, drivetrain, wheel class, axle ratio, GVWR, GCWR, and box configuration.

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Built from official Ram 2025 towing guides. Source pages cited below.

2025 Ram 3500
2025 TOWING RANGE
14,470 - 36,610 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
7,590 LBS
MAX GCWR
45,000 LBS
POWERTRAIN

Towing Capacity by Engine

Your engine determines your base towing limit. Start here to see the 2025 ratings for your specific Ram 3500 setup.

Ram publishes separate 2025 drivetrain guide groups for 4x2 and 4x4 configurations.

Ram 3500 4x2

14,820 - 34,490 lbs
Highest Capacity
6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel Peak payload 5,890 lbs
Range: 23,950 - 34,490 lbs
Max rating 34,490 LBS
6.4L V8 HEMI MDS Peak payload 7,590 lbs
Range: 14,820 - 18,150 lbs
Max rating 18,150 LBS

Ram 3500 4x4

14,470 - 36,610 lbs
Highest Capacity
6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel Peak payload 6,050 lbs
Range: 23,550 - 36,610 lbs
Max rating 36,610 LBS
6.4L V8 HEMI MDS Peak payload 7,200 lbs
Range: 14,470 - 17,760 lbs
Max rating 17,760 LBS
TONGUE LOAD CONV / 5TH-WHEEL
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 above this weight
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
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GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2025 Ram 3500 4x2 / 4x4 towing rating.

These guide rules define the payload, trailering hardware, and limits behind every 2025 Ram 3500 4x2 / 4x4 towing rating on this page.

FIG. 2025 LOAD Baseline Weights

Weights Ram already counted in every rating

  • Passenger weight: 300 lbs counted for driver + passengers.
  • Options weight: 100 lbs counted for factory-installed options.
  • Conventional tongue: 10% of gross trailer weight.
  • 5th-wheel / gooseneck tongue: 15% of gross trailer weight.
FIG. 2025 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. 2025 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. 2025 LIMIT Commercial / Hitch Limits

Chassis-cab and heavy-trailer thresholds

  • Body-completion weight: 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. 2025 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807.
FIG. 2025 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. 2025 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2025 towing guides

  • Max. Trailer Weight Rating represents a properly equipped base trim configuration. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Vehicles with a GVWR of 14,000 and greater are DRW. Vehicles less than 14,000 GVWR are SRW. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10lb. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Payload and Trailer Weight Rating are mutually exclusive. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • GAWRs, GVWRs and GCWRs should never be exceeded. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Trailer Weight Rating and Tow Vehicle Trailering Weight are calculated as specified in SAE J2807. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Passenger Weight = 300 lb p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Options Weight = 100 lb p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Trailering Equipment Weight: 75 lb for Conventional Hitch, 70 lb for Gooseneck and 250 lb for 5th Wheel. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • 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.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • 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.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • Box Off Body Completion Weight = 80 lb per foot from end of cab to end of frame p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • A fifth-wheel hitch is required for trailers over 23,000 lbs. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
  • A Gooseneck hitch is required for trailers over 30,000 lbs. p.4 - 4x2, 4x4
NOTES: These ground rules apply to every published towing and payload rating. Your specific truck configuration may have additional constraints.
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Data sources

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