2020 Ram 1500
The highest conventional-hitch rating for the 2020 Ram 1500 is 12,750 lb, the top of 75 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2020 Ram 1500 Towing Chart. That row is printed for the 5.7L V-8 HEMI, Quad Cab, 6'4" bed, 2WD, 3.92 axle, RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED), trans A8 8HP75, SRW. Most configurations are rated lower: 73 of the 75 transcribed conventional-hitch chart rows for 2020 are below 12,750 lb. Across 75 manufacturer chart rows for 2020, ratings run conventional 6,390 lb to 12,750 lb; the engine, cab, axle ratio and package on your truck decide its number.
The build table for 2020 is not transcribed. This page will not multiply trims, cabs, and engines into trucks the order guide did not list.
| Hitch | Cited maximum | Configuration | Source grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 12,750 lb | 5.7L V-8 HEMI, Quad Cab, 6'4" bed, 2WD, 3.92 axle, RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW. | OEM chart |
Highest rows among 75 transcribed chart configurations. Most trucks of this model year are rated lower; find your exact configuration in the table below.
Source: Ram, 2020 Ram 1500 Towing Chart, All trailer towing chart tables.
Spec sheet
6 of 25 fields cited; 1 estimate. Field index
Cited fields may cover selected trims or only part of a measurement. Read the configuration and source beside each value; a cited field does not mean every version is researched.
Towing
- Conventional maximum
- 12,750 lb. 5.7L V-8 HEMI, Quad Cab, 6'4" bed, 2WD, 3.92 axle, RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW.Ram source
- Gooseneck maximum
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Fifth-wheel maximum
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Tongue or pin load
- 1,275 lb tongue at the 12,750 lb conventional maximum. Illustration at 10 percent conventional and 15 percent in-bed, not a measured load or recommendation. Follow the trailer and vehicle instructions; actual load may be higher.Estimate
- Weight distribution
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Trailer frontal area
- Not transcribed for this model year.
Weights
- Payload
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- GCWR
- 11,900–18,350 lb across 75 chart rows that print a GCWR (each row's GCWR is in the chart table and explorer)Ram source
- GVWR
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Front GAWR
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Rear GAWR
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Curb weight
- Not transcribed for this model year.
Body
- Wheelbase
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Bed length
- 6'4", 5'7"Ram source
- Bed width and depth
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Cab-to-axle
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Overall length, width, height
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Ground clearance and angles
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Fifth-wheel clearance
- Not transcribed for this model year.
Power
- Engine, horsepower, torque
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Transmission
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Fuel type and tank
- Not transcribed for this model year.
- Drivetrain
- 2WD, 4WDRam source
- Axle ratio
- 3.92, 3.21, 3.55Ram source
- Tow package
- RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRW; RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: HFE 6’4” BOX; trans A8 845RE; SRWRam source
Bed, tongue weight, and wheelbase
The trailer rating is one limit. The bed has to fit the load, the tongue or pin has to fit in payload, and the wheelbase is the column the chart uses.
- An illustrative 10 percent of the 12,750 lb conventional maximum is 1,275 lb of tongue weight. This is not a measured load or recommended percentage; actual load may be higher.
Bed capacity · Tongue and pin weight · Wheelbase · GCWR, GVWR, and GAWR. Wheelbase is not transcribed for this year. See the spec sheet for the sourced GCWR and its configuration.
Estimate payload margin and bed volume · How these limits work together
Change from 2019
- Conventional: 12,750 lb in 2019, 12,750 lb in 2020 (unchanged maximum, different source or equipment list).
Generation
DT generation
2020 is year 2 of this generation (2019–2024). New 1500 for 2019, with a coil-link rear suspension. The HEMI, and for a time the EcoDiesel, set the tow chart.
2020 towing by engine
Lowest to highest printed rating for each engine across 75 transcribed chart rows. A missing hitch means the chart did not print one for that engine, not that it is zero.
| Engine | Conventional | Chart rows |
|---|---|---|
| 5.7L V-8 HEMI | 7,990–12,750 lb | 50 |
| 3.0L V-6 ECODIESEL | 7,850–12,560 lb | 13 |
| 3.6L V-6 | 6,390–7,710 lb | 12 |
Highest-rated configurations
| Trailer | Engine | Cab / bed | Drive | Axle / package | GCWR | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,750 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 18,350 lb | Page 2, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 12,750 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 18,350 lb | Page 2, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 12,560 lb Conventional | 3.0L V-6 ECODIESEL | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 2 | 18,200 lb | Page 1, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX', row 3.0L V-6 ECODIESEL A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,620 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 1, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,620 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 1, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,540 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 2, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,540 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 2, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,540 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Crew Cab, 5'7" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 3, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,540 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Crew Cab, 5'7" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 4, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 5’7” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,490 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Crew Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 2, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,490 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Crew Cab, 6'4" | 2WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED); trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 1 | 17,000 lb | Page 3, section 'RAM 1500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED)', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
| 11,410 lb Conventional | 5.7L V-8 HEMI | Quad Cab, 6'4" | 4WD | 3.92 · RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX; trans A8 8HP75; SRWnote 3 | 17,000 lb | Page 4, section 'RAM 1500 4X4 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX', row 5.7L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 3.92 |
- GVWR 6900 lb
- GVWR 7200 lb
- GVWR 7100 lb
Chart source: Ram, 2020 Ram 1500 Towing Chart. The evidence column gives each row’s page and table.
Find your exact configuration (75 rows) →Download 2020 rows as CSV ↓
What changes the number
- Engine and transmission
- Cab, bed, and wheelbase
- Two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive
- Axle ratio and tow package
- Conventional hitch versus fifth-wheel versus gooseneck
- People, options, and cargo, which spend payload the chart assumed was empty
Questions
- How much can a 2020 Ram 1500 tow?
- The highest conventional-hitch rating for the 2020 Ram 1500 is 12,750 lb, the top of 75 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2020 Ram 1500 Towing Chart. That row is printed for the 5.7L V-8 HEMI, Quad Cab, 6'4" bed, 2WD, 3.92 axle, RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED), trans A8 8HP75, SRW. Most configurations are rated lower: 73 of the 75 transcribed conventional-hitch chart rows for 2020 are below 12,750 lb.
- Did 1500 towing change for 2020?
- Compare the cited 2020 figures on this page with the 2019 record. They are stored separately.
- Which configuration hits the maximum?
- The 12,750 lb conventional maximum is printed for the 5.7L V-8 HEMI, Quad Cab, 6'4" bed, 2WD, 3.92 axle, RAM 1500 4X2 QUAD CAB: TRADESMAN 6’4” BOX (CONTINUED), trans A8 8HP75, SRW.
- What tongue weight should I plan for a 2020 1500?
- At the cited 12,750 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,275 lb of tongue weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. That load counts against payload and the rear axle rating.
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