Did 2500 towing change for 2010?

Nothing on file says the published maximum changed for 2010. That is not the same as proof that it stayed the same.

What tongue weight should I plan for a 2010 2500?

At the cited 12,000 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,200 lb of tongue weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. At the cited 13,450 lb fifth-wheel maximum, an illustrative 15% assumption produces 2,018 lb of pin 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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2010 Ram 2500

The highest fifth-wheel-hitch rating for the 2010 Ram 2500 is 13,450 lb, the top of 64 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2010 Ram 2500 Base Weights/GCW/Payload/Trailer Tow (Ram Body Builder Guide). That row is printed for the 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST. Most configurations are rated lower: 62 of the 64 transcribed fifth-wheel-hitch chart rows for 2010 are below 13,450 lb. The other cited maximum for the 2010 Ram 2500 is 12,000 lb on a conventional hitch. Across 141 manufacturer chart rows for 2010, ratings run conventional 8,150 lb to 12,000 lb; fifth-wheel 12,050 lb to 13,450 lb; the engine, cab, axle ratio and package on your truck decide its number.

conventional6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 4WD, 3.42 axle, ST.12,000 lb

fifth-wheel6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST.13,450 lb

The build table for 2010 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	12,000 lb	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 4WD, 3.42 axle, ST.	OEM chart
Fifth-wheel	13,450 lb	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST.	OEM chart

Highest rows among 141 transcribed chart configurations. Most trucks of this model year are rated lower; find your exact configuration in the table below.

Source: Ram, 2010 Ram 2500 Base Weights/GCW/Payload/Trailer Tow (Ram Body Builder Guide), 2010 Base Weights/GCW/Payload/Trailer Tow tables by cab/wheelbase/drive, all pages. Ram Body Builder guide chart. Chart notes: "all the payload and Max Trail weights are ESTIMATED values"; max trailer = GCWR - curb wt - 150 lb driver allowance (rounded to nearest 50 lb).

Spec sheet

7 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: 12,000 lb. 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 4WD, 3.42 axle, ST.Ram source
Gooseneck maximum: Not transcribed for this model year.
Fifth-wheel maximum: 13,450 lb. 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST.Ram source
Tongue or pin load: 1,200 lb tongue at the 12,000 lb conventional maximum. 2,018 lb pin at the 13,450 lb fifth-wheel 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: 15,000–20,000 lb across 141 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: Long Bed, Short BedRam 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: 3.73, 4.10, 3.42, 4.56Ram source
Tow package: ST; SLT; LARAMIE; SLT Power WagonRam 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 12,000 lb conventional maximum is 1,200 lb of tongue weight. This is not a measured load or recommended percentage; actual load may be higher.
An illustrative 15 percent of the 13,450 lb fifth-wheel maximum is 2,018 lb of pin 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

Generation

Fourth-generation HD

2010 is year 1 of this generation (2010–2018). Ram-brand 2500 with the 6.7L Cummins. Trucks before 2010 are filed under Dodge Ram 2500.

2010 towing by engine

Lowest to highest printed rating for each engine across 141 transcribed chart rows. A missing hitch means the chart did not print one for that engine, not that it is zero.

Engine	Conventional	Fifth-wheel	Chart rows
6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	9,350–10,450 lb	12,350–13,450 lb	60
6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG)	11,450–12,000 lb	12,050–13,350 lb	32
6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POS G56-6 6sp MANU (DEG)	11,300–11,750 lb	12,300–12,750 lb	8
5.7L V8 gas (EZC) / 545RFE 5 sp AUTO (DGQ)	8,150–11,350 lb	—	41

Highest-rated configurations

Trailer	Engine	Cab / bed	Drive	Axle / package	GCWR	Evidence
13,450 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	3.73 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED ST" (DJ 2L62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 3.73
13,450 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	4.10 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED ST" (DJ 2L62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 4.10
13,400 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	3.73 · SLT^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED SLT" (DJ 2H62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 3.73
13,400 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	4.10 · SLT^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED SLT" (DJ 2H62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 4.10
13,350 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	3.73 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED ST" (DJ 2L62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG) axle 3.73
13,300 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	2WD	3.73 · SLT^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 2, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 2WD LONG BED SLT" (DJ 2H62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) POSG56 6 sp MANU (DEG) axle 3.73
13,250 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Crew Cab, Short Bed	2WD	3.73 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 4, section "RAM CREW CAB 2WD SHORT BED ST" (DJ 2L91), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 3.73
13,250 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Crew Cab, Short Bed	2WD	4.10 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 4, section "RAM CREW CAB 2WD SHORT BED ST" (DJ 2L91), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 4.10
13,150 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Crew Cab, Short Bed	2WD	3.73 · SLT^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 4, section "RAM CREW CAB 2WD SHORT BED SLT" (DJ 2H91), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 3.73
13,150 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Crew Cab, Short Bed	2WD	4.10 · SLT^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 4, section "RAM CREW CAB 2WD SHORT BED SLT" (DJ 2H91), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 4.10
13,100 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	4WD	3.73 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 3, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 4WD LONG BED ST" (DJ 7L62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 3.73
13,100 lb Fifth-wheel	6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7)	Regular Cab, Long Bed	4WD	4.10 · ST^{note 1}	20,000 lb	PDF page 3, section "RAM REGULAR CAB 4WD LONG BED ST" (DJ 7L62), row 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7) axle 4.10

GVWR 9,000 lbs. Values marked ESTIMATED in chart notes. Chart note: "A fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch is required for trailers over 12,000 pounds." (hitch field set accordingly; chart does not print separate conventional/fifth-wheel columns).

Chart source: Ram, 2010 Ram 2500 Base Weights/GCW/Payload/Trailer Tow (Ram Body Builder Guide). The evidence column gives each row’s page and table.

Find your exact configuration (141 rows) →Download 2010 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 2010 Ram 2500 tow?: The highest fifth-wheel-hitch rating for the 2010 Ram 2500 is 13,450 lb, the top of 64 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2010 Ram 2500 Base Weights/GCW/Payload/Trailer Tow (Ram Body Builder Guide). That row is printed for the 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST. Most configurations are rated lower: 62 of the 64 transcribed fifth-wheel-hitch chart rows for 2010 are below 13,450 lb. The other cited maximum for the 2010 Ram 2500 is 12,000 lb on a conventional hitch.
Did 2500 towing change for 2010?: Nothing on file says the published maximum changed for 2010. That is not the same as proof that it stayed the same.
Which configuration hits the maximum?: The 13,450 lb fifth-wheel maximum is printed for the 6.7L 24V Turbo Diesel (ETJ) / 68RFE 6 sp AUTO (DG7), Regular Cab, Long Bed bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, ST.
What tongue weight should I plan for a 2010 2500?: At the cited 12,000 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,200 lb of tongue weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. At the cited 13,450 lb fifth-wheel maximum, an illustrative 15% assumption produces 2,018 lb of pin 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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