Did 2500 towing change for 2021?

Compare the cited 2021 figures on this page with the 2020 record. They are stored separately.

What tongue weight should I plan for a 2021 2500?

At the cited 19,680 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,968 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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2021 Ram 2500

The highest conventional-hitch rating for the 2021 Ram 2500 is 19,680 lb, the top of 44 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2021 Ram 2500 & 3500 Heavy Duty Towing Chart. That row is printed for the 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX, trans A6 68RFE. Most configurations are rated lower: 43 of the 44 transcribed conventional-hitch chart rows for 2021 are below 19,680 lb. Across 44 manufacturer chart rows for 2021, ratings run conventional 10,290 lb to 19,680 lb; the engine, cab, axle ratio and package on your truck decide its number.

conventional6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE.19,680 lb

The build table for 2021 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	19,680 lb	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE.	OEM chart

Highest rows among 44 transcribed chart configurations. Most trucks of this model year are rated lower; find your exact configuration in the table below.

Source: Ram, 2021 Ram 2500 & 3500 Heavy Duty 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: 19,680 lb. 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE.Ram source
Gooseneck maximum: Not transcribed for this model year.
Fifth-wheel maximum: Not transcribed for this model year.
Tongue or pin load: 1,968 lb tongue at the 19,680 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: 18,000–27,000 lb across 44 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: Box delete / box off, 8', 6'4", RamBox (length not specified in chart)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: 3.73, 4.10Ram source
Tow package: RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/O 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/O 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA CAB: BIG HORN / LONE STAR 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA CAB: BIG HORN / LONE STAR W/O BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA CAB: BIG HORN / LONE STAR 6'4" BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA CAB: BIG HORN / LONE STAR W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: POWER WAGON 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75; RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: POWER WAGON W/ RAMBOX; trans A8 8HP75Ram 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 19,680 lb conventional maximum is 1,968 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 2020

Conventional: 19,680 lb in 2020, 19,680 lb in 2021 (unchanged maximum, different source or equipment list).

Generation

2019 heavy-duty

2021 is year 3 of this generation (2019–2024). Updated Ram Heavy Duty for 2019.

2021 towing by engine

Lowest to highest printed rating for each engine across 44 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
6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	14,560–19,680 lb	10
6.4L V-8 HEMI	10,290–17,540 lb	34

Highest-rated configurations

Trailer	Engine	Cab / bed	Drive	Axle / package	GCWR	Evidence
19,680 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Regular Cab, Box delete / box off	2WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 1, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
19,330 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Regular Cab, 8'	4WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 5, section 'RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
19,290 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Crew Cab, 6'4"	2WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 2, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
19,180 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Crew Cab	2WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 2, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
19,030 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Crew Cab, 8'	2WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 3, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
19,020 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Crew Cab, 6'4"	4WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 6, section 'RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
18,800 lb Conventional	6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL	Crew Cab	4WD	3.73 · RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A6 68RFE^{note 1}	27,000 lb	Page 6, section 'RAM 2500 4X4 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX', row 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL A6 68RFE axle 3.73
17,540 lb Conventional	6.4L V-8 HEMI	Regular Cab, Box delete / box off	2WD	4.10 · RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX; trans A8 8HP75^{note 1}	24,000 lb	Page 1, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX', row 6.4L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 4.10
17,350 lb Conventional	6.4L V-8 HEMI	Regular Cab, 8'	2WD	4.10 · RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75^{note 1}	24,000 lb	Page 1, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX', row 6.4L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 4.10
17,220 lb Conventional	6.4L V-8 HEMI	Regular Cab, 8'	4WD	4.10 · RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX; trans A8 8HP75^{note 1}	24,000 lb	Page 5, section 'RAM 2500 4X4 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN 8' BOX', row 6.4L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 4.10
17,190 lb Conventional	6.4L V-8 HEMI	Crew Cab, 6'4"	2WD	4.10 · RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX; trans A8 8HP75^{note 1}	24,000 lb	Page 2, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN 6'4" BOX', row 6.4L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 4.10
17,070 lb Conventional	6.4L V-8 HEMI	Crew Cab	2WD	4.10 · RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX; trans A8 8HP75^{note 1}	24,000 lb	Page 2, section 'RAM 2500 4X2 CREW CAB: TRADESMAN W/ RAMBOX', row 6.4L V-8 HEMI A8 8HP75 axle 4.10

GVWR 10000 lb

Chart source: Ram, 2021 Ram 2500 & 3500 Heavy Duty Towing Chart. The evidence column gives each row’s page and table.

Find your exact configuration (44 rows) →Download 2021 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 2021 Ram 2500 tow?: The highest conventional-hitch rating for the 2021 Ram 2500 is 19,680 lb, the top of 44 rows transcribed from Ram’s 2021 Ram 2500 & 3500 Heavy Duty Towing Chart. That row is printed for the 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX, trans A6 68RFE. Most configurations are rated lower: 43 of the 44 transcribed conventional-hitch chart rows for 2021 are below 19,680 lb.
Did 2500 towing change for 2021?: Compare the cited 2021 figures on this page with the 2020 record. They are stored separately.
Which configuration hits the maximum?: The 19,680 lb conventional maximum is printed for the 6.7L I-6 TURBO DIESEL, Regular Cab, Box delete / box off bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle, RAM 2500 4X2 REGULAR CAB: TRADESMAN W/O BOX, trans A6 68RFE.
What tongue weight should I plan for a 2021 2500?: At the cited 19,680 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,968 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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