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2026 Ram 3500 towing capacity

Updated 2026-09-25 · Source: Ram 2026 Heavy Duty Payload and Towing Weight Capacities chart (ramtrucks.com PDF ram-hd-2026.pdf)

The 2026 Ram 3500 tows up to 36,610 lb when properly equipped. For this model year, ratings range from 14,560 lb to 36,610 lb by trim, cab, engine and tow package.Maximum payload is 7,590 lb.

Max towing
36,610lb
Max payload
7,590lb
GVWR
11,040 to 14,000lb
Curb weight
n/a

Towing capacity by configuration

2026 Ram 3500 towing capacity by configuration, lb
9,15318,30527,45836,610Regular Cab, 4x2: 15,490 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3YRegular Cab, 4x215,490 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 15,100 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3YRegular Cab, 4x415,100 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 15,100 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3YCrew Cab, 4x215,100 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 14,770 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3YCrew Cab, 4x414,770 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 14,930 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x214,930 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 14,560 lb, 3.73 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x414,560 lbRegular Cab, 4x2: 17,730 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x217,730 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 17,330 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x417,330 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 17,340 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x217,340 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 17,010 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x417,010 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 17,170 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x217,170 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 16,800 lb, 4.10 axle, single rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x416,800 lbRegular Cab, 4x2: 15,750 lb, 3.73 axle, dual rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x215,750 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 15,360 lb, 3.73 axle, dual rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x415,360 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 15,150 lb, 3.73 axle, dual rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x215,150 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 14,800 lb, 3.73 axle, dual rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x414,800 lbRegular Cab, 4x2: 18,150 lb, 4.10 axle, dual rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x218,150 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 17,760 lb, 4.10 axle, dual rear wheelsRegular Cab, 4x417,760 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 17,550 lb, 4.10 axle, dual rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x217,550 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 17,200 lb, 4.10 axle, dual rear wheelsCrew Cab, 4x417,200 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 23,950 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x223,950 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 23,550 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x423,550 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 26,080 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbRegular Cab, 4x426,080 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 25,490 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x225,490 lbMega Cab, 4x4: 24,080 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbMega Cab, 4x424,080 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 25,180 lb, 3.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x425,180 lbCrew Cab, 4x4: 33,890 lb, 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x433,890 lbMega Cab, 4x4: 32,890 lb, 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbMega Cab, 4x432,890 lbCrew Cab, 4x2: 34,490 lb, 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbCrew Cab, 4x234,490 lbRegular Cab, 4x4: 36,610 lb, 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lbRegular Cab, 4x436,610 lb

Bars are the manufacturer's rating for each published configuration; the darkest bar is the maximum.

ConfigurationEngineTowingPayloadGVWRGCWRNote
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V815,4904,97011,04022,0503.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3Y
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V815,1004,58011,04022,0503.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3Y
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x26.4L HEMI V815,1004,58011,04022,0503.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3Y
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x46.4L HEMI V814,7704,25011,04022,0503.73 axle, single rear wheels; GVWR printed as 11,040*/11,040, where * marks vehicles produced with sales code Z2K/Z7G/Z3Y
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V814,9304,52011,15022,0003.73 axle, single rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V814,5604,44011,44022,0003.73 axle, single rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V817,7304,97011,04024,2504.10 axle, single rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V817,3304,58011,04024,2504.10 axle, single rear wheels
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x26.4L HEMI V817,3404,58011,04024,2504.10 axle, single rear wheels
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x46.4L HEMI V817,0104,25011,04024,2504.10 axle, single rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V817,1704,52011,15024,2404.10 axle, single rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V816,8004,44011,44024,2404.10 axle, single rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V815,7507,59014,00022,6003.73 axle, dual rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V815,3607,20014,00022,6003.73 axle, dual rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V815,1506,99014,00022,6003.73 axle, dual rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V814,8006,64014,00022,6003.73 axle, dual rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V818,1507,59014,00025,0004.10 axle, dual rear wheels
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V817,7607,20014,00025,0004.10 axle, dual rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.4L HEMI V817,5506,99014,00025,0004.10 axle, dual rear wheels
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.4L HEMI V817,2006,64014,00025,0004.10 axle, dual rear wheels
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x26.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel23,9504,04011,50031,8503.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Crew Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel23,5503,97011,80031,8203.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel26,0804,35011,83034,0003.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel25,4904,40012,00033,5303.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel24,0804,10012,30032,7203.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel25,1804,31012,30033,6103.42 axle, single rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel33,8905,53014,00042,8003.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Mega Cab · 6 ft 4 in · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel32,8905,38014,00041,9503.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Crew Cab · 8 ft · 4x26.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel34,4905,89014,00043,0403.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
Regular Cab · 8 ft · 4x46.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel36,6106,05014,00045,0003.42 axle, dual rear wheels; fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch required over 23,000 lb
All figures in pounds, from the Ram 2026 Heavy Duty Payload and Towing Weight Capacities chart (ramtrucks.com PDF ram-hd-2026.pdf). Hitch: The 36,610 lb maximum is the 6.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel with 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, 4x4, at 14,000 lb GVWR and 45,000 lb GCWR. Ram requires a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch on the 3500 for trailers over 23,000 lb and limits its Class V receiver to 2,300 lb tongue weight. Ratings follow SAE J2807, and trailer weight and payload ratings are mutually exclusive. Ratings assume a properly equipped vehicle and a trailer with brakes where required by the manufacturer. "n/a" means the manufacturer does not publish that figure in this document.

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What changed from 2025

The 2026 maximum is 36,610 lb, the same as in 2025. Ram lists its 2026 configurations differently from 2025, so the two tables are not compared row by row. 2025 Ram 3500 towing capacity.

How to read these numbers

Towing capacity assumes a lightly loaded truck. Passengers, cargo and the trailer's tongue weight all count against payload, which usually runs out first.

Full explanations: GVWR vs GCWR vs payload and how tongue weight eats payload.

Source: Ram 2026 Heavy Duty Payload and Towing Weight Capacities chart (ramtrucks.com PDF ram-hd-2026.pdf). Confirm your vehicle's ratings on the certification label in the driver's door jamb.

Frequently asked questions

How much can a 2026 Ram 3500 tow?

Up to 36,610 lb when properly equipped. The lowest-rated configuration listed (Crew Cab, 6.4L HEMI V8, 4x4) is rated at 14,560 lb, and the highest (Regular Cab, 6.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel, 4x4) at 36,610 lb.

What is the payload capacity of a 2026 Ram 3500?

Maximum payload is 7,590 lb. Payload includes passengers, cargo and the trailer's tongue weight, so it is usually the limit you reach first. GVWR for this model year runs 11,040 to 14,000 lb across configurations.

Does the 2026 Ram 3500 need a tow package to reach its maximum rating?

The 36,610 lb maximum is the 6.7L Cummins I6 High Output turbo diesel with 3.42 axle, dual rear wheels, Regular Cab 8 ft bed, 4x4, at 14,000 lb GVWR and 45,000 lb GCWR. Ram requires a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch on the 3500 for trailers over 23,000 lb and limits its Class V receiver to 2,300 lb tongue weight. Ratings follow SAE J2807, and trailer weight and payload ratings are mutually exclusive. Configurations without the package carry a lower rating; see the note column in the table above.

Can a 2026 Ram 3500 tow a travel trailer?

A configuration rated at 36,610 lb can handle a trailer with a loaded weight of roughly 29,200 lb while keeping a 20% safety margin, provided passengers, cargo and tongue weight stay within the 7,590 lb payload. Run your exact numbers in the towing calculator.