2019 Ram 2500 6.7L I6 Cummins Diesel towing capacity.

The 2019 6.7L I6 Cummins Diesel tows 15,070 - 19,780 lbs depending on cab, drivetrain, axle ratio, bed length, GVWR, GCWR, and the configurations covered on this page.

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Built from the official Ram 2019 towing guide pages used for this engine page. Citations for 6.7L I6 Cummins Diesel available below.

2019 Ram 2500
6.7L I6 Cummins Diesel RANGE
15,070 - 19,780 LBS
PEAK PAYLOAD
3,260 LBS
MAX GCWR
27,000 LBS
Towing data

2019 6.7L I6 Cummins Diesel towing capacity by configuration

Each row below is one published configuration from the 2019 Ram towing guide, showing towing capacity, payload, GVWR, and GCWR.

RAM 2500 4X2 CREW TRADESMAN 6.4' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,820 lbs 27,000 lbs 19,350 lbs Base 7,176 lbs Base F/R 4,276 lbs / 2,900 lbs GAWR F/R 5,500 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.1
RAM 2500 4X2 CREW TRADESMAN 8' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,680 lbs 27,000 lbs 19,200 lbs Base 7,324 lbs Base F/R 4,473 lbs / 2,850 lbs GAWR F/R 5,500 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.1
RAM 2500 4X2 CREW TRADESMAN RAMBOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,700 lbs 27,000 lbs 18,700 lbs Base 7,304 lbs Base F/R 4,256 lbs / 3,048 lbs GAWR F/R 5,500 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.1
RAM 2500 4X2 REG TRADESMAN 8' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 3,260 lbs 27,000 lbs 19,780 lbs Chart max Base 6,741 lbs Base F/R 4,129 lbs / 2,612 lbs GAWR F/R 5,500 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.1
RAM 2500 4X4 CREW TRADESMAN 6.4' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,520 lbs 27,000 lbs 19,040 lbs Base 7,485 lbs Base F/R 4,628 lbs / 2,857 lbs GAWR F/R 5,750 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.2
RAM 2500 4X4 CREW TRADESMAN 8' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,340 lbs 25,525 lbs 17,390 lbs Base 7,660 lbs Base F/R 4,766 lbs / 2,895 lbs GAWR F/R 5,750 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.3
RAM 2500 4X4 CREW TRADESMAN RAMBOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,360 lbs 27,000 lbs 18,870 lbs Base 7,638 lbs Base F/R 4,632 lbs / 3,006 lbs GAWR F/R 5,750 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.2
RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA BIG HORN/LONE STAR 6.4' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,130 lbs 25,265 lbs 16,520 lbs Base 7,873 lbs Base F/R 4,822 lbs / 3,052 lbs GAWR F/R 6,000 lbs / 6,040 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · BIG HORN/LONE STAR p.2
RAM 2500 4X4 MEGA BIG HORN/LONE STAR RAMBOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 1,980 lbs 25,265 lbs 15,070 lbs Base 8,018 lbs Base F/R 4,820 lbs / 3,199 lbs GAWR F/R 6,000 lbs / 6,040 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · BIG HORN/LONE STAR p.2
RAM 2500 4X4 REG TRADESMAN 8' BOX
3.73 10,000 lbs 2,830 lbs 27,000 lbs 19,350 lbs Base 7,173 lbs Base F/R 4,494 lbs / 2,678 lbs GAWR F/R 5,750 lbs / 6,000 lbs 68RFE 6 Speed · TRADESMAN p.2
NOTE COVERAGE PARTIAL POLICY BLOCK
8 NOTES
Payload method, warnings, and upfit/body-builder guidance
PAYLOAD METHOD FORMULA / ROUNDING
EST. 10 lbs
Payload = GVWR - Base Weight
PUBLISHED LIMITS UPFIT / BODY GUIDANCE
HITCH / UPFIT
recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight
RATING METHOD STANDARD
SAE J2807
Industry tow-rating standard
VIEW PARTIAL GUIDE NOTES
GUIDE FINE PRINT

Ground rules behind every 2019 Ram 2500 towing number.

This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip surfaces only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the guide does not publish them.

FIG. 2019 SCOPE Published Scope

What this guide actually publishes

  • Coverage: 8 published notes on the published policy page.
  • Included: payload method, safety warnings, and the upfit/body-builder notes that this guide actually prints.
  • Also published: recommended tongue weight is limited by the class hitch receiver and upfit hardware, upfit / aftermarket equipment is excluded from base weight.
  • Not published: no explicit 5th-wheel/gooseneck tongue ratio, no heavy-trailer trigger weights, no later payload-plus-GAWR warning.
FIG. 2019 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. 2019 UPFIT Upfit Guidance

Body-builder and upfit limits this guide still publishes

  • Recommended tongue weight: determined by the class hitch receiver and the hardware limits of the upfit.
  • Base weight scope: aftermarket and upfit equipment weight is not included in the published base weight.
FIG. 2019 STD Rating Standard

SAE J2807 compliance

  • 2019 RAM 2500 Trailer Towing Chart - SAE J2807 Compliant
FIG. 2019 WARN Warnings

Manufacturer safety warnings

  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight
FIG. 2019 NOTES Policy Notes

All published notes from the 2019 towing guide

  • Indicates Max Payload/Trailer Weight p.3
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weights are ESTIMATED values p.3
  • All values are shown in pounds unless otherwise stated p.3
  • Payload and Max Trailer Weight values are rounded to the nearest 10 lbs p.3
  • Payload = GVWR - Base Weight p.3
  • GAWRs, GVWRs, and GCWRs should never be exceeded p.3
  • Recommended tongue weight determined by class hitch receiver and hardware limits of upfit p.3
  • Upfit or Aftermarket equipment weight not included in Base Weight p.3
NOTES: This guide publishes a partial document-level note block. The strip shows only the ground rules and limits the PDF states directly and leaves later heavy-trailer fields blank when the source omits them.
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Range: 10,380 - 17,580 lbs
Max rating 17,580 LBS
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This engine in other supported years

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2020 6.7L I6 Cummins Turbo Diesel Engine
Range: 14,550 - 19,680 lbs
Max rating 19,680 LBS
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Data sources

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