What is stock tow hitch weight limits?

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Hi all,

I have a 2015 RAM 2500HD 4dr 4x4 short box w/6.7L Diesel. I cant remember/find the stock tow hitch for "bumper pull" trailer weights.

I know what my truck payload and total trailer weight can be for max.

It does have what I can tell the stock tow package from RAM and there's no stickers on the hitch itself anymore.

It is a class V hitch 2.5" size hookup.

What is tongue weight max and trailer max weight for this particular hitch?

Thanks in advance -
 

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I believe it is 1800 and 18000 for 4th Gen like we have.

It has gone to 2000 and 20000 for the 2019 and newer.

When I get a chance I will double check.

The new 1500 is 1200and 12000

4th Gen 1500 is 1100and 11000

If memory serves me well.
 

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Hi all,

I have a 2015 RAM 2500HD 4dr 4x4 short box w/6.7L Diesel. I cant remember/find the stock tow hitch for "bumper pull" trailer weights.

I know what my truck payload and total trailer weight can be for max.

It does have what I can tell the stock tow package from RAM and there's no stickers on the hitch itself anymore.

It is a class V hitch 2.5" size hookup.

What is tongue weight max and trailer max weight for this particular hitch?

Thanks in advance -
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Which means anything over 1800 or 18000 requires a goose neck or 5th wheel hitch.
So tongue weight max 1,800lbs for the hitch BUT for this particular hitch what is max trailer gross weight limit?

So this stock hitch I have can do the max trailer weight of some 17k pounds?
 

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And as you can see the maximum trailer rating is 17360

So 12 to 15k would be bellow the limit and perfectly fine.
 
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says in that brochure up to 17-18k pounds if properly equipped, meaning if said hitch is only rated for 10k pounds then thats all it can handle. still not clear lol getting there, like 98% there
 

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says in that brochure up to 17-18k pounds if properly equipped, meaning if said hitch is only rated for 10k pounds then thats all it can handle. still not clear lol getting there, like 98% there
Yes. Because a HeMi tops out lower than the diesel.

Properly equipped means with the diesel and a low enough trim package to fit withing the 10k GVWR and the 25300 GCWR

1800 and 18000

But, this might be with a weight distribution hitch...hahaha...love fine print.

I have all this wrote down and bookmarked on my old phone...of course....this new one can not access my SD card
 
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Yes. Because a HeMi tops out lower than the diesel.

Properly equipped means with the diesel and a low enough trim package to fit withing the 10k GVWR and the 25300 GCWR

1800 and 18000

But, this might be with a weight distribution hitch...hahaha...love fine print.

I have all this wrote down and bookmarked on my old phone...of course....this new one can not access my SD card
i getcha - so safe to say for my trucks tow package - tongue weight max is 1,800lbs and max trailer weight to pull is 17k and so many pounds

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Yes. A 2500 can tow it's max trailer weight with the receiver hitch

A 3500 max tow would be with a 5th wheel or gooseneck.

The max tow on the new trucks 3500 dually diesel is only atainable with the goose neck ball.
 

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