When shopping for a new truck, learning about its towing capabilities can be crucial in ensuring you can carry the weight you need with your truck. The heavy-duty Ram 3500 features several options of engines and transmissions that can provide you with incredible towing capabilities, whether you're pulling construction vehicles for work or the family RV on vacation. Let's look at some of the key details about towing capacity and explore the capabilities of the 2022 Ram 3500. View RAM 3500 Why Is Towing Capacity Important? Dodge Ram 3500 Heavy Duty Cummins Turbo Diesel by SoulRider.222 is licensed with CC BY-ND 2.0 Towing capacity is crucial for people hoping to haul trailers and heavy machinery for various purposes. For example, construction teams might transport other vehicles to sites along with equipment in the truck bed. You might also use this feature to carry a trailer for recreation if you're planning a camping excursion or road trip that can take several days. With a higher towing capacity, you'll be able to carry larger loads, being able to bring more along on each trip. Knowing your towing capacity can be crucial in avoiding any damage to your vehicle. If you exceed your towing capacity, you might break your hitch or put yourself in an unsafe driving situation that could harm your goods or cause an accident on the road. How Do You Measure Towing Capacity? When thinking about towing capacity, car manufacturers calculate and communicate several measurements to gauge how the Ram 3500 and other vehicles can handle towing. Here are some of the common measures you'll see when shopping for a vehicle: Payload: Payload is the total weight of everything you carry in your car, including your passengers. This figure also includes the weight your truck bears on the tow ball. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: This figure is the total amount of weight your truck can carry. Aggregate Weight Rating: This figure is the maximum amount of weight you can hold in a trailer. AWR includes the weight of the trailer itself and anything inside of it. Gross Combined Weight Rating: This is the total amount your truck and your trailer can carry. GCWR includes the weight of the vehicles along with anything inside of them, including equipment and passengers. 2022 Ram 3500 Towing Capacity Several factors can influence the towing capacity in the Ram 3500. For example, different combinations of suspension, transmission, and engine power can allow you to tow more than others. Each of the Rams comes with a link-coil rear suspension with the option for rear-air suspension. They also all have rear-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission to help pull heavy loads. The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating can be up to 11,100 lbs in these models. Ram boasts that you can carry a fishing boat up to 2,500 lbs, a car up to 4,000 lbs, a fifth wheel up to 12,750 lbs, and a tractor up to 15,500 lbs. The maximum payloads allow you to haul up to 7,680 lbs of equipment in the truck and bed. For engine options, you can select one of three for your Ram 3500. Let's look at how these different engines impact the towing capacity for each. 6.7-Liter High-Output Cummins Turbo Diesel I-6 Engine This engine puts out 420 horsepower and a whopping 1,075 lb-feet of torque for intense power and handling. With this engine, you'll also opt for the six-speed automatic transmission built to handle the additional power. You'll get a payload of up to 6,570 lbs and a towing capacity of 37,090 lbs for carrying big vehicles or equipment. 6.7-Liter Cummins Turbo Diesel I-6 Engine This more standard turbo diesel engine has a horsepower of up to 370 and puts out 850 lb-feet of torque. This engine also comes with a six-speed automatic transmission to handle the diesel capabilities. You'll get a maximum payload of 6,840 lbs., but the towing capacity is a little less than the I-6 at 22,670 lbs. 6.4-Liter Hemi V-8 Engine The basic Hemi engine for the Ram 3500 comes equipped with the standard eight-speed automatic transmission. This one has 410 horsepower and 429 lb-feet of torque. You'll get the highest maximum payload with this engine at 7,680 lbs but the lowest towing capacity at 18,210 lbs. 2022 Ram 3500 Towing Technology Along with the capabilities of the 2022 Ram 2500, you'll also find key towing technology that can help you handle the heavy loads you might carry. For example, you'll find a 360-degree trailer camera that allows you to see everywhere around the trailer. This helps when backing up your truck or parking in certain locations. You can also enable tow-mode on the rearview mirror. This mode allows you to see behind your trailer with a camera on the rear bumper with live views. Along with tire-pressure monitoring for the truck itself, you'll also be able to view your trailer tire pressure from your digital cluster. This provides a view of every tire on the trailer and can help you identify if any of the tires are low, so you can put air in them before you get back on the road. 2022 Ram 3500 Towing Exterior and Hardware With the available rear-air suspension, you can also lower your truck and the hitch to the lowest possible point, making it easy for hitching. You can also explore the fifth-wheel/gooseneck package for additional hardware for trailering. If you have to hook anything up at night, the 3500 also comes with a trailer hitch light. Now that you're familiar with the towing capabilities of the Ram 3500, you can stop by Dan Cummins Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Paris to check out our new inventory. Our certified professionals can help answer any of your questions about towing capacity or other capabilities in the 3500 series. Before coming in, you can check out our finance center that can help you with tips for buying a new vehicle and a tool to get you pre-qualified for purchasing. Don't forget to review our rotating specials before stopping in.
The 2019 All-New RAM 1500 towing capacity reaches up to 12,750 pounds when equipped with the available max engine option of 5.7L HEMI® V8 engine with eTorque – more than enough to tow your boat to Kentucky Lake. Falling in line with the legacy of RAM trucks' capability and reliability, the All-New 2019 RAM 1500 has been expertly fine-tuned to bring one of the nation’s most dependable half-ton trucks right up to the cutting edge. It sets a new benchmark from strength and capability – in fact, it’s the most capable RAM 1500 yet. Learn More View RAM 1500 Inventory Contact Us In this review of the RAM 1500 capabilities our RAM dealership will cover: 2019 RAM 1500 Payload Capacity 2019 RAM 1500 Engine Options 2019 RAM 1500 Towing Capacity 2019 RAM 1500 Towing Technology All-New RAM 1500 Towing Capacity By Engine Variations The All-New RAM 1500 max payload is 2,300 pound at capacity in the truck bed, and delivers an unbeatable towing capacity. Here’s how towing breaks down by engine option: 3.6L Pentastar® V6 with eTorque: Towing capacity up to 7,730 pounds. 5.7L HEMI® V8: Towing capacity up to 11,610 pounds. 5.7L HEMI® V8 with eTorque: Towing capacity up to a Best-in-Class 12,750 pounds. All-New RAM 1500 Engine Options Two available engines are at the heart of RAM 1500 capability, and each one is available or fitted as standard with a state-of-the-art eTorque mild hybrid system that swaps out the old-fashioned alternator for a 48-volt battery-powered, belt-driven motor generator to improve everything from towing power to efficiency. All-New RAM 1500 engine options include: 3.6L Pentastar® V6 with eTorque: Offers up to a Best-in-Class standard V6 305 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque, plus a Best-in-Class 4x4 driving range of up to 624 miles. 5.7L HEMI® V8: Makes up to 395 and 410 lb-ft of torque. 5.7L HEMI® V8 with eTorque Mild Hybrid System: Makes up to 395 and 410 lb-ft of torque, plus Best-in-Class available V8 4x4 combined fuel economy and available V8 4x4 highway driving range All-New RAM 1500 Towing Assistance Technology Drivers can take advantage of available Class-Exclusive Active-Level™ Four Corner Air Suspension to maintain a balanced, level ride regardless of how heavy their payload is. The new Ram 1500 also offers a range of safety features that integrate with trailers for added peace of mind: Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Path and New Automatic Trailer Detection Lanesense® Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist Forward Collision Warning with Active Braking Take Command of the All-New RAM 1500 by Visiting Our Showroom Whether you want to explore performance and utility, check out the interior, compare the Crew Cab vs. Quad Cab, or explore RAM 1500 lease options, the team here at Dan Cummins Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Paris can help. Simply contact our RAM dealeship today to find out more about the new RAM 1500 and our red RAM inventory. If you need to be able to haul even more cargo, check out the 2018 RAM 2500 towing capacity. Removed 'More from' block with di_posts shortcode
First impressions of the all new 2019 Ram 1500 Limited First of all, I have to let you know something. I've been a Chevy guy all of my life. I own Chevrolet dealership and so I'm in the awesome position to be able to drive any Chevy I want in any color I want. (I know...my life is tough). My vehicle of choice has always been the Chevrolet Silverado year after year. When we bought the Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership, I had to take a deep breath and see how the all new 2019 Ram would stack up against my already heavily biased love for the Silverado. In the video below you'll see some of the amazing features in action that I also describe below. I'm not going to bore you with towing capacity stats or how many pounds of gravel you can dump in the bed. I'll leave that stuff for all of the folks who pride themselves on peeing for distance. Exterior impression My first impression was one of surprise. This truck caught my eye immediately with the 22" aggressive wheels and it's beautiful face. The front of the Ram 1500 doesn't look over bearing as if it's trying too hard to get noticed. It has a strong and luxurious appeal that simply works. The LED lighting is sleek and the cameras and sensors are integrated in a way that doesn't distract from it's clean design. The Power Assist steps deploy out of nowhere in a timely fashion and the doors open and close with the proper feeling of security and quality. At the rear, the tailgate is Aluminum and this makes it very lightweight. All you need to do is double click the "tailgate" button on the key fob and it unlatches and opens with smooth landing. This is a really nice feature especially since the tailgate also locks when you lock the doors. Another button on the remote changes the trucks right height via the air suspension system. This is super cool! I'm grown accustomed to digging in my pocket for my keys to get in the Silverado and with the RAMs proximity sensors, you can leave the fob in your pocket. You just unlock the door with a small button on the door handle and use the push button start on the dash. This comes in handy a lot because I always have stuff in my hands. In all fairness, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado will also now have this feature in the upper trim levels. To sum up the exterior, it's design is clean and luxurious without being loud. Interior Luxury The cabin blew my mind. The leather feels and smells amazing and there are details all over the inside of this Ram that make you feel like you are on top of the world. The decorative stitching in the leather looks like it was done by a craftsman putting together a gorgeous pair of boots. I love it! The trim pieces are gorgeous and feel like they are made in a ultra luxurious fashion while the digital info cluster lights up with full color and 3D graphics. The next thing I noticed was the gorgeous 12" Touch Screen on the center stack. At first I thought it was overkill but when you display the Navigation in full screen mode it makes you feel like you are at mission control for SpaceX. The screen operates intuitively with familiar gestures like pinch and zoom and the all too familiar swipe. I was also impressed at the fact that the RAM Limited has more ports than the US Navy! You can charge up to 5 phones in and around the center console and there is room for a laptop charge while stowed away. You'll see some of these features in the video below: I'm not a fan of the shift knob as I prefer yanking the lever on the column like in the Silverado. It functions fine but I think it's just part of a truck's DNA to have a lever vs a knob. This is probably the only complaint that you will ever hear about this truck's interior. There is so much storage inside the RAMs cabin made possible by the flat load floor in the rear, the under seat storage, the "Ram Bins" that are under the rear floor mats, hidden storage on the dash above the glove box, and the reconfigurable center console that rocks! I can't brag enough about the inside of this all new Ram. You'll WANT to spend time in there...even if you are riding in the back seat. There aren't too many vehicles on the market with such a level of comfort that you'll actually want to be the rear passenger for the road trip. The rear seats slide forward giving you a semi-reclined position that is very comfortable and you have tons of leg room. The Harman Kardon audio system rocks out with 19 speakers spread across the truck cabin. Yes I said 19. The speaker covers are the coolest I've seen with with their stainless steel speaker grilles. I especially like the speakers located in the roof above the rear passengers. Plus they look great! Ride Quality America's love affair with trucks is totally justified. The all perform so differently in their quest to be comfortable and capable. It doesn't seem that way in the car world (at least among affordable cars). These trucks are designed with big engines that can tow and haul a lot of weight and so the ride qualities can be so very distinct among brands such as Chevrolet, Ford, Ram, and Toyota. Some prefer a firm ride with a tight suspension and others a softer experience. The Ram Limited has Active Level Four Corner Air Suspension. This high tech system will lower the trucks ride height at highway speeds to decrease drag. I like it because you can lower it with the remote or a button on the interior and make it look like a low rider. My preference in ride dynamics, however, is a firmer ride. The RAM 1500 has a much softer feel than the Silverado when driving on pavement. To me it feels too bouncy on the country roads of Kentucky and I prefer the Silverado's ride quality over the Ram. It's a beautiful thing that the trucks today cater to a unique truck buyer and instill such loyalty. So all in all, my first impression of the all new 2019 Ram 1500 Limited was great. I have developed a secret admiration for the truck and appreciate it's numerous qualities. The interior is the best in the business and some of the features are game changing. The all new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado has just been released and so I'll try to follow this up with a head to head comparison for the normal guy about the real stuff that matters like the number of audio speakers and charge ports. You can check out listings of the various trim levels on the Ram like the Tradesman, Big Horn, Laramie, here on our site: 2019 Ram Trucks. You can even check out some listings from our Chevrolet store for the all new 2019 Silverado or our red RAM inventory for even more style to your ride.
