heavy-duty pickup

Ford F-250 Super Duty towing capacity (2017–2026)

Fourth-generation F-250 Super Duty (2017–2026) conventional (bumper-pull) towing runs from about 12,300 lb with the 6.2L gas V8 and 3.73 axle up to 22,000 lb on 2023+ 6.7L Power Stroke diesels with the High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package — but 5th-wheel and gooseneck ratings are published separately and reach 23,000 lb. All ratings below are SAE J2807 and vary sharply by engine, axle ratio, cab, drive and package; the numbers shown are conventional-towing figures with 5th-wheel/gooseneck values noted per record.

Rated range, 2017–2026

13,300–22,000 lb

Depends on engine, drivetrain, and packages — find your exact configuration below.

Towing capacity by configuration

Years	Engine	Config	Max tow	Payload	Grade
2023–2026	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) · 3.55 axle	22,000 lb¹	2,753 lb	SAE J2807
2023–2026	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output	4x4 · Crew Cab · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) · 3.55 axle	22,000 lb¹	3,643 lb	SAE J2807
2023–2026	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output	4x4 · Crew Cab · Tremor · Tremor Off-Road Package (17Y) · 3.55 axle	18,200 lb²	—	SAE J2807
2023–2026	7.3L V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · 4.3 axle	18,200 lb²	3,481 lb	SAE J2807
2023–2026	6.8L V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · 4.3 axle	16,600 lb²	3,565 lb	SAE J2807
2023–2026	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · 3.31 axle	15,800 lb³	2,753 lb	SAE J2807
2020–2022	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · High-Capacity Trailer Tow Package (535) · 3.55 axle	20,000 lb⁴	—	SAE J2807
2020–2022	7.3L V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · 4.3 axle	15,000 lb⁴	—	SAE J2807
2017–2019	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8	4x2 · Crew Cab · Trailer Tow Package · 3.55 axle	18,000 lb⁵	—	SAE J2807
2017–2022	6.2L V8	4x4 · Crew Cab · 4.3 axle	15,000 lb⁶	—	SAE J2807
2017–2022	6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8	4x2 · Crew Cab · 3.31 axle	15,000 lb⁶	—	SAE J2807
2017–2022	6.2L V8	4x2 · Regular Cab · 3.73 axle	13,300 lb⁶	—	SAE J2807

Ratings as published by the manufacturer for properly equipped vehicles; superscripts link to the source of each figure below.

The payload reality check

Take the 2023–2026 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 rated at 22,000 lb with 2,753 lb of payload. Load a family (550 lb of people, 150 lb of gear) and the honest limit becomes 17,100 lb — limited by payload (tongue weight), computed the same way as our calculator.

Run your own load in the towing calculator →

Can this F-250 Super Duty tow these popular trailers?

Each trailer's published GVWR (fully loaded) run through our engine against the 2023–2026 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 Crew Cab, loaded with two adults, two kids and gear (700 lb) and a conservative tongue weight — the same math as the calculator.

Trailer	Loaded (GVWR)	Verdict
Casita Spirit 17 compact molded-fiberglass travel trailer · 17 ft	3,500 lb	Yes — 10,180 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Grand Design Imagine XLS 17MKE light half-ton travel trailer · 21 ft 11 in	6,395 lb	Yes — 15,605 lb to spare limited by tow rating
Big Tex 70CH (18 ft) tandem-axle car hauler / utility trailer · 18 ft	7,000 lb	Yes — 6,680 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Jayco Jay Flight SLX 263BHS family bunkhouse travel trailer · 32 ft 7 in	7,600 lb	Yes — 13,200 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Keystone Cougar Half-Ton 25MLE larger travel trailer near half-ton limits · 29 ft 11 in	8,800 lb	Yes — 12,080 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)
Grand Design Reflection 303RLS mid fifth-wheel · 32 ft 10 in	11,995 lb	Yes — 405 lb to spare limited by payload (tongue weight)

Trailer weights are the manufacturers' published GVWR (linked). A “yes” here is a planning estimate for this configuration — your own truck's door-jamb payload and your trailer's real loaded weight decide it. Start from your trailer →

What owners actually tow

Real-world reports from owner communities — experiences, not ratings. Your configuration and load decide what's safe.

Diesel F-250 buyers keep discovering the yellow door sticker, not the brochure, sets their payload — options like the 6.7L diesel, 4x4 and crew cab can erase close to 1,000 lb from the advertised figure.

A shopper eyeing a 2016 Lariat 6.7L found the brochure promised nearly 3,000 lb of payload while the door sticker read 2,078 lb; commenters explained the brochure assumes a base gas 2WD truck and that a heavy diesel drivetrain is exactly why so many owners end up in an F-350 SRW, which adds roughly 1,500 lb of GVWR for often just one extra leaf spring.

r/FordDiesels thread
When owners upgrade to a bigger 5th wheel, the constraint they hit first is pin weight in the bed, not the tow rating — and no spring or airbag kit legally raises the door-sticker numbers.

A 2012 6.7L crew cab owner planning a ~13,000 lb toy hauler was told his diesel F-250's ~1,700 lb payload could not absorb the 15–20% pin weight plus passengers, while an F-350 diesel crew cab at ~3,000 lb payload just could. Commenters noted the F-250 and F-350 SRW share the same Sterling 10.5-inch axle, but DOT enforces whatever the sticker and registration say.

r/FordDiesels thread
The RV crowd's rule for 5th-wheel math on an F-250: run the numbers off the trailer's loaded GVWR, not the dry weight, and weigh the actual truck — a 15,900 lb 5th-wheel rating means little if the pin eats your whole payload.

A 2008 6.4L diesel owner with 2,000 lb of sticker payload asked about a 7,000 lb dry Forest River fiver; commenters pulled the specs and showed the trailer's 11,400+ lb GVWR implied a real-world pin of 2,000–2,700 lb once loaded — over payload before people and gear, despite a tow rating more than double the trailer weight. The advice: scale the truck, travel light, or size down.

r/GoRVing thread
Owners' consensus on where a 3/4-ton stops being the right tool: around a 15,000 lb-GVWR fifth wheel they push shoppers to a diesel dual-rear-wheel 1-ton, saying you will max payload long before you max the tow rating.

Asked what truck a 15,500 lb fiver needs, RVers steered the buyer from an F-350 SRW toward DRW diesel trucks (one tows a 19,000 lb, 40-ft toy hauler with a long-bed F-350 DRW), warned that Ford's min/max 5th-wheel figures differ by axle ratio, and repeated the same rule of thumb: roughly 20% of gross rides on the pin, and 'I wouldn't want to tow that trailer with a gas engine.'

r/GoRVing thread

How to read these numbers

Every figure above is the manufacturer's rating for that specific configuration — engine, drivetrain, cab, and package — not a model-wide maximum. Two things still matter before you hitch up: your individual vehicle's door-jamb sticker (options change payload truck by truck), and your real load — on most trucks, payload runs out before the tow rating. Estimate your trailer's loaded weight with the trailer weight calculator, then check the full picture in the tow-match calculator.

Sources

Cross-checked per our methodology; conflicting sources resolve to the lower figure. Spotted a discrepancy with your towing guide? Send a correction — that's the email we most want.

Before you tow: confirm the ratings for your exact vehicle on the driver's door-jamb label and in the owner's manual or towing guide for its model year. Never exceed any single rating — see the disclaimer.