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.
Ford F-250 Super Duty towing capacity by year
Every model year we have manufacturer data for, newest first. A row spans the configurations rated that year — find your year, then your exact configuration below.
| Year | Rated tow | Payload | What gets you there |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rated tow 15,800–22,000 lb | Payload 2,753–3,643 lb | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output · 4x4 · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2025 | Rated tow 15,800–22,000 lb | Payload 2,753–3,643 lb | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output · 4x4 · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2024 | Rated tow 15,800–22,000 lb | Payload 2,753–3,643 lb | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output · 4x4 · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2023 | Rated tow 15,800–22,000 lb | Payload 2,753–3,643 lb | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 High-Output · 4x4 · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2022 | Rated tow 13,300–20,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x4 · High-Capacity Trailer Tow Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2021 | Rated tow 13,300–20,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x4 · High-Capacity Trailer Tow Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2020 | Rated tow 13,300–20,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x4 · High-Capacity Trailer Tow Package (535) highest of 6 configurations rated this year |
| 2019 | Rated tow 13,300–18,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x2 · Trailer Tow Package highest of 5 configurations rated this year |
| 2018 | Rated tow 13,300–18,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x2 · Trailer Tow Package highest of 5 configurations rated this year |
| 2017 | Rated tow 13,300–18,000 lb | Payload — | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x2 · Trailer Tow Package highest of 5 configurations rated this year |
We cover 2017–2026 model years. Each row spans only the configurations we have verified against an OEM towing guide for that year — where a year lists one, the rest of that lineup is still being added. Older model years aren't in our dataset yet.
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 | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 | 4x4 · Crew Cab · 3.31 axle | 15,000 lb5 | — | 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 lb6 | — | SAE J2807 |
| 2017–2022 | 6.2L V8 | 4x4 · Crew Cab · 4.3 axle | 15,000 lb7 | — | SAE J2807 |
| 2017–2022 | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 | 4x2 · Crew Cab · 3.31 axle | 15,000 lb7 | — | SAE J2807 |
| 2017–2019 | 6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 | 4x4 · Crew Cab · 3.31 axle | 14,700 lb8 | — | SAE J2807 |
| 2017–2022 | 6.2L V8 | 4x2 · Regular Cab · 3.73 axle | 13,300 lb7 | — | 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.
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
Owner-community threads on towing with the F-250 Super Duty, summarized — 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.
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.
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.
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.'
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 (see how much to trust OEM tow ratings). 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.
Compare with other trucks
Config-level ratings compiled and sourced the same way as this page.
Where the headline number sits
Of the 14 configurations above, 2 are rated at the advertised 22,000 lb maximum (6.7L Power Stroke Turbo Diesel V8 · 4x4 · Crew Cab · 3.55 axle · High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535)); the median configuration is 16,200 lb. We charted that for every model line in the advertised tow rating belongs to one truck, and measured which limit actually binds once the cab is loaded in what actually limits what your truck can tow.
Hitch receiver class
Ford F-250 Super Duty configs in our dataset start in Class 5 receiver territory by rated trailer weight: Class 5 (12 configs, 13,300–20,000 lb) — and 2 configs rated up to 22,000 lb sit beyond any receiver class (gooseneck/5th-wheel territory). The receiver is one of four limits — the class caps what the hardware carries, not what the truck can pull. Find the class your trailer needs →
Sources
- 2023 Ford Super Duty Pickup Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.3–4 (rev. 06.23.23); identical conventional values in 2024 guide p.3, 2025 guide V3 p.2 and 2026 guide v3 p.2
- 2023 Ford Super Duty Pickup Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.3–4 (rev. 06.23.23); identical in 2024 guide p.3, 2025 guide V3 p.2 and 2026 guide v3 p.2
- 2023 Ford Super Duty Pickup Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.3 (rev. 06.23.23); identical in 2024 guide p.3, 2025 guide V3 p.2 and 2026 guide v3 p.2
- 2020 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.22; identical in 2021 guide p.23 and 2022 guide p.25
- 2020 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.22 (rev. 02.03.20); identical in 2021 guide p.23 and 2022 guide p.25; curb/GVWR from 2021 Ford Super Duty Pickup Tech Specs (media.ford.com, archived), p.5–6
- 2017 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.20; identical in 2018 guide p.22 and 2019 guide p.22
- 2017 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.20; identical in 2018 guide p.22, 2019 guide p.22, 2020 guide p.22, 2021 guide p.23 and 2022 guide p.25
- 2017 Ford RV & Trailer Towing Guide (official PDF, archived), p.20 (rev. 10.18.16); identical in 2018 guide p.22; the 2019 guide p.22 (rev. 01.18.19) raises this config to 15,000 lb at GCWR 23,500
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. It opens your mail app with the page attached; or just write hello@checkmytow.com.
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.