Ram 1500 Towing Capacity

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With the 2021 Ram 1500, you’ll have a truck capable of pulling a variety of equipment. Hitch up your camper when heading out to the national forests or pull your trailer around Sheridan and Buffalo.

With the Ram 1500 towing capacity ranging from 7,730 to 12,750 pounds, there’s a wide variety of gear you can safely tow throughout the Cheyenne, Gillette, and Casper areas. Below, our Fremont CDJR Casper team goes into more detail about the Ram 1500 towing capacity and all the ways it helps make towing a much simpler task.

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Towing Capacity of the Ram 1500

As we’ve mentioned, the Ram 1500 towing capacity will vary. Its towing capacity depends on the engine you choose to power this truck.

Engine	Horsepower	Torque	Towing Capacity
3.6L Pentastar® V6	305 HP	269 lb-ft	7,730 pounds
5.7L HEMI® V8	395 HP	410 lb-ft	11,610 pounds
5.7L HEMI® V8 with eTorque	395 HP	410 lb-ft	12,750 pounds
3.0L EcoDiesel V6	260 HP	480 lb-ft	12,560 pounds
Supercharged 6.2L HEMI® V8	702 HP	650 lb-ft	8,100 pounds

As you can see, the standard 3.6L V6 engine comes with some great power and towing capacity. If you have a larger camper or equipment you’ll be pulling with your truck, then one of the other available engines will provide even stronger towing capabilities.

Help While Towing

The Ram 1500 also features some helpful systems to make towing easier and safer for you, including:

• Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring and Trailer Light Check help make sure your trailer is operating safely at all times.
• Trailer Sway Control, Electronic Stability Control, and Electronic Roll Mitigation all help you move steadily and confidently.
• Blind Spot Monitoring system can account for the length of your trailer while scanning your surroundings. That way, you’ll know when it’s clear to merge or change lanes.
• Trailer-Tow Power-Fold Mirrors help maximize your visibility, so you’ll know what’s around you and can quickly align your truck to your trailer.
• 360° Surround View Camera allows you to have views of both sides of your truck and trailer. Thanks to this feature, backing up your trailer is a much easier feat!
• Trailer Reverse Steering Control allows you to use the Trailer Steering knob to control the trailer’s direction when backing up. While you’re doing that, the system controls the truck’s steering wheel.
• Hill Start Assist kicks into action when you’re ready to continue going up an incline after being stopped a portion of the way. By holding the brakes long enough for you to move your foot to the gas pedal, it effectively prevents the truck from rolling the wrong way back down the hill. 

Haul Even More Gear

With its high-strength steel frame and powerful engine options, the 2021 Ram 1500 will also be able to carry its fair share of gear in its bed. At its maximum, the Ram 1500 payload capacity reaches 2,300 pounds.

With the available multifunction tailgate, it will be easy to load and unload all your supplies in the bed of the Ram 1500. That’s because this available tailgate comes with split, swing-away doors that make it simple to get in and out of the bed and closer to the cargo floor. This feature will provide access to the bed even with your trailer hitched since the doors open away from your trailer.

Ram 1500 Safety and Convenience Features Worth Checking Out

You can count on the Ram 1500 to have your back when it comes to the all-important category of safety. Here are a few standouts you’ll want to have on your side:

• Parallel and Perpendicular Park Assist
• Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go
• LaneSense® Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist

Whether you’re pulling in or backing out of a parking spot or driveway, the available Parallel and Perpendicular Park Assist provides active guidance about gear position, brake, and accelerator while it controls steering.

If you find yourself doing a lot of highway driving, available Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go will come in handy. It’s able to adjust the truck’s speed according to how fast or slow the vehicle in front of you is traveling. That way, Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop and Go will continue to maintain the same safe distance between you and the next car.

LaneSense® Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist is also an available Ram 1500 feature. It alerts you when it senses unintentional lane drifts. It can even use the electric power steering system to guide your truck back between the lane lines. This feature can be helpful on longer trips when you may have momentary lapses in concentration.

Convenience aspects worth your attention include the power sunroof, the power tailgate-release, and the Head-Up Display. The power sunroof acts as an additional source of warm sunlight and fresh air.

The power tailgate-release provides access to the bed of the truck easily when your hands are full. Finally, the Head-Up Display presents useful driving information, like how fast you’re going, directly onto the windshield. As a result, you can keep your eyes on the road ahead. All three of these features are available with the Ram 1500.

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Experience the Ram 1500 Towing Capacity

Come by Fremont CDJR Casper today to get a look at our inventory of the 2021 Ram 1500! Our team can help you find the right configuration that has the strength needed to tow your trailer around Casper, Gillette, Cheyenne, Sheridan, and Buffalo.

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