What you need to tow with a 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty

The 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty is rated from 13,800 to 22,000 lb depending on engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase / box and drivetrain — a 59% spread. Find your configuration below, then size the hitch to the trailer you are towing, not to the truck's maximum.

A single towing number for this truck would be a lie. 22,000 lb applies to one exact configuration when properly equipped. Same badge, different engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase / box or drivetrain, and the real figure can be thousands of pounds lower. That is why every row below carries its configuration.

The bar spans every published configuration, 13,800 to 22,000 lb — which configuration you have decides where in it you sit. Size the hitch to the trailer you are actually towing, not to this maximum. Past 20,000 lb (dashed) no conventional receiver class is published — that territory is gooseneck and fifth-wheel.

2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty towing by configuration

Engine	Axle	Cab	Wheelbase / box	Drive	GCWR (lb)	Max trailer (lb)	Max 5th-wheel/gooseneck (lb)	Requires
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	22,000	21,600 · 20,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	30,000	22,000	21,500 · 20,500 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	22,000	21,600 · 20,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	30,000	22,000	21,500 · 20,500 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	21,600 · 20,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	21,500 · 20,500 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	20,800 · 19,800 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	21,600 · 20,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	21,500 · 20,500 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	22,000	20,800 · 19,800 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	21,900	20,400 · 19,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	21,900	20,400 · 19,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	20,000	22,500 · 21,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	30,000	20,000	21,500 · 20,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	30,000	20,000	22,500 · 21,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	30,000	20,000	21,500 · 20,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	20,000	22,700 · 21,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	31,000	20,000	21,400 · 20,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	31,000	20,000	22,700 · 21,600 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	31,000	20,000	21,400 · 20,400 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,200 · 20,200 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	19,500	21,200 · 20,200 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,200 · 20,200 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	19,500	21,200 · 20,200 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	18,200	22,900 · 22,300 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	30,000	18,200	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	28,300	18,200	20,000 · 19,000 5th-wheel	Tremor Off-Road Package (17Y).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	30,000	18,200	22,900 · 22,300 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	30,000	18,200	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	18,200	23,000 · 22,300 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	31,000	18,200	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55E	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	28,300	18,200	19,900 · 18,900 5th-wheel	Tremor Off-Road Package (17Y).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	31,000	18,200	23,000 · 22,300 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel	3.55	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	31,000	18,200	21,900 · 20,900 5th-wheel	Requires F-250 High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package (535).
7.3L V8	3.73E	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	24,600	18,200	18,400 · 18,200 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	24,600	18,200	18,100 · 17,900 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	26,000	18,200	19,500	—
7.3L V8	4.30	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	26,000	18,200	19,400 · 19,200 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	26,000	18,200	19,500 · 19,300 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	26,000	18,200	19,400 · 19,200 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	26,000	18,200	19,100 · 18,900 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	26,000	18,200	19,000 · 18,600 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	26,000	18,200	19,400 · 19,300 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	26,000	18,200	19,200 · 19,100 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	26,000	18,200	18,500	Tremor Off-Road Package (17Y).
7.3L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	26,000	18,200	18,100 · 17,100 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	24,600	18,100	18,000 · 17,900 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	24,600	18,000	18,000 · 17,800 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	24,600	18,000	18,000 · 17,800 5th-wheel	Fixed 9,900 GVWR.
7.3L V8	3.73E	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	24,600	17,900	17,800 · 17,700 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	24,600	17,800	17,700 · 17,500 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	24,600	17,700	17,700 · 17,500 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	24,600	17,700	17,600 · 17,400 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73E	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	24,600	17,500	17,400 · 17,200 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	17,300	17,300 · 17,100 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	23,500	17,100	17,000 · 16,800 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	23,500	17,000	17,000 · 16,800 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	17,000	16,900 · 16,700 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	23,500	17,000	16,900 · 16,800 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,900	16,900 · 16,700 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,900	16,900 · 16,700 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	16,900	16,900 · 16,700 5th-wheel	Fixed 9,900 GVWR.
6.8L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	16,800	16,700 · 16,500 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	16,700	16,600 · 16,400 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	16,600	16,500 · 16,300 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	16,600	16,500 · 16,400 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,600	16,500 · 16,300 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	16,600	16,600 · 16,400 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	16,600	16,600 · 16,400 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,600	16,500 · 16,300 5th-wheel	—
7.3L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,400	16,300 · 16,100 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	4.30	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,300	16,200 · 16,100 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	16,200	16,100 · 15,900 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	16,200	16,100 · 15,800 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	23,500	16,200	16,100 · 16,000 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	15,900	15,000 · 14,000 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	23,500	15,900	15,400 · 14,400 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	23,500	15,900	14,800 · 13,700 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	15,800	14,400 · 13,400 5th-wheel	—
6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel	3.31	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	23,500	15,500	12,600 · 11,600 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x2	21,000	14,800	14,800 · 14,600 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	21,000	14,500	14,500 · 14,300 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x2	21,000	14,500	14,400 · 14,200 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x2	21,000	14,500	14,400 · 14,300 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Regular Cab	141.6 in / 8 ft	4x4	21,000	14,400	14,400 · 14,200 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x2	21,000	14,300	14,200 · 14,000 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	SuperCab	148.0 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	21,000	14,100	14,000 · 13,900 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	SuperCab	164.2 in / 8 ft	4x4	21,000	14,100	14,000 · 13,800 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	159.8 in / 6.75 ft	4x4	21,000	14,100	14,100 · 13,900 5th-wheel	—
6.8L V8	3.73	Crew Cab	176.0 in / 8 ft	4x4	21,000	13,800	13,700 · 13,600 5th-wheel	—

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Axle ratio is the spec that gets left out. It changes the rating materially, and no commercial vehicle-data API carries it — which is one reason third-party towing databases have been measured overstating ratings by thousands of pounds. It is on your build sheet, or decodable from the RPO label in the glovebox.

GCWR is the maximum combined weight of the loaded truck and the loaded trailer. Max trailer weight assumes the vehicle is properly equipped and otherwise unloaded — every passenger and every pound of cargo comes off it.

Source: 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty manufacturer trailering chart · last verified 2026-08-29

The kit for this truck

Towing hardware is sized to the trailer. Pick the weight you are actually pulling:

These kits size conventional receiver hardware, which is why the list stops at 16,000 lb — that is where the published receiver classes stop. The 23,000 lb figure in the chart above needs a gooseneck or fifth-wheel hitch, and that hardware is a different category this site does not resolve yet: it mounts in the bed rather than behind the bumper, and is sized against your truck's bed rating rather than a receiver class.

Tow 7,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 8,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 9,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 10,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 11,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 12,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 14,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty Tow 16,000 lb with an F-250 Super Duty

One part is chosen by the truck, not by the trailer. Everything in those kits is sized to the trailer you are pulling — hitch class, ball, ball mount, brakes. The receiver that bolts to the vehicle is the exception: it is a vehicle-specific part, sold by year, make and model, and a receiver built for one vehicle does not fit another even at the same class. Fit the receiver to your 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty, size everything that hangs off it to the trailer, and never fit a receiver rated below the trailer you intend to pull.

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At this truck's ceiling (22,000 lb) you are past conventional receiver hardware entirely — the highest published receiver class tops out at 20,000 lb. A rating this high is a gooseneck or fifth-wheel rating, which mounts in the bed over the rear axle, and it applies only to a truck equipped for it. See the 16,000 lb kit for this vehicle →

With a 5th-wheel or gooseneck hitch the same truck is rated to 23,000 lb. That hitch mounts in the bed, over the rear axle, rather than behind it — which is why the figure is higher. Ford publishes it as a separate rating per configuration; the column above carries it, and it applies only to a truck equipped for it.

Before you trust any of these numbers

Your payload governs. Addition of trailer hitch weight cannot cause vehicle weights to exceed Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating (RGAWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). These ratings can be found on the certification label located on the driver door or doorframe.
Tongue weight is not free. 10–15% of the trailer sits on your rear axle and comes out of payload, not out of tow rating.
Engines in this chart: 6.7L V8 Turbo Diesel · 6.7L V8 H.O. Turbo Diesel · 6.8L V8 · 7.3L V8. If yours is not listed, this chart does not cover your configuration.

Common questions

How much can a 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty tow?

Between 13,800 and 22,000 lb depending on the exact configuration — that is a 59% spread, so a single headline number is misleading. The 22,000 lb figure requires one specific combination of engine, axle ratio, cab, wheelbase / box and drivetrain. Look up your own configuration in the table on this page.

What hitch do I need for a 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty?

Size the hitch to the trailer, not the truck. For a trailer up to 10,000 lb you need Class 4 hardware with a 2 in receiver, plus a weight-distributing hitch with sway control. The truck's rating is a ceiling you must stay under, not the thing you buy for.

Why is there no payload number on this page?

Because payload is specific to your individual vehicle, not to the model. It is printed on the certification label in your driver's door jamb. Published sources disagree with manufacturers in both directions on payload, so stating one per model would be wrong for most trucks. Your tongue weight counts against payload, which is why it matters.