The 2027 Ford Super Duty pickup splits into three towing tiers. Pairing the diesel with the High-Capacity Axle Upgrade Package lets a properly equipped Ford F-250 reach 22,000 lbs conventional as a SuperCab 4x4 8-ft or a Crew Cab 4x4 with either box, with 23,000 lbs on a gooseneck hitch in Regular Cab 4x2 form. The 2027 Ford F-250 overview covers trims.

Skip that package and F-250 conventional towing is capped at 18,200 lbs. A properly equipped single-rear-wheel Ford F-350 diesel reaches 25,000 lbs conventional as an 8-ft Crew Cab 4x4 and 27,600 lbs gooseneck as a Regular Cab 4x4, and the properly equipped diesel dually hits 38,000 lbs by gooseneck in Regular Cab 4x2 form. See the 2027 Ford F-350 overview.

• Package 535 Power Stroke F-250 Regular Cab 4x2: 22,100-lb fifth-wheel, properly equipped
• F-350 SRW Regular Cab 4x4 diesel: 27,400 lbs fifth-wheel, properly equipped
• F-350 dually Crew Cab, Power Stroke: 28,000-lb conventional max, properly equipped
• F-350 DRW Regular Cab 4x2 diesel: 35,000 lbs fifth-wheel, properly equipped
• Properly equipped diesel GCWR: 45,600 lbs on the F-350 DRW

Receiver size depends on the truck: only a diesel Ford F-350 dually Crew Cab with the 4.10 axle steps up to a 3-inch receiver, and other Ford F-250 and F-350 pickups use 2.5 inches. Ford rates the F-250 receiver at 22,000 lbs with 2,200 lbs of tongue weight, the F-350 SRW at 25,000 and 2,500, and the dually at 28,000 and 2,800.

On every F-250 and F-350, the highest published rating belongs to a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch rather than the receiver. For loading, Ford advises 10% tongue weight for conventional trailers and 15% king pin weight for fifth-wheel and gooseneck, and caps trailer frontal area at 60 and 75 square feet respectively.

• Diesel F-350 DRW Crew Cab with 4.10 axle: 3-inch receiver
• Same ratings for weight-carrying and weight-distributing hitches
• Tongue weight 10%, king pin weight 15%, per Ford
• Frontal area limit: 60 sq ft conventional, 75 sq ft others
• Tremor receiver: 18,200 lbs with 1,820-lb tongue weight

Payload is where the gas Ford Super Duty leads: a properly equipped Ford F-350 XL dually in Regular Cab 4x2 form, with the 7.3L and Gas Heavy-Duty Payload Package, carries 7,900 lbs on a 14,000-lb GVWR. Swap in the High-Output Power Stroke and that properly equipped truck is rated for 6,935 lbs. Ford's lineup range runs 2,415 to 7,900 lbs.

Gas Ford F-250 payload reaches 4,175 lbs on a properly equipped Regular Cab 4x2, while the best diesel figure, 3,918 lbs, belongs to a properly equipped SuperCab 4x4 that has the Trailer Tow Package. Single-rear-wheel F-350 payload tops out on a properly equipped Regular Cab 4x4 with all-terrain tires: 4,857 lbs gas, 4,843 lbs diesel.

• 7,900-lb gas payload: F-350 XL DRW Regular Cab, properly equipped
• Top Power Stroke payload: 6,935 lbs, Regular Cab dually, properly equipped
• DRW Crew Cab 4x4: 6,528 lbs gas, 5,850 diesel, properly equipped
• Optional on every trim: Onboard Scales that weigh the bed load
• Box floor: 81.9 inches short box, 98.1 inches long box

Gas buyers get the 7.3L V8 as standard on every Ford Super Duty F-250 and F-350, paired with the TorqShift-G 10-speed and good for 420 horsepower and 445 lb-ft. Properly equipped Regular Cab 4x2 gas trucks reach 19,500 lbs by gooseneck in the F-250, 22,400 lbs in the F-350 SRW and 22,500 lbs in the F-350 DRW.

The 6.7L High-Output Power Stroke answers with 1,200 lb-ft and 500 horsepower, and it can run on B20 biodiesel with an exhaust brake built in. Every model's top tow rating requires it, and a properly equipped diesel F-350 DRW with the 4.10 axle carries a 45,600-lb GCWR, compared with 29,500 lbs for the gas dually.

• Ford recommends 87 octane for the 7.3L
• Diesel output: 500 hp at 2,600 rpm, 1,200 lb-ft
• Gas towing peak: 22,500 lbs, F-350 DRW gooseneck, properly equipped
• TorqShift-G 10-speed with gas, TorqShift 10-speed with diesel
• Power Stroke covered by Ford for 5 years or 100,000 miles