5th Wheel / Gooseneck Towing Prep Group
AHU2,573 live listings
Median Towing Goose Score 76
Rating with this package: 34,490 lb gooseneck / 5th-wheel
2026 Ram 3500 Towing Capacity
2,573 of 3,336 live listings carry the AHU 5th Wheel / Gooseneck Towing Prep Group, read from the window sticker or OEM code. Updated hourly.
For 2026, our catalog rates every Ram 3500 trim at 23,000 lb conventional: the Tradesman, Big Horn, Laramie and Limited with the high-output Cummins, and the Big Horn/Lone Star and Limited/Longhorn with the 6.4L HEMI. AHU, the 5th Wheel / Gooseneck Towing Prep Group, and AJL, the Max Tow Package, are both rated 34,490 lb gooseneck / 5th-wheel. The equipped listings above count a truck toward either code only when its window sticker or OEM option codes list it.
Live listings with tow equipment
Counted only when the package shows on the truck's window sticker or in its OEM option codes, not in dealer text.
Max Tow Package
AJL888 live listings
Median Towing Goose Score 76
Rating with this package: 34,490 lb gooseneck / 5th-wheel
Top Towing scores among them
2026 Ram 3500
Big Horn· NEW
Carl Burger Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram World
$84,726
MSRP $89,185
89
89
59
59
53
53
24
24
Why this score?Carries AHU, AJL
2026 Ram 3500
Tradesman· NEW
Hemet Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
$73,053
MSRP $81,075
90
90
86
86
24
24
23
23
Carries AHU, AJL
Tow rating by trim
| Trim | Engine | Drive | Axle | Conventional (lb) | Gooseneck (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output Turbo Diesel | 4WD | 3.42 | 23,000 | — |
| Big Horn/Lone Star | 6.4L HEMI V8 | 4WD | 3.73 | 23,000 | — |
| Laramie | 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output Turbo Diesel | 4WD | 3.42 | 23,000 | — |
| Limited | 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output Turbo Diesel | 4WD | 3.42 | 23,000 | — |
| Limited/Longhorn | 6.4L HEMI V8 | 4x2 | 3.73 | 23,000 | — |
| Tradesman | 6.7L Cummins I6 High-Output Turbo Diesel | 4WD | 3.42 | 23,000 | — |
One catalog configuration per trim. Each trim comes in several engine, axle, cab and bed combinations with different ratings; a truck's own window sticker has its exact ones. A dash means the figure isn’t in our catalog or isn’t confirmed against an OEM source.
Factory tow packages
Verified packages with an OEM order code and what they change for towing. A rating is shown only where every verified source for that code agrees.
5th Wheel / Gooseneck Towing Prep Group
AHUOn: Big Horn, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Limited, Tradesman
- Gooseneck / 5th-wheel rating with the package: 34,490 lb
- 5th-wheel / gooseneck prep
2,573 live listings carry it.
Max Tow Package
AJLOn: Big Horn, Big Horn/Lone Star, Laramie, Limited, Tradesman
- Gooseneck / 5th-wheel rating with the package: 34,490 lb
- Max-tow equipment
- 5th-wheel / gooseneck prep
888 live listings carry it.
Gooseneck and 5th-wheel
- AHU 5th Wheel / Gooseneck Towing Prep Group — 34,490 lb gooseneck / 5th-wheel rating with the package; on 2,573 live listings.
- AJL Max Tow Package — 34,490 lb gooseneck / 5th-wheel rating with the package; on 888 live listings.
Tow ratings are catalog figures checked against OEM towing guides and order guides; a truck's window sticker is the final word. How Goose scores trucks