Can a RAM 2500 tow
a Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender?
Laramie (6.7L Cummins) (2016), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.
Yes
The Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender's published ATM of 3,500kg sits 3,442kg under the RAM 2500's 6,942kg braked towing rating.
- Braked towing ratingThe RAM 2500, manufacturer published
- 6,942kg
- Towball ratingThe RAM 2500, manufacturer published
- 690kg
- ATMThe Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- 3,500kg
Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.
Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings
The 2500 has a towing capacity of 6,942kg, which comfortably handles the TE5 Topender (3,500kg).
This is a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
Published figures are where a trip in the RAM 2500 with the Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender starts, not where it ends. What you pack, and what is already bolted to the car, moves the real numbers from the day you hitch up.
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RAM 2500
Laramie (6.7L Cummins) (2016)
Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender
Price on application
Always check your compliance plate
Online databases use factory-standard specs. They don't know about your bullbar (adds weight), suspension upgrades (can change GCM), or how much you're carrying.
How to find it
Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar. This plate overrides everything you read online.
Why the numbers move once you load up
The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.
- • Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
- • Passengers: everyone in the car comes out of its payload, not just the driver.
- • Tow ball mass: this comes out of your car's payload, not just your towing limit.
Always weigh your rig fully loaded.
This pairing works - now get the required safety gear
Since this pairing sits inside the published ratings, ensure you have the required safety gear. Mirrors and a brake controller are mandatory in Australia for this weight.
Towing mirrors
Legally required when the van is wider than your car
See options →Brake controllers
Mandatory for trailers over 750kg GTM
See options →Weight distribution hitch
Keeps the rig level and steering weight on the front axle
See options →Not sure which brake controller suits your car, or whether it already has one built in? Read the brake controller guide
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Other caravans a RAM 2500 can tow
Every van here sits inside this car's published ratings, or close to them.
Other cars that can tow the Kedron Caravans TE5 Topender
Each one is rated for this caravan, or sits close to the limit.
- Toyota HiLuxRogue / SR5 / SR (2.8L Auto 4x4), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota LandCruiser100 Series (4.2L Turbo Diesel), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota Prado250 Series (New Gen), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota TundraLimited (Official Aus RHD), tows 4,500 kg brakedComfortable
- Ford EverestNext-Gen (V6 Platinum / Sport), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Ford F-150Lariat / Raptor (Grey Import), tows 4,500 kg brakedComfortable
Treat this as a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van, and where we do not hold a published ball weight we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
Where the published weights sit close together, how you pack changes what the scales say. Heavy items ride best low down and over the caravan's axles, and whatever sits on the towball is carried by the car rather than by the van.