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Old 03-05-2022, 06:42 AM   #1
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Can it tow it? .....

2018 Chevy Colorado, short bed, crew cab.

I've seen Chevy Colorado's towing some smaller travel trailers, they do come with a 7 pin plug for the trailer, and they do have receiver hitch. What more do you want?

Well, how about a Montana Fifth Wheel?










Well, if only this was April 1, I could say, "April Fools Day!"

But its not April 1, and NO! This Colorado did NOT tow that Montana 375FL (41 foot long) fifth wheel either.

Got-cha!

OK, short story.

We are camping this week at a state park not very far from home. My wife had to work late on Friday, so I went ahead and brought the camper over and set up. I DO tow the camper with 3500 one-ton diesel dually!

After I got set up, I went back home and we swapped trucks. And came back with the Colorado. We'll be here at this campground all week and decided we'd rather use the smaller truck for running around (which we plan on doing), instead of burning diesel fuel. On Saturday, we'll go home and swap vehicles again!

Meanwhile, I thought I share the illusion with you all, because, already at the campground, several other campers showed up for the week-end after we got set up, and when folks are walking by our campsite now, their heads are spinning, shaking, and people have this really confused look on their faces eye balling our "rig" trying to figure this picture out, and no doubt .... How in the word did they tow THAT trailer with THAT truck!

It's a great Saturday Morning!
 
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Old 03-05-2022, 07:22 AM   #2
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I can hear the head shaking from here. LOL
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At two places we've stayed the truck was too big to share the drive with our Prius so we kept the truck in storage. Every now and then people would ask how we towed the camper with a Prius and I would explain that we had a roof rack hitch for it and it made it very easy to park. You just spin the Prius around and push the rig into the spot.
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Old 03-16-2022, 01:38 PM   #6
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2018 Chevy Colorado, short bed, crew cab.

I've seen Chevy Colorado's towing some smaller travel trailers, they do come with a 7 pin plug for the trailer, and they do have receiver hitch. What more do you want?

Well, how about a Montana Fifth Wheel?










Well, if only this was April 1, I could say, "April Fools Day!"

But its not April 1, and NO! This Colorado did NOT tow that Montana 375FL (41 foot long) fifth wheel either.

Got-cha!

OK, short story.

We are camping this week at a state park not very far from home. My wife had to work late on Friday, so I went ahead and brought the camper over and set up. I DO tow the camper with 3500 one-ton diesel dually!

After I got set up, I went back home and we swapped trucks. And came back with the Colorado. We'll be here at this campground all week and decided we'd rather use the smaller truck for running around (which we plan on doing), instead of burning diesel fuel. On Saturday, we'll go home and swap vehicles again!

Meanwhile, I thought I share the illusion with you all, because, already at the campground, several other campers showed up for the week-end after we got set up, and when folks are walking by our campsite now, their heads are spinning, shaking, and people have this really confused look on their faces eye balling our "rig" trying to figure this picture out, and no doubt .... How in the word did they tow THAT trailer with THAT truck!

It's a great Saturday Morning!
Whew, I was worried. The sad part is many think this will work.
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Old 03-16-2022, 01:45 PM   #7
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??

There is a guy on Social media showing off videos of him towing his Airstream with his Model X Tesla 😳.
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Old 03-16-2022, 03:35 PM   #8
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It isn't a question of can you tow it, it's a question of should you. Seen the ads where any truck can pull a 747? Corvette shows it has a tow rating of 9000 lbs but who would be crazy enough to do so.

With a 5th wheel most trucks have the ability to tow them, but it's cargo weight rating that gets bottomed out real fast and is probably the biggest mistake folks make. They pay more attention to the tow capacity and not enough attention to the gross cargo weight rating which includes the pin weight, people in the tow vehicle, the dogs, the cats, the kids, a full tank of gas and all that stuff you threw in the truck bed around the 5th wheel hitch.

I camped next to a park host that had a small truck and I laughed because invariably visitors would ask if he hauled his rig with his Nissan Frontier. He would proudly tell them that his "rice burner" could haul anything and that he had pulled his up to the highest peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Truth was he had his rig moved there by a pro hauler and he'd been there for years.
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Old 03-16-2022, 04:41 PM   #9
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Don't think a Chevy Colorado can tow a Montana (any Montana) safely. Besides that, isn't the Colorado a V-6? Not sure a Detroit production V-6 can pull a 12,000 lb plus load up a hill very easily.
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Don't think a Chevy Colorado can tow a Montana (any Montana) safely. Besides that, isn't the Colorado a V-6? Not sure a Detroit production V-6 can pull a 12,000 lb plus load up a hill very easily.

Some do have enough power, 450 HP and 510 torque. That is more power than diesel trucks had just a few years ago. There just isn’t enough truck.
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Old 03-31-2022, 06:30 AM   #11
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With all the talk about towing with a small truck just remember the OP was a joke!
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I seem to remember a photo from the 50’s of a guy at the Airstream factory puling an Airstream SHELL behind a bicycle. I dont think its a finished camper. Should i try this with the Monte?
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Old 05-09-2022, 09:28 AM   #14
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Some do have enough power, 450 HP and 510 torque. That is more power than diesel trucks had just a few years ago. There just isn’t enough truck.
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The power is made way on top of the rpm scale however.. I guess he Revs it up to 5000 rpms and then does a "neutral drop".. My guess it NOT enough tongue weight.. also if this happens hit the brake controller brakes to get the rv under control.
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The power is made way on top of the rpm scale however.. I guess he Revs it up to 5000 rpms and then does a "neutral drop".. My guess it NOT enough tongue weight.. also if this happens hit the brake controller brakes to get the rv under control.

I have 90% of max torque in my little 2.7 at 2000 RPM. The 3.5 is somewhat higher but 90% comes before 3000 RPM.
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I have 90% of max torque in my little 2.7 at 2000 RPM. The 3.5 is somewhat higher but 90% comes before 3000 RPM.
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Gee, Lynwood. I didn't know you towed your rig up to Union Pass with that vehicle!
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What's the pass out of Golden Colorado on 70 to Utah? I think it was over 13000 feet?!
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I see the smiley face. I would probably get about as far as someone would pulling a 30,000 pound fiver up Union Pass with a diesel or the guy pulling his Airstream.
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DFB, Vail Pass I believe is the highest pass along I70.
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2018 Chevy Colorado, short bed, crew cab.

I've seen Chevy Colorado's towing some smaller travel trailers, they do come with a 7 pin plug for the trailer, and they do have receiver hitch. What more do you want?

Well, how about a Montana Fifth Wheel?










Well, if only this was April 1, I could say, "April Fools Day!"

But its not April 1, and NO! This Colorado did NOT tow that Montana 375FL (41 foot long) fifth wheel either.

Got-cha!

OK, short story.

We are camping this week at a state park not very far from home. My wife had to work late on Friday, so I went ahead and brought the camper over and set up. I DO tow the camper with 3500 one-ton diesel dually!

After I got set up, I went back home and we swapped trucks. And came back with the Colorado. We'll be here at this campground all week and decided we'd rather use the smaller truck for running around (which we plan on doing), instead of burning diesel fuel. On Saturday, we'll go home and swap vehicles again!

Meanwhile, I thought I share the illusion with you all, because, already at the campground, several other campers showed up for the week-end after we got set up, and when folks are walking by our campsite now, their heads are spinning, shaking, and people have this really confused look on their faces eye balling our "rig" trying to figure this picture out, and no doubt .... How in the word did they tow THAT trailer with THAT truck!

It's a great Saturday Morning!
SO funny!!!!
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