Toad - Max Weight?

I'm hoping I can get some input for those of you that tow a vehicle. I'm considering a Chevy Colorado pickup. I know I'd need to change the hitch to a higher capacity, probably 7500 lbs because the Chevy Colorado is over 5000 lbs. If I understand the number correctly, GVWR is 14,500 and GCWR is 22,000, this would give me a max towing capacity of 7500; if I have this right then I should not have an issue towing a small truck around 5800 lbs, do I have this correct?

Anyone towing a small truck? If yes, how does the PC do when towing?

Thank you.

Dan

Hi Dan,

Are you sure the curb weight of your Colorado is over 5000 pounds?  Double check that one.  If under 5k, as long as you don't fill it with supplies and other stuff beyond 5000, you'll be in great shape, just as you are.

We tow a 4200 pound Jeep Liberty with our 2007 2350 on a 2007 E350 with V10 engine.  Simply said, absolutely no issues towing it.  We do have a decent tow brake which helps to stop the train better than if not towing at all.

The only issue we have towing is that the front tires of the Liberty take a beating of uneven tread wear on the inside edges, from sharp cornering "left then right" or "right then left" in parking lots and gas stations.  Our Liberty has stock sized tires & wheels.  I would imagine it would be much worse if changing the tires and wheels to something bigger, wider, wider stance, more off-road aggressive.

Ron

This vehicle is small and so is the engine for towing much.  We tow a 2015 4 door Jeep Wrangler and in the hills it really is slow going. We had some of this coming home from Elkhart   It did not have much affect on the class A but this is another ball game.
And tow car brakes  seem to be a requirement for anything over 1,000 pounds in USA and Canada. Flat land not a problem like we did 2 weeks ago. The test comes next summer.  Then we really find out on a trek  to Northwest. Patricia