Greetings Jim!
--- In AirstreamList@yahoogroups.com, "n4dee" <n4dee@...> wrote:
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> I have a Chevrolet Colorado with five-cylinder 3.5 liter engine and automatic transmission. The suspension is the standard truck-type, neither the low-slung street version nor the off-road version. It has a frame-mounted Draw-Tite hitch.
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> On examining some numbers, it appears that a 28-foot Airstream is about triple both the rated towing capacity and tongue weight. Yet I have seen travel trailers towed by vehicles I would consider less capable.
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> Jim Allen
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I looked at a Colorad similar to the one that you have when I was in the market for a daily driver. I wanted to incorporate the towing ability for my Airstream with adequate fuel efficiency for daily use. The numbers just didn't work out for the Colorado. Even when fully equipped with the factory recommended towing options, it came up short in ratings to even comfortably tow my 1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre at a maximum of 3,250 pounds fully loaded.
While the Colorado "could" have handled the Minuet, the Overlander was an absolute impossibility with its typical loaded weight of 6,100 pounds. The Minuet was right at the 80% of rated trailer towing capacity that for me equates to being marginal for mountainous towing or for towing where hilly terrain will be encountered.
Good luck with your investigation!
Kevin
P.S.: My final decision was to stick with my existing tow vehicles, and I purchased a Volkswagen New Beetle Convertible for my daily driver and commute vehicle.
Kevin D. Allen
WBCCI (Lifetime)/VAC 6359
1964 Airstream Overlander Land Yacht International/1999 GMC K2500 Suburban---7400 VORTEC---4.11 Differentials
1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre--1975 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible---8.2 Liter V8---2.70 Final Drive
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