Can you flat tow a Chevrolet Colorado?

1. 1. Base plate

   Vehicle-specific brackets bolted behind the front bumper — the tow bar connects here. Look it up by year and model.

2. 2. Tow bar

   Connects the motorhome's hitch to the base plate. Tow bars carry a weight rating — check it against your vehicle.

3. 3. Safety cables

   Back up the tow bar if it ever disconnects.

4. 4. Supplemental braking

   A brake system in the towed vehicle so it helps stop itself.

5. 5. Breakaway switch

   Applies the towed vehicle's brakes if it separates from the motorhome.

6. 6. Lights / wiring

   Carries the motorhome's brake, turn and tail lights to the towed vehicle.

Find the base plate for your exact year and model: Roadmaster FitMaster ↗ · Demco base plates ↗ · Blue Ox ↗. This list is general flat-towing practice, not from Chevrolet's documents — except the brakes, which Ford's towing guide recommends.

• “Rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive trucks should not be dinghy-towed. Towed vehicles (or dollies or trailers carrying them) should have a separate functional braking system.”
• “Use extra caution whenever towing another vehicle.”

A version that can't go four wheels down can still travel on a car trailer or, where the maker allows, a tow dolly. Ford's towing guide adds: “Ford Motor Company recommends that a separate functional brake system be used on any towed vehicle, including those dolly-towed or towbar-towed.” p. 3 ↗

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