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Sandy___Shirley's avatar
Apr 16, 2015

Small flat towable trucks

We just traded our 37’ Everest fifth wheel for a 37’ Georgetown class A. We did not trade our 2002 F-350 with the 7.3L because we still need a truck once in a while and the dealer would not give us a proper trade. We don’t need an F-350 dually for our normal small tow jobs and we want to be able to flat tow something behind our Class A, so we are looking for a small truck that can be flat towed.

Our max weight is 5,000 so we are looking for 4,500 curb weight. Our research shows that the newer AWD trucks can’t be flat towed without an extra pump to keep the transmission cool. As we understand it we will need a 4WD with a shift lever to switch from 2WD to 4WD with a Neutral position between the two drive modes, and we have to insure that the neutral position completely disengages the transmission from the wheels.

So, can anyone help us make a list of the proper trucks to look for?

Thanks in advance for any help

15 Replies

  • I've seen several Chevy Avalanche models being towed but no personal experience.
  • Any Ford Ranger 1988 to end of production or Mazda Ranger clone (1993 to end of production) with the M5OD manual 5speed is 4 down towable (2wd or 4wd). My 95 3.0V6 went 275k miles before it needed too much work to keep as a commuter. Rangers were generally under 3500lbs

    And while not a truck, any manual transmission Subaru is towable 4 down.
  • We tow a 2008 Chevy Colorado 4x4 four down. Love it! The new ones can be towed four down also but they are way more expensive than what we paid for our 2008.
  • I love my 2012 canyon. No neeed to leave key in steering column, push button to get transfer case to neutral.