Best type of vehicle to tow behind a motorhome

Rhearv wrote:
I was a little vague on the question, we are needing to tow a small truck; i.e. Nissan Frontier or small Toyota. Does anyone have experience with any of the small trucks and whether or not an automatic transmission can be safely towed?

In small trucks:

Four-wheel drive Colorado, because it has neutral on the transfer case, and it is the right transfer case. The previous S-10/S-15 had a transfer case that could not deal with flat towing.

Manual transmission Frontier, 2WD or 4WD. The transmission makes it towable.

Manual transmission Ford Ranger and Mazda B, from 1993 to end of production, 2WD or 4WD. The transmission makes it towable.

Toyota says the manual transmission Tacoma is not towable, I know people who do so anyway.

Some model years of Dodge Dakota, if the 4x4 transfer case had a neutral position, Dodge said it was towable. Dakota also used a transfer case that did not have a neutral, it was an option in some trim lines.

For one or two years, Ford offered a neutral tow kit for some models of the Ranger with 4x4 and automatic. Not all drive train combinations, and not the same kit offered for the Explorer. Ford no longer offers this kit, which might have manipulated the locking hubs as well as the transfer case.

Other compact pickups the last 10-15 years, the transfer case, even if had a selectable neutral position, did not necessarily make an automatic transmission truck towable. For any given 4x4, you should to talk to an expert on transfer cases and hubs. Lately, with Chrysler brand engineering across Jeep and Dodge SUVs, you need to be sure of just how the 4x4 system works on a particular Jeep.