For the past two years I’ve been hauling everything - bike, passenger, tools, canopy, generator and associated gear - in an extended cab S-10. It’s performed valiantly but it’s maxed out and showing its age. I’m also getting tired of loading my bike into the bed. I want to replace it and get a trailer, but at the same time I want to spend my money on track days rather than equipment.
I'm looking hard at the Kendon single-rail trailer. For a truck I’ve got it down to the extended cab I-5 Colorado, the extended cab V8 Dakota or regular cab V8 F-150 (one of my requirements is that everything fit in my two-car garage). Where I’m getting tripped up is understanding how payload and towing capacity relate to each other.
I think the correct payload and towing numbers for the Colorado are 1,500 and 1,600 lbs. I’m estimating my current payload as ~1,200 lbs. Kendon trailers weigh ~300 lbs. Figure ~450 lbs for my bike, so that‘s ~750 lbs for my bike and trailer and another 750 lbs in the truck. I’ve read that 15% of the weight of a Kendon trailer gets placed on the tongue which equals ~115 lbs (300 + 450 x .15).
Can someone tell me if a Colorado will fit my requirements? I’ve been reading everything I can and I have my doubts. It doesn’t appear they’re really designed for towing (no transmission or oil coolers, for instance). I'm leaning towards a V8 4x4 Dakota (V8 4x2's aren't very common). F150's have monster towing capacity but I really don't want to give up the cab space.
I'm looking hard at the Kendon single-rail trailer. For a truck I’ve got it down to the extended cab I-5 Colorado, the extended cab V8 Dakota or regular cab V8 F-150 (one of my requirements is that everything fit in my two-car garage). Where I’m getting tripped up is understanding how payload and towing capacity relate to each other.
I think the correct payload and towing numbers for the Colorado are 1,500 and 1,600 lbs. I’m estimating my current payload as ~1,200 lbs. Kendon trailers weigh ~300 lbs. Figure ~450 lbs for my bike, so that‘s ~750 lbs for my bike and trailer and another 750 lbs in the truck. I’ve read that 15% of the weight of a Kendon trailer gets placed on the tongue which equals ~115 lbs (300 + 450 x .15).
Can someone tell me if a Colorado will fit my requirements? I’ve been reading everything I can and I have my doubts. It doesn’t appear they’re really designed for towing (no transmission or oil coolers, for instance). I'm leaning towards a V8 4x4 Dakota (V8 4x2's aren't very common). F150's have monster towing capacity but I really don't want to give up the cab space.