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Originally Posted by Crisp4253
Anyone pulling a 3023 with a Subaru Outback? Need to buy a new vehicle for work and trying to get something with Gas Mileage but can also pull the TM. Subaru is rated for 3000.
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I would always defer to actual owner experience, but I just ran a couple searches and did not see any posts from Outback owners towing TrailManors in the forum here.
I looked for a hitch for the Outback that could be in the ballpark for handling the 500# tongue weight of a TrailManor and couldn't find one that can support either the tongue weight or a weight distributing hitch. Without a WDH, you'd be overloaded on the rear axle and significantly unloaded in the front as well (it's not unusual for a 500# tongue to put 700+# on the rear axle without a WDH). A long stopping distance and some vehicle instability are likely results (I don't even bring the TM home from the storage yard without the WDH). The reason the Outback can't support the WDH is likely to be too light a design in the body attach points, the hitch itself, or both, and not likely to have easy workarounds (500# rated hitch receivers typically have 6 bolts, not 4 like the pictures I'm seeing for the Outback).
And, after that, there are still some other issues to deal with, as mentioned by other posters (not the least of these is the possibility of creating warranty issues, if you're considering a new vehicle). I'm thinking you'll probably want more tow vehicle for this, ideally with a 5000# tow rating like the new Highlanders, as pointed out by Redhawk.
My actual numbers on the scale can be found here:
http://www.trailmanorowners.com/foru...ad.php?t=10652
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