Subaru Forester

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#1388 of 1409: Re: recomendations for extended warranty [xwesx] by rsholland; Dec 24, 2008 (2:15 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 10:27 am)

Juice borrowed my 5x8 utility trailer to do that. It weighs just under 700 lb. empty, and is rated for 3000 lb.

Bob

xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 2:32 pm)
- ateixeira (Dec 29, 2008 10:13 am)
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#1389 of 1409: Re: recomendations for extended warranty [rsholland] by xwesx; Dec 24, 2008 (2:32 pm)

Replying to: rsholland (Dec 24, 2008 2:15 pm)

Well, okay then. I stand corrected. Apparently the Forester is good for hauling trailers that are grossly over-weighted, for short distances at least. I bet that trailer weighed close to 5000#, if not more, loaded with two yards of pea gravel!

Then again, I towed a few different vehicles, including a 1985 Chevy conversion van, with my '96 Outback. I bet that van was well over 4000#. I only towed it about 8 miles though, and only up a couple of slight grades. I think the car probably only had around 150,000 miles on it during that haul. And, even at 220,000 miles, it had no transmission problems whatsoever.

I know what you mean, AJ, regarding the weight of the gravel. I had ten yards of gravel delivered to a site once when I did landscaping in Anchorage. For the first day, I shoveled and hauled the rock with a wheelbarrow. After a day and, maybe, three yards moved, I brought my three-wheeler with a trailer. Same amount of shoveling, but no more hauling the wheelbarrow! It sure is a good workout for the forearms, though.

ateixeira (Dec 29, 2008 10:13 am)
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#1390 of 1409: Re: recomendations for extended warranty [xwesx] by ateixeira; Dec 29, 2008 (10:13 am)

Replying to: xwesx (Dec 24, 2008 2:32 pm)

Wow, I had no idea it was that heavy. I think I would have done 2 loads each just one yard if I'd known.

It did feel very heavy, and my Forester was a clutch so I did have to slip the clutch a bit. Still, 5000# would nearly triple the weight that powertrain was dragging. I also felt it in stopping, but fortunately I had no emergency stops to test it.

After that I could barely even tell when I had just mulch or wood chips behind me.

rsholland (Dec 29, 2008 12:20 pm)
- jeqq (Jan 27, 2009 6:33 am)
  - ateixeira (Feb 02, 2009 1:03 pm)

#1391 of 1409: Photo of trailer with 3 yards of wood chips. by ateixeira; Dec 29, 2008 (10:20 am)

For reference...the level of pea gravel was more than half of this amount.

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#1392 of 1409: Re: recomendations for extended warranty [ateixeira] by rsholland; Dec 29, 2008 (12:20 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Dec 29, 2008 10:13 am)

I had the trailer weighed empty at the county landfill, using their scale. I think they said 675, but I'm not sure how accurate that is. Those wooden sides that I added could be 150 pounds, if not more.

Bob

jeqq (Jan 27, 2009 6:33 am)
- ateixeira (Feb 02, 2009 1:03 pm)

#1393 of 1409: Looking for a stainless steel catback exhaust by erikwi; Dec 29, 2008 (2:17 pm)

I have a 2006 Forester X that I'd like to put a catback stainless exhaust on. Now that I live in the salt belt, I need something that will last for a while. The OE rear muffler has been painted with 1200 degree stove paint 3 times now but the salt just eats it off. I'd like a new system with a mellow sound, not obnoxious. I'm too old to be running around in a car that sounds like a teenager's.

Any ideas on a source?

Thanks

ateixeira (Jan 09, 2009 12:10 pm)
- erikwi (Jan 11, 2009 10:52 am)
done37 (Jan 10, 2009 10:56 am)
- erikwi (Jan 11, 2009 10:53 am)

#1394 of 1409: Re: Looking for a stainless steel catback exhaust [erikwi] by ateixeira; Jan 09, 2009 (12:10 pm)

Replying to: erikwi (Dec 29, 2008 2:17 pm)

The aftermarket caters to the Impreza, and I don't think they're quite the same. It won't be easy to find what you want, especially since the type of people that usually buy aftermarket exhausts want more noise.

erikwi (Jan 11, 2009 10:52 am)

#1395 of 1409: Re: Looking for a stainless steel catback exhaust [erikwi] by done37; Jan 10, 2009 (10:56 am)

Replying to: erikwi (Dec 29, 2008 2:17 pm)

Non-turbo Subaru models don't have great support when it comes to performance aftermarket exhaust. I have a SS catback and downpipe exhaust for my Forester XT thru www.cobbtuning.com , but I don't think they will have one for a normally aspirated model like yours.

Don