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97 messages, Last post on Apr 21, 2008 at 6:24 AM
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Replying to: aatherton (Dec 13, 2007 6:48 am) And they do indeed "help" but you still have to be aware that you're towing a trailer and modify your driving accordingly. What does extremely helpful mean? He has a previous generation Forester that is only rated to tow 2000 lbs so if he's gonig to be towing a significant distance then I think a transmission cooler would be a good idea. -Frank |
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Replying to: rsholland (Dec 13, 2007 6:58 am) On surge brakes, it depends on the application. I tow a 10,500lb triple axle boat trailer with my Armada and it has surge brakes w/discs on it and it does pretty well with the surge brakes. There are 2 reasons to get surge brakes on a trailer, mostly if it's a boat trailer you would have surge brakes due to the electric brake components getting wrecked in the water, the other reason would be if you lend your trailer out to various friends who probably don't have controllers. I would say though Electric over Hydrolic > Electric > Surge > No Brakes. -mike
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Replying to: postymcgee (Dec 04, 2007 11:25 am) Only in terms of traction. Maybe not so important with an RV trailer. With our 2000 lb boat on a compact pickup truck, there were several ramps that I declined to use for lack of traction. If the ramp was steep, and the water's edge was covered with mud or algae, then the tires would spin on pull out. If the boat was pulled partly out of the water, and the tires were spinning with no hold, the boat would try to return to the water, pulling the truck back with it. By the time the boat was buoyant again and stopped pulling, the rear of the truck could be pretty deep in the water. This spinning and loss of forward motion began to happen a couple of times, and so I just avoided such ramps. With 4WD or the Forester's AWD in 50/50 mode, this would not happen. |
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 13, 2007 3:27 pm) |
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Replying to: xtop (Dec 13, 2007 5:54 pm) The new forester is out will be arriving here in Feb IIRC. Larger but powerplants will likely stay similar. -mike
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Replying to: xtop (Dec 13, 2007 5:54 pm) A few years? It will debut in Japan on Christmas, and here at the Detroit Auto Show next month. It should be in dealers this spring, or so the rumor goes. But this should tickle your interest: http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/3888 Bob |
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 13, 2007 6:04 pm) Ditto. I've also got a MT XT but towing is the one exception where I think an AT makes more sense. I about burned out the clutch trying to back a loaded Uhaul trailer up a narrow driveway  -Frank
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Replying to: p0926 (Dec 14, 2007 7:57 am) Bob |
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They can be delicate and they do start smelling of burnt lining quickly. We will see what happens over time. Good automatics are better for towing, I agree. I could probably have two clutches put in for the cost in initial purchase and gas mileage with the automatic, however. We will find out next summer. Fred |
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