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12-02-2016, 01:09 PM
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tongue weight
Does anyone have an opinion as to whether or not a 2015 Outback, towing weight capacity of 2750, could safely tow a 2006 27/20 TM?
We are getting conflicting answers from many places.
If the 2750 measured at 15% for tongue weight it is 411, which should be okay,
thoughts??
thanks
cal
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12-02-2016, 01:39 PM
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My '06 2720SL tongue measured a bit heavier at 435 lbs. Max gross weight (GVWR on sink sticker) is 4217 lbs. Unladed Vehicle Weight (empty tanks, no cargo) is 3243 lbs.
Jeep is rated for 500/5000 and has no problem, hitch drops less than an inch.
If that 2750 is in KG you are OK, pounds not so.
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12-02-2016, 02:40 PM
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Dry weight is with no options, battery, or propane and the camper empty. With the normal options AC unit, hanging cabinets, awning, battery, propane you will have a curb weight around 3,200-3,300. Add 300-500 of your stuff and you far exceed your car max tow weight of 2,750 lbs.
Yes you could tow it, but you would be unsafe or destroy your transmission. That's a lot of trailer for an outback.
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12-02-2016, 03:48 PM
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I'm voting no as well. In addition to what was said above, additional passengers and cargo in the vehicle itself also add to the total load being towed by the vehicle.
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12-02-2016, 04:15 PM
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Google shows the Outback weighs about; 4,695 to 4,850 lbs. Yer just shy of the weight of the TM. You "may" be able to pull the TM on level ground, but then you need to think about going up and down hills as well as trying to stop with that much weight behind you on those hills. Then I would assume you'd need a WDH, which will add more weight to the whole setup.
I would either look at a different tow vehicle or a smaller camper.
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12-02-2016, 05:04 PM
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I know from experience years ago, we destroyed the transmission on a brand new Ford Wind Star mini-van rated for 2000 lbs towing (front wheel drive vehicle). Our pop-up camper was dry weight of 1300, and I didn't fully understand the tow rating calculations at that time, although it was explained in detail in my owners manual. So I thought everything was fine. Turned out that 2000 MAX actually means 1000 for the trailer (or less) with significant cargo and passengers inside the van. With options and cargo installed in the camper it probably was closer to 2000 than 1300. So adding van passengers and cargo we probably had closer to 3000 total cargo being "towed".
We only took the camper out 5 or 6 times per year at most for short weekend trips and only 4 or 5 times total into areas with significant hill. Transmission was toast in less than 100K miles.
In hindsight, the minivan was not designed to tow any kind of significant weight, hence the 2000 MAX rating, including the trailer with cargo, plus any passengers and cargo in the van.
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