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Re: Tow Vehicle Capacitys

Postby noseoil » Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:41 am

I'm using a 2007 Nissan Frontier with a 4 cylinder engine & 5 speed manual transmission. The factory recommended specs are:

Truck weight 3,675# (Leer camper shell add 175#, total of 3,850# as it sits now)
Gross trailer weight 3,500#
Tongue weight max 350#
Combined gross weight 7,936#
Maximum frontal area 60 square feet

Engine is 152 hp @ 5200 rpm, 171 ft. # @ 4,400 rpm, currently around town mileage is 22-23 in the winter, 20 summer (AC running all the time)
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Re: Tow Vehicle Capacitys

Postby Aaron Coffee » Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:07 pm

2011 Subaru Outback 2.5 cvt.
towing without trailer brakes 1,000lbs
with trailer brakes 2,700lbs
max tongue weight 200lbs
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