Speedwagon Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 With my Brat. There was a Suburban in the inside traffic lane of US36 going to Boulder today. Quite a dangerous spot to be, on a 6 lane limited access highway, with no inside shoulder. I stopped to find out what the problem was. And she thought it was out of gas. So of course I asked her what the gas guage was at, to which she replied it didn't work... I see. Anyways, got out the tow rope, hooked up to the land whale, and pulled it up a hill and over to the exit, then into the gas station. Found out that I REALLY need to replace my radiator, as I was pegged at the top for a bit(I was too worried about the traffic to notice this at first). Decided it was a bad idea to shut off the car while it was pegged, knowing it could cool itself by running. Then went and bought a new radiator for it. But I'll be damned if a 2,500lb Subaru can't pull a 6,000lb land whale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 ON a short controlled tow it is amazing what you can pull. It is that doing it regularly thing over a long distance where things get tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 oh no - hope the EA81 is okay!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikaleda Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I don't see why it couldn't, I used to pull people out of the ditch with my sameri all the time no problem, once I pulled a 3/4 ton ford out of a snow bank, but of course that could be part of the reason the trans failed later lol I hope your car is okay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivans imports Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 If i had a 1$ for every deadbeat i pulled out i whoud not have to work anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikaleda Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 If i had a 1$ for every deadbeat i pulled out i whoud not have to work anymore Lol +1 if only they would give you a dollar for pulling them out, I don't think that's a bad price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedwagon Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Well it drove home to Denver from Boulder ok, so I think everything is fine. Except the radiator, which I knew was a problem before. Replacing it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Put that in your karma bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91 subaru Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 I hope everything turns out ok. Even for a short distance, it still makes me proud to be a subaru owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake13 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Pulling a burban is impressive but the day I had to pull an 82 dodge d350 4 door ext cab from being high cintered... Then it was sent to the shop for a wheel bearing. Guess the truck helped destroy the hub, needed a new control arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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