I have always used a vehicle with a 2 inch drawbar to tow my boats. Right now, I'm using my wife's Subaru Outback to tow my small Lund. But, since she often needs the car when I want to go fishing, I am thinking about getting a hitch on my Subaru Crosstrek. However, the hitch for this vehicle only comes with a 1 1/4 inch drawbar. Can I put a 2 inch ball on a 1 1/4 inch drawbar? In my nearly 40 years of towing, this has never come up before!
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
That's what I had when I towed my old Tracker PT185 with my Jeep GC.
Don't worry Ma'am....
I'm only here for the Bass.
1 1/4 drawbar is rated for 200 lbs tongue weight and 2000 lbs tow weight.
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With a couple good drill bits the diameter of the shank of the ball and a good Milwaukee or Dewalt, you can put a 2 inch ball on about anything.
I had one on a older Buick front wheel drive to pull a dirt bike trailer. The ball was a reduced shank if I remember right. But well within the needed rating. Cj
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Yes...used to pull my Jon boat (2" coupler and ball)all over with a Pontiac Vibe (Toyota) that had the smaller receiver.
I would be leary of doing this mod. Just guessing it is sized for the vehicles load ratings. Whatever sized ball you attach. JMO Bob
Tell me where has a slow movin' once quick draw outlaw got to go
Have you checked the towing capacity of the Crosstrek, specifically with regards to its ability to stop your boat and trailer? I have a Crosstrek and it strikes me as lightweight and squirrelly.
Towing capacity on the Crosstrek is 1500 pounds. I will be weighing my Lund shortly, but I think it's well under that weight. When I towed the Lund with my wife's Outback last fall (2500 pound towing capacity), it towed and stopped great and got 24 mpg in the process.Originally Posted by granite
"The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit; and is often so enamored with the supposed beauty of his own ideal plan of government that he cannot suffer the smallest deviation from any part of it…He seems to imagine that he can arrange the different members of a great society with as much ease as the hand arranges the different pieces upon a chessboard.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Keep in mind your listed hull weight does not include every thing in/on or bolted to it.
Tell me where has a slow movin' once quick draw outlaw got to go
Think.........can you stop it ( not pull it......your riding lawnmower will pull it)? On a steep ramp or slick ramp will your boat pull your vehicle in the drink? It happens more than you think! Don't do the bare minimum.........figure in a good safety factor!!
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