2016 Suburu Forester NOT listed as Dingby?
I was under the impression that the Forester with the manual transmission was flat towable?
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Manual transmissions still have things (gears etc) being turned by the wheels when being pulled down the road even when placed in neutral.
The only sure way is have a wheel hub manual lock like the older Jeeps used to have... Then nothing gets turned by the wheels. I have waded out into the mud a many times to turn my Jeep wheel locks haha. My Jeeps also had the manual shift in-out transfer case.
The trick is to not have any shafts turning when the wheels are being made to turn when on the ground being towed. Some of the setups have an out-board transmission fluid pump to keep the moving parts lubricated to keep from being over-heated.
Probably many other reasons why some vehicles doesn't qualify to be easily towed.
Roy Ken
The only sure way is have a wheel hub manual lock like the older Jeeps used to have... Then nothing gets turned by the wheels. I have waded out into the mud a many times to turn my Jeep wheel locks haha. My Jeeps also had the manual shift in-out transfer case.
The trick is to not have any shafts turning when the wheels are being made to turn when on the ground being towed. Some of the setups have an out-board transmission fluid pump to keep the moving parts lubricated to keep from being over-heated.
Probably many other reasons why some vehicles doesn't qualify to be easily towed.
Roy Ken
