SuperNova Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 So, what do you use your subaru for that most other car owners wouldn't do? This is just one time, i dont have a truck anymore and had to deliver a bale of hay.... Post up your pics, lets see what else subie owners have come up with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRX Doug Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Moved a couple full pallets of red landscaping bricks across town ('bout 22 miles one way) in a few trips last spring..stopped loading when the rear suspension was still 1/2" or so off the stops..moved numerous Mopar big & small blocks and their respective transmissions to and fro to various shops around town..about two hundred board-feet of two by four from the lumberyard to my sister's place (multiple trips, again with the "load it 'til it looks like it's gonna break, then back up a notch or two" theory) last winter in slush & snow that was making all the SUV's stay home in their cozy garages.. Sue's a hardworking little girl, made my old Toyota pickup blush with embarrassment.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waimaks Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 That said. It is a ute. So these kinda feats are taken for granted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 ^ Now thats a pretty sight!!!Dont think there is a much more beautiful thing in my book then a Subaru and a dirt bike...together!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 ^ Now thats a pretty sight!!!Dont think there is a much more beautiful thing in my book then a Subaru and a dirt bike...together!!! Looks like he'll be getting some three wheeled babies! I've put half a tonne (500kg) of gravel in ther back of my Brat.. But it didn't like it. I've stuck a Yamaha YZ250 in the back too. But the lastest thing I don't think many people would do in a car or truck is climbing a steep clay hill with ruts deeper then my suspension will travel foot to the floor at 6,000RPM. Took a couple of attempts but she got up there... Not subaru but, when I was younger and had a gokart (150cc 4strocker, racing kart.) We used our Bits-r-missin Magna (dunno if you got those, but heres a pic of one. Totally POS cars, FWD with a 2.6L) to tow a wrapped up pile of concret reinforcing around our small paddock to flatten a track out.. Hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Versatile indeed. Originally Posted by Bucky92^ Now thats a pretty sight!!!Dont think there is a much more beautiful thing in my book than a Subaru and a dirt bike...together!!! How about a Subaru and a quad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy D Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 zap that is the coolest rool bar i've ever seen....do you still have it? -Dalton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakoTGrimes Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Versatile? Heck yes they are. Haul. Wheel 31mpg (just picture me going down the freeway) This is probably the first Subaru related post I've made in 100 posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 not to burst your bubble or anything, but we regularly pick up hay in the trunk of our camry. Not on top though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_kirky Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I once put a 1980 Kawasaki 440 street bike in the back of my hatch and kick myself to this day for not getting a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNova Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 not to burst your bubble or anything, but we regularly pick up hay in the trunk of our camry. Not on top though. yeah, there was 2 on top but i took the pic after i took 1 down. Its so much nicer driving with it on top then inside the hatch though. And since i had a a few miles to drive i got people starring for days. Probably laughing too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgh831 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 They hunt,Chace and Haul Hogs real nice too! But I seem to be haveing trouble with pictures. Maybe Supernova wants to post up a pic or two for me. Cause I resized and it's still a 900 KB file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezapar Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 zap that is the coolest rool bar i've ever seen....do you still have it? -Dalton No, it sold with the Bobbed Brat. I had it custom made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNova Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 They hunt,Chace and Haul Hogs real nice too! But I seem to be haveing trouble with pictures. Maybe Supernova wants to post up a pic or two for me. Cause I resized and it's still a 900 KB file Got it covered. This is a bad a** pic. Dont think anybody but you would ever do this to a WRX..... Best part is i tied them down and we flew home on a windy road and they didnt move an inch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corolla Frenzy Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 haha *need weight for traction carcasses* How about storage despite it being more dead than those pigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 storage shed by Fuji Heavy Industries FTW, I have a datsun model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I take it those pigs are dead? Other wise they would be screming all around those curves! :lol: I guess even if you got a WRX, You can still put pigs in/on it! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNova Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 So anybody have any new pics of their Subaru doing something only a subie owner could appreciate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 5th picture down: http://home.comcast.net/~davidtief/power.html Full length aluminum roof rack. Unfortunately, I never thought to take a picture with it loaded. I have hauled: 3 boxes of vinyl siding. 6 sheets 4x12 sheetrock. 8 14' 2x10s 2' tall stack of 4x8 foam sheets (sandwiched with 1/2 ply to keep it together) steel reinforcment grids for concrete floors. 5'x10' sheets. 4x8 plywood, other long things. 24' extension ladder The load is supported by 4) 6" wide plates that go into the rain gutter, and the 2 vertical posts in the front. Multiple roof rack nuts anchor to the existing rails for + or - acceleration loads. When loaded, I put an X with 2 straps down to the tow hooks on the front. I don't put more than 300-400 Lbs up there, it makes the car handle funny. Modified about 5 years ago to make the front 1/3rd removable, so I only put the front part on when needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast I Drive Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I wish I had taken pics of it when I was camping this summer, it was a sight to see! My wagon looked like a rolling beaver damn! I had a log about 2 feet wide as a grill, the whole thing was filled on the inside with as much wood as possible, and the roof was covered as well. We had to make a statement cuz we couldn't let the crazy rednecks with the chainsaw and a chevy out do my subaru and our axe! Oh, old people don't seem to like glasspacks at 11 at night either:banana: -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 some great pics here for sure! Have hauled a lot of stuff on my old wagon, 6ftx6ft chainlink dog kennel panels, doors, lumber, siding & trim but my favorite i think is this.... 3 - 6ft tall pine trees complete with root balls loaded inside the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 some great pics here for sure! Have hauled a lot of stuff on my old wagon, 6ftx6ft chainlink dog kennel panels, doors, lumber, siding & trim but my favorite i think is this.... 3 - 6ft tall pine trees complete with root balls loaded inside the car. Hahah that ones good! Hey you gotta get the cristmas trees home somehow right. Good pics bro... -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Had mine packed full, I mean stuffed, with as many of my possestions as I could get in there when I moved from CO to NC three years ago. Has done log skid duty many times when the pickup couldn't get any traction(2wd trucks suck!!) Played tow truck on a few occations, including pulling a 77 ford fullsize pickup out of a ditch the sube easily crossed, a full sized blazer from the same ditch, and a s-10 also from the same hole. Its run through 2 foot of snow on worn, mismatched tires without breaking a sweat, hauled firewood, 1000lbs of sackcrete, and did rural mail delivery before I purcased the car for a couple of years. It has also put this look:eek: on many of faces running trails in Uwarrie national forest, and at the local mud holes as well. It may not be as pretty as it once was, but with 270,000 mi on the ticker, she still fires up without any complaints. Just need to get that clutch in the old beast so I can put it back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Wow now that's a Subaru! Pulling a full size Ford out of a ditch and a Blazer and an S-10! It's like theres no stoping it.... I can't wait to get mine in the snow and see what she does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Wow now that's a Subaru! Pulling a full size Ford out of a ditch and a Blazer and an S-10! It's like theres no stoping it.... I can't wait to get mine in the snow and see what she does! This was all on a local trail going up to a fishin hole. Oh yeah, single range only, stock 5 speed Loyale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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