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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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Getting my new rubi tomorrow. Can I haul two atv's on snowmobile trailer on a 500 mile round trip the first weekend of march?
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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Yes, you can.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Yes, you can.
How do I handle the speed? Can I use cruise?
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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How do I handle the speed? Can I use cruise?
Yeah.. use the speed control. I don't really see why you couldn't 0.o oh! You might also wanna turn off OD if your using an auto.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Yeah.. use the speed control. I don't really see why you couldn't 0.o oh! You might also wanna turn off OD if your using an auto.
Well the reason I ask is old school tells us to vary the speed unloaded for the first 3000.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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If it's brand new the manual recommends not towing a trailer at all for the first 500 miles.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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Read your owners manual ... I wouldn't tow until you break in your new 2012.
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Old Feb 19, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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Well the reason I ask is old school tells us to vary the speed unloaded for the first 3000.
That's what I was told when I bought my 09 X JKU brand new. Not to tow anything during the break in period. Not that I had anything to tow anyways.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Don't tow anything or use cruise control for the first 500 miles, if you want to properly break-in your engine. Also, vary speed and don't floor it.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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I broke my 2011 in by driving to Yosemite from the Nevada side. No place to use cruise there! LOL
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