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techntrek

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Topic: Winter hauling?
Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 9:44pm

Sorry, I was just looking at the manual for the Prodigy break controller.

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Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 9:36am

What is this manual you are speaking of? How can I get hold of it! While I am not macanial, my husband will absorb it and give it back to me in bits that I can understand. Anything on Winter camping I would like to gather. Maybe not using the facilities that deal with water(this can be taken care of in a place that has good bathhouse), but I would like all info on how to protect the underside when parked.

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Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 12:25pm

All I can find in the manual I found online:

The power may need to be adjusted for different load weights and road conditions.

Which is odd, because I thought in my manual it talked about winter driving, and had a full section on how to set the power properly (which I also don't see in the online manual).

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Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:34am

Now that I am fully retired, I am thinking about hauling the Pod down to Florida for a couple of months during the coming winter. However, since I live in Minnesota I was wondering about the advisability of hauling the Pod during the winter months. About half of the trip would be in below freezing and snow conditions.

If you haul your Pod during the winter, do you have any helpful advice?

My tow vehicle will be a Chevy Pickup, V8, auto-transmission, 4x4, with 'auto' 4-wheel drive.
The Pod's brakes are controlled via a Prodigy controller. Do you set your proportional brake controller to a different sensitivity for winter hauling?
I don't plan on sleeping in Pod until I get far enough south to not worry about freeze-ups. I also plan on re-winterizing the Pod before I head back up north.

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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Topic: Winter hauling? Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 9:44pm
	Sorry, I was just looking at the manual for the Prodigy break controller.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

mountain mist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 May 2010 Location: Gatlinburg Tenn Online Status: Offline Posts: 426	Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 9:36am
	What is this manual you are speaking of? How can I get hold of it! While I am not macanial, my husband will absorb it and give it back to me in bits that I can understand. Anything on Winter camping I would like to gather. Maybe not using the facilities that deal with water(this can be taken care of in a place that has good bathhouse), but I would like all info on how to protect the underside when parked.
	'11 Forest River r.pod 171 '10 Ford Edge ESCAPE POD Trudi and Austin mini-schnauzers change here, Trudi has gone, Austin now has a small black schnauzer buddy, Bentley

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 12:25pm
	All I can find in the manual I found online: The power may need to be adjusted for different load weights and road conditions. Which is odd, because I thought in my manual it talked about winter driving, and had a full section on how to set the power properly (which I also don't see in the online manual).
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

TIDALWAVE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315	Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:34am
	Now that I am fully retired, I am thinking about hauling the Pod down to Florida for a couple of months during the coming winter. However, since I live in Minnesota I was wondering about the advisability of hauling the Pod during the winter months. About half of the trip would be in below freezing and snow conditions. If you haul your Pod during the winter, do you have any helpful advice? My tow vehicle will be a Chevy Pickup, V8, auto-transmission, 4x4, with 'auto' 4-wheel drive. The Pod's brakes are controlled via a Prodigy controller. Do you set your proportional brake controller to a different sensitivity for winter hauling? I don't plan on sleeping in Pod until I get far enough south to not worry about freeze-ups. I also plan on re-winterizing the Pod before I head back up north.
	TIDALWAVE