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    Posted: 21 Apr 2014 at 12:31pm
Has anyone used one of these on their Rpod?
 
 
I'm thinking about getting one but not sure what size to get (4" or 6") and I'm wondering if it will interfere with my WDH.

Does anyone have any experience using one?
 
Thanks!
 
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Cody, I can't see how it would interfere with your WDH.  Does your WDH have anything that would interfere with the bottom of your jack?  
I'd think the 6 is the better deal.  If you need less than that, you can manually hold the flipjack, in the up position as you crank it down.
Others have them here and can chime in also.
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Originally posted by Boomertype

Cody, I can't see how it would interfere with your WDH.  Does your WDH have anything that would interfere with the bottom of your jack?  
I'd think the 6 is the better deal.  If you need less than that, you can manually hold the flipjack, in the up position as you crank it down.
Others have them here and can chime in also.

 
I just have a standard Equalizer WDH.  Not sure if it would interfere.  That's why I'm asking.  I figured the timing or the size of the the flipjack could somehow affect the WDH load bars.

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I have one (I think the 6", but not sure). It folds away perfectly so it certainly won't interfere with the WDH. The one thing was that I had to shorten the jack shaft a bit in order for it to have enough room to drop and retract fully.
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Originally posted by thadd

I have one (I think the 6", but not sure). It folds away perfectly so it certainly won't interfere with the WDH. The one thing was that I had to shorten the jack shaft a bit in order for it to have enough room to drop and retract fully.
 
Thanks for the response.  If you could have done it again, would you have bought the shorter flip jack (i.e. 4") so you didn't have to cut the jack shaft or maybe something simpler like this?
 
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Thadd, do you have the 3" risers on your Pod frame? That would make a difference in how much room the flip foot would have when deployed.
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Actually the reason I had to shorten it was because when the jack retracts all the way it wouldn't fold flat. For height when deployed (I have risers) it was fine before and after shortening.
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Thanks Thadd.  What did you use to the cut the jack tube?  Hack saw?
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    I can see that it could be useful but we use a dolly wheel and the two would not work attached at the same time. You either have one or the other and we use our dolly wheel often if there was a way to easily remove it and attach it with out a bolt and nut we could use it.
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Posts: 53 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Apr 2014 at 5:02pm
Originally posted by cody91

Thanks Thadd.  What did you use to the cut the jack tube?  Hack saw?

I used a sawzall to chop off about 4 inches then used a step bit to drill new bolt holes. The whole process took less than 10 minutes. 
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