RPod Axle Issue....why? |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Topic: RPod Axle Issue....why? Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 7:07pm |
Thanks for the update. I think your modification would be much more economical than buying a Starcraft.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 7:10pm |
Don't go sellin' geese short, they can be pretty ornery. A goose got annoyed at the incessant barking and went after my Pomeranian a couple months ago. I don't think he'll be bothering geese again anytime soon
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1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 7:42pm |
When I worked in NJ the company contracted with some folks to run the cafeteria. It was strange that they were always offering chicken dishes. Then people started noticing that the gaggle of geese that had inhabited the extensive front lawn had inexplicably diminished in numbers. They terminated the cafeteria contractor and the gaggle started to recover over the next year.
But, it'd still be interesting from an engineering point of view what the axle specs are for the Starcraft including capacity and overhang from the frame.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 8:43pm |
Hey do I get a commission if someone here buys a Starcraft?
I found a video that very briefly shows the running gear...you might have to pause at around 1:15 in the video to see the springs and frame: |
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 9:11pm |
You'd have to ask Starcraft about that commission Looks like the frame rails/axle mounts are at about the same place as in an rPod. Might be fine if the axle is designed to handle it (or not if not). The spacer under the axle tube to provide spring clearance is a interesting trick to get a low ride height. Just remove it to get more ride height? The frame rail seems taller than the 4 inch one in an rPod. or is that just an illusion from the photo?
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 9:26pm |
It is hard to tell but I also think the spacing is similar. I don't think the frame rails are higher. The size of the dump connector is the same as on our R-Pod and the relative size of that and the frame looks about the same. The only way to gain ride height looks to be reversing the position of the axle and springs, putting them on top of instead of below the axle tube. That would likely void any sort of warranty though and might affect the stability of the trailer while towing.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2019 at 10:48pm |
You know it's always gonna be something.
I do prefer the leaf spring axles on the Satellite (and the very similar Comet) but the higher GVWR and weight of those trailers on a single axle might worry me a bit. 2000 pounds load per tire is getting up there. I have to wonder what the tire choices might be when the factory supplied chinese 'may-pops' need replacement. |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2629 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 9:31am |
That Starcraft Satellite has a higher empty weight and lower GVWR than the similar R-pod. I'm just looking at their model 18ds, which is similar to the R-pod 179. GVWR is 3790 lbs and an empty weight of 3195, for a net of 595 lbs. The R-pod 179 is closer to 1000 lbs (9-someting IIRC).
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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podwerkz
Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 10:15am |
Yeah, compared to the same size and weight r-pod then the differences would be mostly irrelevant. I was actually referring to the higher weights of the Starcraft trailers compared to my r-pod 171....which is an r-pod 'lite'....(no slides!) |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2019 at 12:08pm |
I looked at these same figures. The Starcraft 179 "clone" weighs 3195 empty and my 179 (supposedly) weighs 2756 empty. But apparently the Starcraft comes standard with roof air and a micro, which puts put the rpod at about 2900, or about 290 lbs heavier. The axle reinforcement is adding about 40 lbs, so now I'm at about 2940 for a 250 lb difference in empty weight from the Starcraft. Not great but not a deal killer. Starcraft does mention having the ability to add ground clearance, so that's good. Put 15 inch wheels and 2500 lb rated LRD tires on it and it will have plenty of headroom on wheel/tire loading. Heck, you could probably even put LRD "China Bombs" on there and be fine, that's what I did on my 179
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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