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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
Topic: Caulking the 'spoiler' Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 8:49am |
+2, I have been on the roof numerous times.
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Mike Carter
2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
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Wirat
Groupie Joined: 31 Jan 2020 Location: Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 67 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 9:40am |
Guilty as charged...
After Eternabond applied: |
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2019 R-Pod 191
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 461 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 11:40am |
Wow...thanks, good to know
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Julie
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Phil from Maine
Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2020 Location: 04074 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2020 at 9:07am |
I took my ladder with a cushion "bungyed" to the upper 2/3 of the ladder to cushion the weight of the ladder and myself against the rear of the R-Pod. After I set it up, I tied off the bottom ladder rung to the bumper of the R-Pod to prevent the ladder from sliding out from under me due to the extreme angle. Worked great. |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2020 at 9:25am |
Please post more details of your bumper in a Podmods topic. I would be interested in seeing how you made and installed this bumper.
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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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Phil from Maine
Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2020 Location: 04074 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2020 at 9:34am |
All R-Pods are not created the same. Your newer model appears to have an expanse of flat roof which makes it easier to work from as opposed to my RP-172 roof which is substantially curved at the rear. I thought about going up and on the roof, but decided it wasn't worth it for me. Thanks to Lost Again for turning me on to this thread and thanks for the photo of the Eternabond fix.
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Phil from Maine
Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2020 Location: 04074 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 17 Jul 2020 at 10:27am |
Will do!
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Posted: 17 Jul 2020 at 12:45pm |
Phil, how do you manage the extra weight in the back of your trailer with the bumper rack? Are you still able to keep an approximate 60/40 distribution with at least 10% on the tongue?
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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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Phil from Maine
Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2020 Location: 04074 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 19 Jul 2020 at 6:25pm |
Lost, that is a good question and I don't have a definitive answer. I have never even considered weight distribution standards. I have used the Pod-172 only 2 times and didn't notice any problems. On the tongue I have 2 house batteries, a propane Tank, and an anti sway & weight distribution system. In the forward compartment where the bunk beds are located, the prior owners have converted those areas to storage compartments. My guess is that the weight distribution proportion is closer to 50-50. The prior owner put over 20 thousand miles on the pod with just their two North American tours. They never mentioned any issues. Thanks for bring this up. I will give it some more thought. EDIT: I just looked at the 172 setup and I would be willing to bet that the bumper rig weighs roughly the same as one of those house batteries so that the stock manufacturing weigh proportions presumably 60-40, aren't compromised. However, I will nix the idea of possibly adding a gang box. |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 19 Jul 2020 at 7:06pm |
I'm not understanding the 60/40 and 50/50 weight distribution reference? The weight distribution should be between 90% axle/10% tongue and 85% axle/15% tongue. You can definitely get sway if the tongue weight goes below around 10-11%. The weight distribution hitch should be considered as part of the tow vehicle not the trailer.
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