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rawest50
Senior Member Joined: 07 Mar 2017 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 440 |
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Topic: Pictures of tow vehicles and trailers Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 12:24pm |
Not hooked up but that is the way it pulls with my Jeep. Like it is not connected. Mine is the gray Jeep.
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2017.5 RPod 179
2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. |
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backin15
Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2017 Location: Burnsville,MN Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 9:36am |
I just hitched up, without the pod my front wheel well was 34 1/8" to the ground and hitched it is 34 1/2. This is fully loaded, we are on our way to meet our kids at a campground, and DW thinks if we don't bring enough fluids for them they will die. Therefore I have 3 cases of pop and 2 cases of water in the front. This is why my dealer recommended against the weight distribution hitch, he didn't think there would be enough weight on it to give me proper sway control.
This will be our first real trip with the friction sway control, I am anxious to see how well it works. On my brief trip when I installed it, it seemed to work well.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6289 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 8:11am |
Towing mirrors? That depends on the state in which you are towing. Vermont, for example, requires them. Other states just specify that you must have visibility parallel with the vehicle, so if the TV is wider than the trailer, you would be okay. If the trailer is wider than the TV, you would need them. Check out AAA's list of state requirements at http://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/trailer-mirrors/ If you want to make it more convenient, go to 1A Auto and get a set of mirrors that you can extend or retract as needed. That is what I did for my Frontier. https://www.1aauto.com/content/articles/towing-mirrors |
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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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Wood River Pod
Senior Member Joined: 30 Sep 2016 Location: Wood River, ID Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 11:45pm |
I have a 2017 early (green) 179 HRE and 2010 Toyota Highlander with tow package. Since getting our pod we've headed out on several long trips. The longest was from south central Idaho down to Zion for 10 days over spring break. Highlander has 5,000 rating with 500 max tongue. When we pull the drift boat, we don't even know it's back there. We purchases a friction sway bar with the pod and decided the rig could handled the weight. It does...fairly well. We like the sway bar peace of mind.
While per the measurement, the front frame raises only an inch, it feels differently behind the wheel. The back end drops almost 2 inches. In maneuvering into spots on dirt or gravel, the front tires slip where they normally don't. Also, a week ago we were coming home from camping up near Salmon, ID. I followed the fam as I came late from work at the start of the trip. I watched the pod bounce all the way home on the well traveled two lane road that follows the Salmon River through Stanley and up and over Galena Summit and then into our valley. It was unsettling thinking of the wife/son getting into a situation with little room to maneuver and not be in control of the TT. It was after that experience that I ordered the E2 WDH. I have a rough fitting and will finish up this weekend. I gain back all of the front rise and some of the back with sway protection to boot. Also, I hope to take most of the bounce out of the ride. Different rigs have different suspensions. Our next might be bigger and beefier and the WDH won't be needed. I'll post how the ride is after we are installed and towing with the E2. That's my story. Thanks |
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backin15
Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2017 Location: Burnsville,MN Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 10:34pm |
I actually was going to go with the E2, but my dealer is the one who recommended the friction sway control, he did not see a need for the weight distribution hitch. I understand the concept of a weight distribution hitch, and used one for the past 14 years on my previous campers. The tongue weight is so low on the pod I don't think enough weight is taken off the front tires to worry about, and I don't miss the up down up down of connecting the bars. I will be hitching up tomorrow, I will take a before and after measurement of the front wheel well and see what the difference actually is.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 2017 at 7:54am |
We use a WDH, and find it makes the whole assembly (TV + TT) more manageable.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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pjmarko
Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2017 Location: Iowa Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 2:53pm |
I am looking at purchasing a R-Pod 179 and doing some traveling., due to retire shortly. I have a 2016 F150 4X4 SCAB with 2.7 EB. Should I look at getting a w/d hitch and do I need towing mirrors? I have the tow package (not the max tow package) with brake controller. I will be traveling alone so not much will be in the truck.
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Pete
2016 Ford F150 4X4 SCAB 2.7 EB |
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ToolmanJohn
Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2014 Location: Connecticut Online Status: Offline Posts: 451 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 2:29pm |
I have a friend who also tows with an Xterra, a 3000 pound Pop-Up. YES the Xterra has significant sag. He has not measured the tongue weight and I recommended he do so, offered my Sherline 1000 pound tongue scale to him but he hasn't been able to get to me since mid June. I think the softer Xterra suspension (designed as a compromise for good off-roading ability) contributes to handling when towing. Just leveling with air bags most definitely does NOT distribute the weight back to the front axle of the tow vehicle, it just reduces rear sag. You should get a weight distribution with sway control hitch and it may solve all handling/safety issues.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 1:09pm |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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backin15
Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2017 Location: Burnsville,MN Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Jul 2017 at 12:27pm |
We are towing with a 2013 Xterra Pro 4X. Previously, I was towing a 6,000# camper with a 3/4 ton Dodge, and have found the Xterra/Rpod combination a much more pleasant towing experience. Between the truck and the camper, I am about 10 feet shorter which is nice in a tight campground.
Since the Xterra has soft suspension and will bottom out over a bump with two people in the back seat, I had installed Firestone air bags which made a weight distribution hitch unnecessary. I did encounter some sway while towing in a crosswind, so I added a friction sway bar which seems to have resolved the sway issue. Overall, I am very happy with how well the Xterra pulls the pod.
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