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psikes 
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Joined: 30 Jul 2014 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
 Topic: 2014 Honda Pilot and 178/179?Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 9:19pm |
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We will be using the new Pilot and like you, it will be used for mostly short haul trips. We got the E2 hitch and Prodigy brake controller installed. We do pack lightly nowadays and do not anticipate any problems. We pulled our last travel trailer, a 23 footer, close to 40,000 miles with no problems with the trailer. The F250 on the other hand was a serious pain.
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2015 178 TV 2014 Honda Pilot Touring
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Escape Pod
Newbie
Joined: 23 Jul 2014 Location: Rockville VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 8:01am |
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We are pulling our 178 with a 2004 Pilot. It pulls and stops fine. We use a Curt WDH and brake controller. No sway bar attached. The gas mileage sucks and we haven't had to cross any 10,000 foot passes. Other than that, no problems so far. If something changes, we'll let you know. We tend to be weekend campers and use it as a camper and not so much as a travel trailer ( ie no long distances). So that my be a factor for you. Good luck with whatever you use.
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Jim and Diane
2014 RPod 178 2011 Silverado 1500 Z71 |
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k4fcp
Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2013 Location: Blacksburg, VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 25 |
Posted: 12 Aug 2014 at 8:17pm |
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I'll jump in here with the others and just say there is no way I would tow with the Pilot for many reason, but my 178 weighs 3,000 lbs when it's travelling (weighed it) so you are towing essentially a 3,000 lb trailer with a 4,000 lb vehicle. Yes it will stop, but what will it do in a panic swerve, stop etc.
I'm ignoring hills, mountains, etc. The 250lbs of torque seems weak to me and I would think you're tranny and engine will get a real workout. I do have 40 years of trailer experience and a very recent experience made me glad I was towing with an F 150, v-8, weight distribution, and sway bar, and the F 150 also has a built in sway control. I would most likely have been upside down with both vehicles had I not had this setup. I should even post the situation as it could happen very easily/ Anyway, just my .02 worth. |
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Rich
2013 R-177 2013 Ford F 150 4X4 (yeah, bought a new truck)! |
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psikes
Newbie
Joined: 30 Jul 2014 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 12:34pm |
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Back to the Honda world. We just pulled our new 178 home with the 2014 Pilot Touring and it did a great job. Plenty of power to get up the short but steep hills and very well behaved with the E2 hitch. I think we have a winning combination here.
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Budward
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Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 6:47am |
Ditto. I don't get why Ford didn't just keep improving the 7.3, 4 valve heads etc.. I'll probably keep my 7.3 until either me or the truck dies... Mine has a couple of mods- added an aftercooler (what a job that was), mild chip, and the exhaust downpipe replacement with a round one instead of the squashed factory one. Also had the E4OD (re)built (before it died) by the well known BTS in Lead Hill AR. To duplicate it with a new one? $60k- I don't think so  |
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2014 179
Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |
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r-Griz-pod
Newbie
Joined: 29 Jul 2014 Location: Greenville, IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 08 Aug 2014 at 11:30pm |
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We just purchased our 177 a couple of weeks ago and plan on pulling it with our 2013 Pilot. We haven't been able to take it on the road yet but the trip home went better than expected. We had plenty of power even at highway speeds of 70 mph and a couple of small hills. MPG was not good at that speed but we wanted to check how the Pilot did as well as how the pod towed. We look forward to our first trip next weekend to see if the extra weight of the pod loaded makes any difference.
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r-GRIZ-pod
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psikes
Newbie
Joined: 30 Jul 2014 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 01 Aug 2014 at 1:17pm |
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If I had known about the 6.0 I never would have bought it at the time.
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Hairy Podders
Senior Member
Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217 |
Posted: 01 Aug 2014 at 12:47pm |
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The 6.0 liter diesel is the red-headed stepchild of the Power Stroke series. Some people have great luck with them. Most do not.
The 7.3 was a great engine.....I've been working on a couple of wrecked '11 F450's. They run like a scalded dog! But you can NOT work on them easily. |
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon |
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psikes
Newbie
Joined: 30 Jul 2014 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 01 Aug 2014 at 10:46am |
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Ours is a 2006 with the 6.0 engine. Since we have owned it we have kept it serviced properly, used it but not abused it and overall love the truck. I just do not trust it to pull our 23 footer any longer. We have lost 2 turbos, a turbo boot, three FICM modules, one wiring harness to/from the FICM and cam sensors. Other than that it is a great truck with only 105,000 miles on it.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 01 Aug 2014 at 7:37am |
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200,000 miles.........just getting broken in!!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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