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techntrek 
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
 Topic: Please read & check your hitchesPosted: 13 Jul 2015 at 12:01am |
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Usually all that is needed is to adjust the latch mechanism if it won't stay on. Always, always, always crank the tongue back up after hitching up to ensure it lifts the rear of the TV so you know the mechanism has engaged properly.
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp 
Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2015 at 8:01am |
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We always lift the trailer back up, and the rear of the truck, with the tongue jack, so we KNOW it's properly coupled. It's part of the hook up sequence, so we can attach our WDH with as little effort as possible.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2015 at 8:05am |
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We also double check as part of our hooking up. Heard of someones pod popping of, so double check every time.
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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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fwunder
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Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
Posted: 13 Jul 2015 at 6:04pm |
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I've seen folks put a 2" receiver on a 1 7/8" ball. I know it seems obvious that you just gotta have the balls to match the challenge, but...
I have had a trailer bounce off the ball and onto the chains. Fortunately I wasn't moving too fast. Was loud and scary. I forgot to latch it. Learned that lesson and now never tow anything without pin or lock on hitch latch. I'm pretty sure it's a requirement in some states. fred |
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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leahfoo
Newbie 
Joined: 19 May 2015 Location: cape cod Online Status: Offline Posts: 22 |
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 at 7:39pm |
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Warranty coverage.
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leahfoo
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samiam2
Newbie
Joined: 16 Oct 2014 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 23 |
Posted: 14 Jul 2015 at 8:59pm |
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My trailers/hitch is under warranty and dealership said: They will replace it. My trailer is not towable. Dealership I deal with is 3hrs away from me. I'm paying a local hitch & trailer place to cut hitch off and up grade to a bulldog hitch.
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mccvii
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Joined: 20 Apr 2015 Location: Georgetown, tx Online Status: Offline Posts: 10 |
Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 11:44am |
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This happened to me just last weekend. Hit a small bump (uneven pavement) as I was pulling my 2013 178 with the old style coupler off of the park grounds. I had just passed through the gate when I felt the transition and a little bump; when I looked in my mirror my trailer had slipped free of the ball (yes, it's a 2" ball). Thankfully I wasn't going but maybe 25 mph but the trailer still knocked into the back bumper cover on our TV.
When I got out of the car, the latch was still in the locked position but the trailer was hanging by its chain (yes, only 1, one link on the factory chains snapped! Trailer ground to a halt on the jackstand. Wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. Reading this post has me perplexed. What is the purpose of the latch lock if we can't trust that its secure without jacking up the trailer to make sure it locked? I guess that may be SOP for the R-POD. If so, I can live with it but that needs to be printed in big red letters on the tongue "This latch has a tendency to fail, raise your jack stand to ensure that our shoddy equipment actually works" I've towed trailers and boats hundreds of times in my life. I have hit many bumps much worse than the pavement transition this past weekend. Never have I worried about a trailer coming free after feeling positive engagement on the ball and closing the latch. This really has me concerned about bringing this back out on the road again - especially after hearing the steps other owners are taking to make sure that a locked latch is actually secure. Has Forest River made any statements about this risk in their coupler design?
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2013 178
2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
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SNO4ME
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Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Location: NW Wis Online Status: Offline Posts: 122 |
Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 6:22pm |
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I would venture to guess it doesn't say Forest River on the ball hitch. It's likely manufactured by some one else.
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Bruce & Donna in the Sno Pod
(and Brewer too) 2011 RP 177 |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 8:03pm |
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I would suggest that a call to Forest River will tell you what they say about this. I agree with Doug: when you hitch check if it can lift the TV using the tounge jack.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 14 Aug 2015 at 9:36pm |
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Welcome. Did you raise the jack when you hitched up?
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