Trailer Valet FS - R-pod Owners Forum

I am selling my Trailer Valet model 5X. It is rated for a trailer up to 5,000 lbs. with a tongue weight of 500 lbs. So it will work with any of the R-Pod models. I bought it new & installed it on my 179 in April of last year. As you can see in the pic, it still looks good. It still works just like new. I recently installed a Enduro Trailer Mover system & that is the only reason I am selling the Trailer Valet.

I am asking $200.00 plus shipping.

Rob & Becky
2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6
2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"

furpod,

I'm not sure I would have ever sprung for $1200 when the Enduro was full price. But now they are closing out that line, the $600 sale price is a little easier to swallow. I think the Enduro model is being replaced with a Ego model.

I have not tried the Enduro at a campsite yet, but it is awesome at my house. In order to keep the HOA Nazi happy I park my Pod beside a section of privacy fence that I installed on top of a 5 ft. high brick retaining wall behind my house as close as I can get to the basement garage door. To get there I have to back thru two 90 degree turns. Even with the Trailer Valet, getting the Pod parked close to the retaining wall/privacy fence meant cranking the Trailer Valet handle several turns then going over to the side of the Pod to make sure I was not going to hit the wall.

Every time I mow the yard I have to move the Pod so I can get the mower out. Then put the Pod back while I mow. Don't want to upset the HOA Nazi by having my Pod exposed for all the world to see!!

With the Enduro remote control moving the Pod is a piece of cake. I can walk around the Pod as I push buttons to move the Pod in whatever direction I need it to go.

One thing I did learn is it is extremely important that the rollers for each motor are positioned exactly the same distance from each tire. Not close to the same distance, but EXACTLY the same distance. They ship two small spacers to help get the rollers the same distance from the tires. If the rollers are not exactly the same distance, then when you are trying to move the Pod either straight ahead or straight backwards, it will vere slightly to the side where the roller is the slightest bit closer to the tire. (Ask me how I know that!!)

I am looking forward to camping at a waterfront site so I can use the Enduro to rotate the Pod so the entrance door side faces the water!! I have learned that if you hold the forward left & back right buttons at the same time, the Pod will rotate in a circle!!

Rob & Becky
2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6
2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod

"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"

That would make for a cool video!

Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

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Grandpa Hiker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Jan 2015 Location: Martinsville, V Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Topic: Trailer Valet FS Posted: 08 Aug 2016 at 2:08pm
	I am selling my Trailer Valet model 5X. It is rated for a trailer up to 5,000 lbs. with a tongue weight of 500 lbs. So it will work with any of the R-Pod models. I bought it new & installed it on my 179 in April of last year. As you can see in the pic, it still looks good. It still works just like new. I recently installed a Enduro Trailer Mover system & that is the only reason I am selling the Trailer Valet. I am asking $200.00 plus shipping.
	Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 08 Aug 2016 at 3:45pm
	I need a report on the trailer mover. we camped this spring and there was a couple there with a euro camper that had it.. was pretty impressive..

Grandpa Hiker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Jan 2015 Location: Martinsville, V Online Status: Offline Posts: 143	Posted: 09 Aug 2016 at 1:29pm
	furpod, I'm not sure I would have ever sprung for $1200 when the Enduro was full price. But now they are closing out that line, the $600 sale price is a little easier to swallow. I think the Enduro model is being replaced with a Ego model. I have not tried the Enduro at a campsite yet, but it is awesome at my house. In order to keep the HOA Nazi happy I park my Pod beside a section of privacy fence that I installed on top of a 5 ft. high brick retaining wall behind my house as close as I can get to the basement garage door. To get there I have to back thru two 90 degree turns. Even with the Trailer Valet, getting the Pod parked close to the retaining wall/privacy fence meant cranking the Trailer Valet handle several turns then going over to the side of the Pod to make sure I was not going to hit the wall. Every time I mow the yard I have to move the Pod so I can get the mower out. Then put the Pod back while I mow. Don't want to upset the HOA Nazi by having my Pod exposed for all the world to see!! With the Enduro remote control moving the Pod is a piece of cake. I can walk around the Pod as I push buttons to move the Pod in whatever direction I need it to go. One thing I did learn is it is extremely important that the rollers for each motor are positioned exactly the same distance from each tire. Not close to the same distance, but EXACTLY the same distance. They ship two small spacers to help get the rollers the same distance from the tires. If the rollers are not exactly the same distance, then when you are trying to move the Pod either straight ahead or straight backwards, it will vere slightly to the side where the roller is the slightest bit closer to the tire. (Ask me how I know that!!) I am looking forward to camping at a waterfront site so I can use the Enduro to rotate the Pod so the entrance door side faces the water!! I have learned that if you hold the forward left & back right buttons at the same time, the Pod will rotate in a circle!!
	Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"

patrick_dube Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2016 Location: Québec Online Status: Offline Posts: 33	Posted: 09 Aug 2016 at 2:19pm
	So... how do you know that? :)
	Patrick Dubé, 2017 RP-179 owner towed by a 2015 Cadillac SRX Premium

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517	Posted: 09 Aug 2016 at 3:55pm
	That would make for a cool video!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

bjk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 23 May 2016 Location: Hillsboro, OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 12 Aug 2016 at 11:10pm
	I'm thinking back to one of my old favorite video games -- Battlezone. Now you have a pod with tank controls.
	2016 HRE R-179 "CapPODccino" 2011 F-150 SLX