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    Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 1:51pm
That is an extensive mod. Looks like a great job!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 8:55pm
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OuchAre there any regulations about having an electrical device such as a generator sitting adjacent to a propane tank?  I thought about doing the same and then realized that if the propane tank/hose ever developed a leak, I would be living next to a bomb.  One forum member had mentioned having a varmint chew through the rubber propane hose.

Frankly I don't know if there is a reg. Couldnt think of a better way to carry, the generator with the Yukon. Didnt want the gas smell in the pod or the tv. Plan is to put on the ground when running. Propane is always off when not in use, and I will watch out for varmints.   If we had a better hitch in the back i would have prefered that.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Feb 2013 at 12:20am

I extended the outer joist tubing by inserting a 5' piece of oak into the tubing and let it stick out 20", I also extended the spare tire hitch. Then I fit a spacer between the trailer and the box, the spacer is attached to the trailer and the box is attached to the spacer.

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 11:26am
It looks like you are incredibly skilled at modding, but it seems like it would make the pod imbalanced. I try to keep as much cargo weight above the wheels or in front of them, and this is the exact opposite. Do you use a WDH?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 11:33am
    I really like the Hockey Puck on top of the bottle jack to raise the gen up a little.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 11:36am
Originally posted by bhamster

It looks like you are incredibly skilled at modding, but it seems like it would make the pod imbalanced. I try to keep as much cargo weight above the wheels or in front of them, and this is the exact opposite. Do you use a WDH?
 
This is what I was thinking... but a WDH is to take a load off the hitch and put more on the front wheels of the TV and the trailer..   Scratching my head, but it seems that the trailer would be tail heavy not hitch heavy.  Do you have sway when driving.. ?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 12:37pm
Yes I use a WDH, I would not leave home without it. I have (the original Equal-i-zer sway control hitch). No problems with any kind of swaying.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 1:41pm
Originally posted by Thinker

 This is what I was thinking... but a WDH is to take a load off the hitch and put more on the front wheels of the TV and the trailer..   Scratching my head, but it seems that the trailer would be tail heavy not hitch heavy.

I mean to say sway control, but instead I wrote WDH. Having a cargo unit this large hanging off the back would definitely lighten the tongue.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2013 at 1:42pm
Originally posted by marwayne

Yes I use a WDH, I would not leave home without it. I have (the original Equal-i-zer sway control hitch). No problems with any kind of swaying.

I'm curious what your tongue weight ends up being. Any idea how much that cargo box weighs?
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