Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Hitches

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Topic: Hitches

Posted By: 1016
Subject: Hitches
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 5:36am

pull my pod with a 2014 tundra with a sway bar and no distribution hitch. How many of y’all use a distribution hitch and have y’all pulled it with and without the distribution hitch. Your opinion which is better

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Posted By: riotkayak284
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 7:55am

No Dist hitch....Use a single say bar on my Tacoma.... No problem... RPod doesn't weigh enough to warrant dist hitch.

Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 8:30am

I first towed our Pod without anything but the ball hitch. Then I got the Andersen hitch and towing was much better. I recommend the Andersen hitch but I've never used anything else either.

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2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB
2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD
2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper
2014 Toyota Tundra DC

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 8:50am

Our F-150 doesn't care one way or the other with the R-pod. I do like the way it rides better with the WDH.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 11:16am

Originally posted by 1016

pull my pod with a 2014 tundra with a sway bar and no distribution hitch. How many of y’all use a distribution hitch and have y’all pulled it with and without the distribution hitch.

I pull with a 2002 Tundra with sway bar and no weight distribution hitch. Can't compare to a WDH setup, but I have no problems without it.

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Jim
Virginia City, Nevada
2016 R-pod 180
2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 11:24am

You have to be very careful with a standard friction sway bar not to back at too sharp of an angle or else you can cause some pretty significant damage to the sway bar and attachment points. With a WDH like a Fastway E2 or Andersen, there are no such restrictions.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats

Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 11:42am

This is all I'm going to say about this subject. Tow with a 2016 Tundra with WDH, wouldn't leave home without it.

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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.

Posted By: Ben Herman
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 11:56am

I tow a 179 with a Ridgeline V6 - using an equalizer hitch. Definitely more stable on the highway with the WD hitch. The Pod tracks more smoothly and almost no sway even when passed by big rigs. I've only driven it a little without the WD and definitely noticed a difference.

As the saying goes, your mileage may vary.

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 3:38pm

Have towed our 177 with 3 different vehicles. 1) '94 Ford F-150 4x4 w/318,000 miles and 31 deer kills, no sway bar or wdh needed, tows just fine! A bit on the rusty side now but is still a reliable truck. 2) '08 Ford Explorer with sway bar, again, towed real good. 3) '13 Ford Explorer with sway bar, tows real nice, no issues or problems even while in the Rockies, have been there 4x over the past 7 years with our 177. Have to agree with Bum, make sure you loosen the sway bar link BEFORE backing up or you will be needing to order another one. Fortunately I haven't done this but have heard of others who have made this oversight while backing up.

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: 1016
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 6:14pm

Thanks for all the responses

Posted By: FrayAdjacent
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 10:09pm

Check your owner's manual.

I have a 2017 Tacoma. The owner's manual states "sway control for trailers over 3000lb, weight distribution for trailers over 5000lb."

Given the R-Pod full up would only be around 3000lb, I'd only think sway control is required. I don't have that yet, but will be getting a bar and installing it sometime soon. I do have airbags in the back of my truck, since I usually have 2-300lb in the back. The airbags level the truck and really prevent porpoising when driving.

Posted By: Subzilla
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2018 at 10:26am

2011 Silverado with Equalizer WDH....makes a big difference in the way it rides and handles compared to without WDH. Bumps are not as bouncy like a porpoise, sway is very diminished, my safety confidence factor is increased.

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Mark
Concord, NC
2017 RP 179 "Podzilla"
2011 Silverado 1500 4X4