About to pickup a 2010 R-Pod 176T
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Topic: About to pickup a 2010 R-Pod 176T
Posted By: devilock138
Subject: About to pickup a 2010 R-Pod 176T
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2013 at 10:18pm
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Greetings! Been a long time fan of R-Pods and have been looking for one for the past couple of years. Finally decided to take the leap and get one. We have been camping with a 1968 Play-Mor 10.5' canned ham trailer and with my wife, a 4 yo, 1 yo and a 95 lbs boxer bull mastiff, we have quickly run out of room. I won an auction on eBay for a 2010 R-Pod 176T and will be driving from Atlanta, Ga to Walcott, Ia to pick it up on Friday. Have been reading a bunch about them from this forum and others and am excited to join the community. We'll be towing it with our 2007 Honda Odyssey. I added a plate and fin transmission cooler and a class III hitch when we got the Play-Mor and will be adding a weight distributing hitch and brake controller when we pick it up at the dealer. Perhaps we'll see some of you on the road!
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Posted By: 3DogPod
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2013 at 11:37pm
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Welcome :) And good luck on your first road-trip with the Pod... Anticipate the waves and stares along the way ... W
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Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 6:50am
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Welcome! That's quite an initial adventure. Safe travels, and check out the list of pHp'ers along your route- just in case. ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 7:37am
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congratulations on an awesome auction win!! you'll love it. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 8:33pm
| Thanks for the tip, Bob and Joyce. Will definitely look into it and will probably add myself to the list of pHp'ers. Being in the IT profession, pHp here has a different meaning than what I am accustomed to! |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 9:41pm
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Welcome. IM me if you decide you want to be pHp. Which is not the same as php, cfm, asp, jsp, css, html, js or xml. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 10:18pm
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Welcome, when in Walcott fuel up at I-80 Truck Stop (Worlds Largest Truck Stop) and walk down to the Chrome Shop to check out the wall of lights. All kinds for the inside and the outside, neat old trucks all over too. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: GaRedneck81
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2013 at 10:30pm
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Congrats on the win; and welcome ! I'm in Kennesaw if you want to stop by on the way back !
------------- GaRedneck81 USN Retired RP-172 |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2013 at 5:34am
| Thanks for the tip on the truck stop, Goose! Looks like the dealer is right on the other side of I80. Will definitely drop in and check it out. |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2013 at 5:38am
| GaRedneck81, might just take you up on that. Will depend heavily on how our time looks getting back. This is going to be a crazy trip as far as distance covered and time allotted. |
Posted By: gnawbone
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 6:29am
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Best wishes for a safe and happy trip. I'd be interested in your gas mileage and towing capability of your Odyssey. We have a Toyota Sienna set up and we bought a 177 last Dec. Not used it yet. Not too bright to buy a trailer in the middle of winter when we can't use it and check it out. I got too excited, I guess. ------------- 2017 Toyota Sienna 2016 R-180 "the Wee Pod" |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 6:46am
| We made it to Mt. Vernon, Il. last night and averaged 24.7 mpg not towing. Will update the thread today once we get hooked up and are towing back home. |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 6:53pm
| So our first fill-up towing, we got 15.7 mpg which was about 75% of that tank. I expect it to get worse as the terrain here is pretty flat. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 8:15pm
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Congrats. Most here usually get around 12 mpg so I'm surprised to see your number.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 8:26pm
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Yea, I am fully expecting to be in that range when the full tank is used while towing. I am not fully convinced, but I am trying mid-grade on this fill up.
Still going through Illinois and it is super flat terrain. We're maintaining 65mph. |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2013 at 9:56pm
| 11.8 mpg on the last fill up. |
Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2013 at 2:26am
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Was a great day for driving on Friday, just be safe. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2013 at 6:47pm
| Just got home. It's been a manic trip taken at a frantic pace, but we brought her home safe and sound. I'll try to get some pics posted soon. |
Posted By: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2013 at 7:41pm
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Congrats and welcome. Lived in the ATL area about a dozen years, 10-in Woodstock (Town Lake). Miss it for the warmer Spring, Fall and winter. Good luck and enjoy. ------------- |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 11:55am
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Some notes about towing the R-Pod with a 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L. I was able to drive without locking out overdrive(D3). I installed a B&M plate and fin cooler for the transmission so I think it should prevent burning anything up. I think I will add a gauge to indicate ATF temperature before the cooler. Have not installed a power steering cooler and still don't think that I need one. When we first towed it off the lot, the ride was very jerky, which we were able to solve mostly by adding 2 more links on the spring bars for the weight distribution system and loosening the anti-sway bars about an 1/8 of a turn each. Used midgrade(89) octane for most of the trip. When I switched to regular for a tank, the check engine light turned on about after going through about 3/4 tank. Used my phone and bluetooth OBD2 dongle to read the code and found low O2 voltage on bank 2. Switched back to midgrade and the light eventually cleared itself. Braking seemed predictable, but I feel every pound of this trailer. The rear suspension feels too soft so I am thinking about getting some adjustable air bags for the rear coil springs to help the load handling.
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Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 1:38pm
 The Cheyenne Camping Center treated us to a celebratory bottle of champagne for our purchase.  All hitched up and ready to go  World's biggest truck stop  Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas, but it sure looks like it  After a restful night in the R-Pod at a truck stop, we're ready to get back to Atlanta  parked back at home    ------------- Kevin, Delphine, Dez, Max and Chloe Atlanta, GA 2010 R-Pod 176T 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 1:39pm
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There, I fixed it. ------------- Kevin, Delphine, Dez, Max and Chloe Atlanta, GA 2010 R-Pod 176T 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2013 at 7:37pm
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Nice pics. It might be an illusion, but in your 2nd pic it looks like the pod is a bit nose-up. Its best to get that level or slightly nose-down, I've found nose-down to be best.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 1:59am
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Yes that was before we added a couple of chain links to the weight distributing spring bars. In the latter pictures it looks pretty level. ------------- Kevin, Delphine, Dez, Max and Chloe Atlanta, GA 2010 R-Pod 176T 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L |
Posted By: g4royce
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 8:29am
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Congrats and welcome! You've got a really cute puppy there  ------------- ChaiPod 2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
Posted By: devilock138
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2013 at 11:50am
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Thanks, that's Chloe, but she ain't a puppy anymore. She's about 8 years old now and is still getting to know the R-Pod(sniffing and poking around and finding a comfortable spot). ------------- Kevin, Delphine, Dez, Max and Chloe Atlanta, GA 2010 R-Pod 176T 2007 Honda Odyssey EX-L |