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Hodge-PODge
Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539 |
Topic: I went left it went right Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 2:18pm |
Chuck's post kind of scares me. I didn't realize the locking tab COULD ride on the top of the ball!
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2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge
2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
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harleyguy1
Newbie Joined: 04 Dec 2010 Location: texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 6:28pm |
I always push the latching lever on the trailer hitch forward as I lower it onto the ball, this will assure you it is open all of the way.
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Marshal
2011 R-177 Longview, Tx |
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cane2
Groupie Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 92 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 6:48pm |
Been there done that, I lost mine on a railroad track at about 40 mph. Nothing happened at all, hooked backed up and put pin back in brake and changed shorts and drove off. NOW i crank the pod back up to make sure every thing is where it should be.
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secretbard
Senior Member Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Location: Budd Lake, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 195 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 7:07pm |
Holy sh*t batman. That is terrifying to say the least. I'm glad to hear everything worked out, and safely. Every time I've lowered the hitch onto the ball, I feel and see it seat, but I've often wondered. I do make sure the latch is pulled completely forward before pushing it back over the ball to lock it, but I've never cranked the Pod back up to check it.
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2010 Rpod 172 :)
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Iteach5th
Senior Member Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: Floral Park, NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 109 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 8:29pm |
I always check that tab. Stick my finger in there after it's all locked down to make sure I feel it in the right spot.
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"Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right"- Henry Ford
2011 RP-177 2009 Jeep Cherokee 1982 Coleman Redwood pup |
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Chuck
Senior Member Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Location: Waukesha WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 9:22pm |
Well we're home safely and the Z Pod's safe and snug. If nothing else I think I've learned to check for a good hook up. Life's lessons continue.
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Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 11:19pm |
Yes, make sure you crank it back up after latching the hitch to be sure it raises the rear of your TV. That is the only way to be sure it is latched correctly. Also, never pull the brake pin on the tongue while it is hooked to your TV. That pushes a full 12 volts back into your brake controller and I've seen more than one controller that says that will damage it. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 1:43am |
Glade that your home and that all went well after the little mishap. Have a GREAT rest of the weekend. Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 9:03am |
Glad everything worked out OK in the long run. You learned what you did wrong and how to negate it going forward. Best of all, no one was injured. To tag onto this safety thread, I think another similar question is in order.
Do you folks, after latching down the hitch, sit a lock-pin or a lock thru the hole of the latch? If we're only going someplace that's an hour or so away, I do not. Maybe I should start doing that all the time.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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Chuck
Senior Member Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Location: Waukesha WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 9:14am |
I feel like I'm the wrong person to be giving safety tips but I put my Lock pin in the latch no matter what. You know I have this morbid fear of the trailer coming unhitched. Oh well. For what it's worth.
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Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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