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hogone 
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Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1060 |
 Topic: flat tirePosted: 26 Feb 2014 at 6:40am |
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no need to pull up on blocks; hopefully would be able to find the culprit(nail, screw, etc)by rolling pod forward/backward; remove it, plug, and inflate. obviously this won't work on a completely blown tire or certain areas of a flat tire. i have plugged numerous tires on my vehicals and trailers w/o any problems in past. i know there is alot of debate on plugging, but it's an option, if nothing else for temporary purposes. I had a truck tire with three plugs once and ran it for years.
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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Craneman
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Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Tokeland,wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 387 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 8:53pm |
Well Charlie I think the wheel will still turn and go up on the blocks,but not tried and tested . I have done it with a utility trailer years ago. If you notice I put pins in the boards to keep them from sliding. But good question, and food for thought. I'm not going to test it on purpose LOL Moe
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Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150
Jo and Gary 2010 174 2011 Ford 150 |
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CharlieM
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Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 7:53pm |
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Craneman,
How does that work when the tire is already flat? Seems like rolling a flat tire up a ramp might be a challenge. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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hogone
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Joined: 09 Apr 2013 Location: St. Louis Online Status: Offline Posts: 1060 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 7:47pm |
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blown, just flat........... plug and inflate
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Jon & Pam
2013 RP177 2010 F150 2017 HD Streetglide 2009 HD Lowrider CHEESEHEAD |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 6:48pm |
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Craneman, I like the idea of using the leveling blocks to get it high enough to get the jack in place.
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Goose
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Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 6:12pm |
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I have a bottle jack but always take my small floor jack because it is lower. Once the tire goes flat there may not be enough room to get the bottle jack under the axle, at least that is what I found the one time I had to change a tire. Scissor jack will also work well to slide under the axle when the tire is flat. Goose
PS. Like Doug said, place the jack on the flanges welded to the axle that connects to the frame. |
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Camper Bob
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Location: Portland Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 913 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 3:58pm |
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Good thought. Thanks both of you. Regarding the bearings, how much of a gambler are you? I would hate to have a bearing "go out" when I'm traveling thru Possum Trot Falls, Idaho. The old adage, "An ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure." Or, Better safe than sorry. Hope none of us ever have to deal with a bearing. Safe Travels.
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Camper Bob and Camper Sue
Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
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Craneman
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Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Tokeland,wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 387 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 2:29pm |
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Charlie you beat me to it about the jack hieght. With a flat tire your axel is 41/2 to 5 inches lower to the ground. this is how I worked around that. I roll the trailer up on my leveling boards I made to get the height I needed to get the bottle jack in place. hope this helps someone.
Moe
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Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150
Jo and Gary 2010 174 2011 Ford 150 |
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CharlieM
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Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 1:25pm |
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Bob,
Glad you got a jack. Better to be prepared than not. One caution: be sure the bottle jack retracts short enough to get under your jack point when the tire is completely flat. I went with the scissor jack for that reason. |
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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headcold
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Joined: 13 Nov 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 125 |
Posted: 25 Feb 2014 at 1:09pm |
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On my recently sold 17, I had the local pod dealer pack its bearings at 5K. They said that the bearings and the packing looked just fine. This after pulling it, sometimes nearly up to the axle in fine, Utah desert sand. I'll wait for 10K on my new used 178 ... unless the more experienced podders out there advise differently.
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