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Topic: Just a reminder, Keep the shinny side up!!
Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 8:36pm

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Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 9:48pm

Ya know, I've seen a number of trailer turnovers and I got say, it's pretty impressive that that pod seems mostly intact. Most of the time the trailer is collapsed and in pieces. I'm sure it's totaled as far as insurance goes, but nevertheless it's in one piece without contents scattered all over the highway.

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Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 10:12pm

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Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 10:33pm

Forensics:

Blowout on left trailer tire. Trailer diverts to steep median, rolls and takes vehicle with it.

Call insurance.

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 6:10am

There's always lots of discussion here pro and con - WDH, WDH with sway control, or sway control only. I use sway control only.

This vehicle and the trailer appear to be locked together pretty tightly. I assume it's because they were using a WDH(?).

We all are vulnerable to blowouts. Would it be better, if a blowout or similar unexpected emergency develops, to have only sway control on the basis that the connection with the trailer is pretty easily broken??

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 6:37am

Why would a WDH be stronger at holding the TV and the trailer together than a regular hitch? It might be, but I don't think I see why. Where is the weak point in either hitch? That's what's most likely to break.

I think, but don't know about this either, that it probably makes more sense to keep the TV and the trailer together in a situation like this. Else you might have two giant things tumbling and careening down the road. Not sure how that would help anyone and it seems, at least arguably, that it would be more for other people on the road to have to dodge.

Interesting questions. Let's keep them hypothetical though!

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 8:37am

It looks like a WDH that uses chains. Whether there was sway control is unknown. I copied the image and enlarged it.

If any tire had blown, it would have been the passenger (door) side. That is where the fender is ripped off. The driver's side tire looks intact. However, it would be unclear whether the tire and fender damage is the cause of, or the result of the rollover. Being that it was one with the fresh water tank in the back, it could have been an issue of too much weight in the back if the tank were full. However, that can't be seen in the picture. Whatever the cause, it looks like while the trailer rolled, the TV did not. Thankfully, it looks like people were shaken up, but not injured.

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 9:13am

Judging from the picture, I'm guessing the two are still attached via the safety chains. The Pod is inverted, the TV is not so, I don't see how the ball could still be coupled to the trailer tongue. I'm thinking the safety chains did what they are supposed to do...keep the vehicles attached/together.

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 12:52pm

Tires don't look blown, rims seem okay, my be it driving to fast and lost control............... would have been one interesting ride!!

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Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 1:27pm

Yah. It's pretty curious how the pod got inverted, but didn't take the TV with it. I tend to believe that the hitch is unhitched, and it's just chains holding things together. I also think that the tires look OK. I suspect the fender got torn off during the roll-over.

No obvious (to me) reason why this happened, but I am inclined to believe they lost control. There could be any number of reasons why. Was there a news story along with the picture? Do we know where this happened?

Now that I got a good look at the undercarriage, how difficult would it be to add a second axle between the fresh & gray water tanks?

Oh yeah. I see they had some kind of carrier on the rear hitch. It's not entirely clear to me what that is. I do see a fair amount of "turf" attached to the rear stabilizers.

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voisj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Jul 2016 Location: San Luis Obispo Online Status: Offline Posts: 471	Topic: Just a reminder, Keep the shinny side up!! Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 8:36pm

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fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 9:48pm
	Ya know, I've seen a number of trailer turnovers and I got say, it's pretty impressive that that pod seems mostly intact. Most of the time the trailer is collapsed and in pieces. I'm sure it's totaled as far as insurance goes, but nevertheless it's in one piece without contents scattered all over the highway. fred
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 10:12pm
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	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 10:33pm
	Forensics: Blowout on left trailer tire. Trailer diverts to steep median, rolls and takes vehicle with it. Call insurance.
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 6:10am
	There's always lots of discussion here pro and con - WDH, WDH with sway control, or sway control only. I use sway control only. This vehicle and the trailer appear to be locked together pretty tightly. I assume it's because they were using a WDH(?). We all are vulnerable to blowouts. Would it be better, if a blowout or similar unexpected emergency develops, to have only sway control on the basis that the connection with the trailer is pretty easily broken??

Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1454	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 6:37am
	Why would a WDH be stronger at holding the TV and the trailer together than a regular hitch? It might be, but I don't think I see why. Where is the weak point in either hitch? That's what's most likely to break. I think, but don't know about this either, that it probably makes more sense to keep the TV and the trailer together in a situation like this. Else you might have two giant things tumbling and careening down the road. Not sure how that would help anyone and it seems, at least arguably, that it would be more for other people on the road to have to dodge. Interesting questions. Let's keep them hypothetical though! TT
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StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 8:37am
	It looks like a WDH that uses chains. Whether there was sway control is unknown. I copied the image and enlarged it. If any tire had blown, it would have been the passenger (door) side. That is where the fender is ripped off. The driver's side tire looks intact. However, it would be unclear whether the tire and fender damage is the cause of, or the result of the rollover. Being that it was one with the fresh water tank in the back, it could have been an issue of too much weight in the back if the tank were full. However, that can't be seen in the picture. Whatever the cause, it looks like while the trailer rolled, the TV did not. Thankfully, it looks like people were shaken up, but not injured.
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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 9:13am
	Judging from the picture, I'm guessing the two are still attached via the safety chains. The Pod is inverted, the TV is not so, I don't see how the ball could still be coupled to the trailer tongue. I'm thinking the safety chains did what they are supposed to do...keep the vehicles attached/together.

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4518	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 12:52pm
	Tires don't look blown, rims seem okay, my be it driving to fast and lost control............... would have been one interesting ride!!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2705	Posted: 24 Jun 2017 at 1:27pm
	Yah. It's pretty curious how the pod got inverted, but didn't take the TV with it. I tend to believe that the hitch is unhitched, and it's just chains holding things together. I also think that the tires look OK. I suspect the fender got torn off during the roll-over. No obvious (to me) reason why this happened, but I am inclined to believe they lost control. There could be any number of reasons why. Was there a news story along with the picture? Do we know where this happened? Now that I got a good look at the undercarriage, how difficult would it be to add a second axle between the fresh & gray water tanks? Oh yeah. I see they had some kind of carrier on the rear hitch. It's not entirely clear to me what that is. I do see a fair amount of "turf" attached to the rear stabilizers.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost