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SC for Huskers
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Joined: 22 Feb 2017
Location: Goose Creek, SC
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Topic: Tires Again! Posted: 31 Jan 2021 at 8:23pm |
+1, AND Mine is bigger than _____
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Happy Traveling,
Tom
2017 172pod
2011 F150 STX
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GlueGuy
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Joined: 15 May 2017
Location: N. California
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 9:57am |
Is that poor equine dead yet?
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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jato
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Location: Kewadin, MI
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 11:59am |
You need a bigger club.
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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."
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deanj
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 10:43am |
Sorry, I did not mean to start such controversy. I was just
asking if the O E black round rolling
things (I have banished the “T” word from my vocabulary, never to be used
again) were a weak link.
Wish me luck when I go to WallyMart and ask for 3 black
round rolling thingies!
My next topic, should you cross your safety chains !!!!!!
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S y D
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lostagain
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 10:54am |
deanj, not to worry. You had a legitimate question and it is an issue with many different views, thus the controversy. All of the views have legitimate points and it is up to each person to decide which seems to be most valid. Indeed, the question is still open. The lack of data, as OG correctly points out, complicates the matter and leaves us to report anecdotal experiences that are not really very reliable vis-a-vi the big picture. Personally, I'm glad you raised the issue and it was interesting seeing the different views.
As for crossing chains, the more common view seems to be that they should be crossed, but when the chain attachment points are only inches apart, one wonders whether it really makes a difference, a good question for the engineers and physicists to evaluate.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost
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Pod_Geek
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Location: Colorado
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 11:17am |
Originally posted by lostagain
...As for crossing chains... |
Should the trailer brake emergency (i.e., breakaway) cable be attached to the tow hitch or to somewhere on the truck frame, given that entire tow hitch assemblies have been know to detach?
Discuss.
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2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River
2018 RAM 2500 6.4L
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 11:29am |
Originally posted by Pod_Geek
Originally posted by lostagain
...As for crossing chains... |
Should the trailer brake emergency (i.e., breakaway) cable be attached to the tow hitch or to somewhere on the truck frame, given that entire tow hitch assemblies have been know to detach?
Discuss.
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Mine attaches to the tow vehicle. I clip it on to where the chains clip onto, using a caribina
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding
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offgrid
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 11:57am |
The reason for crossing the safety chains is that when you are making a turn the outside chain is much less likely to get stretched tight. You can achieve the same effect by using longer chains but then the chains won’t do as good a job keeping the trailer centered if the hitch comes off the ball.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold
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mcarter
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 07 Apr 2016
Location: Greenbrier, TN
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 1:01pm |
IMHO - Chains crossed, +1 to OG, but also I adjust chain length to form a "basket" to catch tongue before it contacts the pavement. Assists tongue in not digging in. Safety cable to TV not hitch, also I am one of those people that makes safety cable shorter than chains. My thinking is the brakes should apply before chains are stretched to max. When I purchased my Pod , one of the first things I did was change the way the chains attached. I was not pleased with FR attachment process.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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mcarter
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Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 1:06pm |
deanj,
For future reference it is better to start a new post rather than add a subject to a post after 5 pages of debate. If member has a question about chains, chances are they won't look in a tire post for reference. Again IMHO.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."
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