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HillbillyMedic
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Topic: Just bought a 2018 179 - towing issue Posted: 14 Apr 2021 at 9:23am |
Thank you all for your input, advice and information. It is greatly appreciated. Off to buy a WDH.
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HillbillyMedic
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 3:25pm |
So now the question becomes: What size WDH? 500, 600, 1,000?
Tacoma Sport/R-Pod 179.
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JR
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 3:28pm |
I use an E2 with 600 lbs bars and am totally satisficed with it towing a 179 with a Pathfinder. Hope this helps.
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Jay
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lostagain
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 4:16pm |
+1 to JR for hitch.
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TheBum
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 5:01pm |
I'm towing a 179 with a Dodge Durango GT Plus and the E2 600/6000 pound hitch.
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Alan
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Pod People
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 6:11pm |
We tow our 179 with an Equalizer 4 point, 600 pound bars. Very happy tow package with our ford Expedition EL Vann
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Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179
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offgrid
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Posted: 21 Jun 2021 at 6:41pm |
I have 1000 lb bars. My tongue weight is 500 lbs, and the wdh also has to lift cargo in the rear of the TV. So I think 600lbs is too low. The only issue with a stiffer wdh is going to be a bouncy ride, which I don't have even with 1000 lb bars.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 22 Jun 2021 at 11:43am |
We have the E2 600, and we are totally, completely, and absolutely satisfied with the way it handles our RP179. It is the one our dealer recommended.
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bp
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offgrid
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Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 9:52am |
If you have a heavy enough tow vehicle you don't need a wdh at all. So a lighter TV is going to benefit from higher wdh tension than a heavier one will. Sounds counter intuitive I know. Highlanders have a relatively short wheelbase so I end up with about 750-800 lbs tension on my bars to counteract the 500lbs on the tongue and the (pretty light) load in the cargo area.
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 11:10am |
Even if you have a heavy enough vehicle, you would still (probably) need to adjust the suspension height. That would mean load levelers, sumo springs, or super springs or "something". I discovered this last year with our F150, which is plenty "heavy enough". I strapped up the Rpod without the WDH, and while it towed just fine, I found that the headlights were too high, and probably illegal.
I was in a hurry, and I didn't have very far to go, so I thought it would be "OK". I decided after that that the couple of minutes to hook up the WDH would not be the deciding factor in the future.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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