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    Posted: 05 Jul 2011 at 10:13am
Mine was built in the second half of the 2011 run also, and did not come with the riser.  I just put them on myself yesterday.  Maybe your dealer installed them?
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Posts: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2011 at 7:55pm
Wonderful !! Beautiful weather and a lot of fun with wife, son and rpod. First camping with services. So my rpod come with axle riser, never ask for this. The manufactured date is jan 26 2011.
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Posts: 270 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2011 at 7:18pm
Hi Hugozork,
Our 177 2011 did NOT come with axle risers.  Our pod was in at least the second batch they made this year because we have the little spoiler with the three lights over the back window that the earlier versions do not have.
Hope you had a nice Canada Day. We spent ours at Elk Island National Park. They had very nice festivities including a flag raising, national anthem sing-along and birthday cake as well as some scavanger hunts for the children. The weather was lovely.  How was yours?
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in our 177 "The Gastropod"
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Posts: 571 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2011 at 6:08pm
Maybe, it should be on the bill of sale or invoice, though. You can check yourself. The risers are rectangular black painted steel forms about the size of a 2x4 and 8 inches long. They bolt in place between the trailer and the axle and should be obvious.
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Posts: 73 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Jul 2011 at 5:55pm
Hi

Does it possible that the rpod 2011 came with axle risers?
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Originally posted by Riverdog

After years of pop up camping just the fact that we had hot water and a toilet made for a wonderful trip!
 
Amazing how such small conveniences change your camping experience isn't it?  Glad you had a great trip!!
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Thanks again for all of the info. Our inaugural outing went off without a hitch (ha!). All paved roads and a paved campsite. I was amazed at how well the unit towed! Even without the risers or the WDH, it followed behind perfectly; albeit we were on winding mountain roads so we were traveling pretty slow.
After years of pop up camping just the fact that we had hot water and a toilet made for a wonderful trip!
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Posts: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 6:56pm
Thanks for the correction.  Don't want to offer any misinformation.  
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 4:46pm
Love our axel risers!
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 11:03am
Your pod should be level, or slightly nose-down, so hitch level isn't an issue since the ball will be higher or lower to get it in the right position.  The height above the axle is the determining factor.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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