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tpierce220
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Topic: I went left it went right Posted: 26 Jul 2011 at 11:33am |
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Chuck, I lost ¡Podtástic! on some railroad tracks the first time I took her out. It was the start of a very stressful weekend to be sure.
I now keep a lock on it just to be sure whenever we take it out even though all of our trips are less than 3 hours as week keep to northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. It's just one more safety precaution to provide peace of mind. Tim
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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 25 Jul 2011 at 9:06am | |
Thanks. I think I'll start doing that as part of my hook-up process.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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Folornhope
Groupie Joined: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 10:35pm | |
Same...saves me from having to keep track of the lock.
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 8:56pm | |
Same here, easiest place to put the lock is back in the hole that you just took it out of when you hitch up. Makes me feel .1% better thinking it's there. As you said, "why not?" |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 2:42pm | |
+1 on what David said.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 11:40am | |
I always do...even if just driving around the block; if for no other reason than my own peace of mind knowing that I have taken every precaution. I have a lock that I keep in the hole that I must remove to to hitch up anyway. It's already in my hand, so I figure "why not?".
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Chuck
Senior Member Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Location: Waukesha WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 140 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 9:14am | |
I feel like I'm the wrong person to be giving safety tips but I put my Lock pin in the latch no matter what. You know I have this morbid fear of the trailer coming unhitched. Oh well. For what it's worth.
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Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
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this_is_nascar
Senior Member Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Location: NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 466 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 9:03am | |
Glad everything worked out OK in the long run. You learned what you did wrong and how to negate it going forward. Best of all, no one was injured. To tag onto this safety thread, I think another similar question is in order.
Do you folks, after latching down the hitch, sit a lock-pin or a lock thru the hole of the latch? If we're only going someplace that's an hour or so away, I do not. Maybe I should start doing that all the time.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 24 Jul 2011 at 1:43am | |
Glade that your home and that all went well after the little mishap. Have a GREAT rest of the weekend. Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 23 Jul 2011 at 11:19pm | |
Yes, make sure you crank it back up after latching the hitch to be sure it raises the rear of your TV. That is the only way to be sure it is latched correctly. Also, never pull the brake pin on the tongue while it is hooked to your TV. That pushes a full 12 volts back into your brake controller and I've seen more than one controller that says that will damage it. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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