Moving an RPOD with a trailer dolly

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   I had not planned to use it during camping, just to maneuver the pod on its pad at home.

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duck42 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Topic: Moving an RPOD with a trailer dolly Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 3:40pm
	I had not planned to use it during camping, just to maneuver the pod on its pad at home.

Footslogger03 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Location: Laramie, WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 362	Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 3:25pm
	My only question about this dolly, since it definitely looks like it would do the job, is ...where would you store it during transit ? Otherwise ...it sure looks like a good way to go. MJ
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duck42 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 3:18pm
	Would the Harbor Freight "heavy duty" dolly be strong enough? http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-trailer-dolly-37510.html They say it is for light trailers 600 lbs. I have to think they mean tongue weight 600 lbs not the weight of the entire trailer. If the 600 lbs refers to tongue weight then the 200 lbd RPOD tongue weight should not be too much for this dolly. Has anyone had experience with this dolly? Thanks!

Footslogger03 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Location: Laramie, WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 362	Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 3:14pm
	How large/heavy is the Trailer dolly you have and where do you store it during transit. Thanks ... MJ
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TIDALWAVE Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: MINNESOTA Online Status: Offline Posts: 315	Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 2:36pm
	I use a trailer dolly to move my R-Pod. Because of the tongue weight make sure that which ever dolly you buy has the capacity to handle the weight. I originally added a 'jack wheel' to the factory jack. I found that it was hard to move the Pod by pulling and pushing on the jack, even tho' the pod was on a smooth concrete floor. I replaced the factory jack with an electric jack which did not have a wheel. I bought a 'heavy duty' trailer dolly, and recommend it. The dolly has dual wheels on a broad axle along with a strong handle arm. I set the tongue jack to slightly lower than the dolly height. I can then tip the dolly ball under the tongue coupling...pull back on the dolly handle and the Pod tongue lifts the jack off the ground. The dolly handle gives me a real advantage in pulling and turning the pod (versus pulling and pushing on the old jack/wheel). Plus the broad axle gives me more confidence than the old jack post tending to bend over (at least in my imagination's worst nightmare)
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Footslogger03 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Location: Laramie, WY Online Status: Offline Posts: 362	Posted: 13 Aug 2011 at 9:56am
	No ...but we do have experience moving a T@B around on a front wheel which is attatched to the bottom of the front leveling post. I have to imagine it would be about the same process, given the similarities in weight between the two trailers. Plus, you don't have to cart around the dolly with you. Frankly, I am a little surprised that FR hasn't incorporated that feature/option yet. It makes "fine tuning" the position of themrv a breeze - - but it does take 2 people to shove/guide the rv side-2-side and front-2-back. When you have the trailer where you want it you just place a jackstand below the hitch and adjust it to the desired height using the existing crank handle. Then you raise the "jockey/dolly wheel" off the ground a tad and your ready to drop your 4 corner stabilizing legs. MJ
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duck42 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2011 Online Status: Offline Posts: 35	Posted: 12 Aug 2011 at 6:13pm
	Has anyone had experience moving an RPOD 171 around by hand on a concrete trailer pad with a two wheeled dolly that has a ball that connects to the hitch of the RPOD? I would like to position my RPOD by hand into a rather tight pad space once I get it close with the vehicle but don't know if it requires gargantuan strength or not!. I had heard once in another forum that it might be possible. Thanks, Wayne