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marwayne
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Topic: New homemade TV is done: Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 6:07pm |
I can either use the jackpipe or the ballhitch.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.
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Snowbound
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 7:04pm |
What a professional looking job! Let us know if you go into business.
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Tom and Bette
in our 177 "The Gastropod"
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Camper Bob
podders Helping podders - pHp
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 9:20am |
Very nice. Guess this is why you get the big money.
Camper Bob
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Camper Bob and Camper Sue
Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund)
2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod)
2016 Lance 1685
2015 Nissan Pathfinder
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marwayne
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 12:04pm |
Camper Bob: Can you explain the money bit to me.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.
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Goose
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 4:56pm |
Does it work as good as it looks? Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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marwayne
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 5:14pm |
Goose: I have a 3 to 5% slope on my driveway, no problem. When my wife needs the car, I just hook up push the pod down the driveway, she drives out her car and I pull the pod back up.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.
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techntrek
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 8:08pm |
Very sweet. If I had an extra couple of grand I would build an electric pusher for my car, partly just for the fun of building it. I figure it would increase my MPGs by 50%.
Did you salvage the motor from something?
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marwayne
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Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 10:18pm |
Doug: I bought a trailer dolly from princess auto on sale for 300$. It is a very poor design and very insufficient for my purpose. It would not even push the trailer down the driveway over a 1/2" lip, because the weight was distributed over 3 wheels. I used the parts from the dolly, made and bought others and by trail and error came up with this design. Total cost about 550$, consider this thow with this dolly I can manoeuvre the pod through a gate behind the garage with 4" of clearense and save 80$ a month on rent for storage. From this to This I also geared down the speed from 24 to 14' per minute for more torque.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.
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Goose
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 12:12am |
Nice JOB on the remanufacture.  Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Goose
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Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 12:17am |
This is what Doug needs.  Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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