ground clearance - Event Date: 05 May 2013 - 27 Aug 2013 |
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Sleepless
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 556 |
Calendar Event: ground clearance Posted: 16 Aug 2013 at 8:34pm |
Both of my vehicles came with scissor jacks that are shaped to cradle an axle or the frame. I do keep a 2 ton scissor jack in the pod, just in case. Knock on wood, but I have not had to use a jack on the road since 1999.
We might also ask how many of us carry a decent wheel lug wrench in our pod. I have always kept a folding 4-way lug wrench in every trailer I have owned, but I have never had to use it on the road. My TV has 18" wheels and the wrench for them will not fit the pod. Bob |
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2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD)
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Folornhope
Groupie Joined: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 16 Aug 2013 at 8:08pm |
Along that line of thought....how many of us carry a jack tHat we can use to lift our pod?
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Eddy the Escape Pod...177
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Sleepless
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 556 |
Posted: 16 Aug 2013 at 6:55pm |
You did better than I did, Moe. I finally started this morning and did not even have the wheels off before my wife told me it was 79 degrees in the house. Had to stop, checked the heat pump and found the starting capacitor had blown. Simple replacement, but finding a replacement was difficult. Got the heat pump back into operation, had lunch and finished the riser installation. Total time was over 5 hours. When you live in Florida, women seem to think air conditioning is more important than working on a R-Pod. By the way, my dealer had really torqued down the lug nuts. I used a pneumatic impact wrench and even with 150 psi pressure, they would not budge. Ended up using a 1/2" drive socket with an 18" socket bar, and finally slipped the handle of my floor jack over the bar. That did the trick. Lesson learned to to check your lug nuts before going on a trip. RV dealers, car and tire shops, etc., seem to have a tendency to over-torque lug nuts. Had I been away from home, I would not have been able to remove them if I had a flat. Bob |
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2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD)
2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
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ilthyn
Groupie Joined: 21 May 2013 Location: Alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 62 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2013 at 7:34pm |
this is just a test because I am trying to create an avatar
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2013 at 9:57am |
I like the original low-rider height of the POD, easier for Mother Goose to get in and out of once I moved the step higher. Also moved the sewer hose tube to between the propane tank and the battery box, then trimmed up the tube on the tongue jack a couple of inches to just below the holes on the sides of it.
This all made for better clearance and have not had any problems since. One thing to remember as you travel is to watch for the rises or dips as you enter or leave gas stations, parking lots or pulling onto or off the road, always take these at an angle, do not go straight over the dip or rise as you will scrape the rear of the POD. Goose |
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Craneman
Senior Member Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Tokeland,wa Online Status: Offline Posts: 387 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 8:58pm |
this is what I did after wiping out the front storage tube. By thee way I got the idea from another member
moe
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Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 8:42pm |
I think when someone suggested removing the sewer tube to gain extra clearance that they were talking about the white tube strapped under the tongue that stores the flexible tubing that runs between your black and grey drains and the dumping station. The permanent drain plumbing on the pod is close enough to the axle that it usually isn't a problem for ground clearance. TT |
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ilthyn
Groupie Joined: 21 May 2013 Location: Alberta Online Status: Offline Posts: 62 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 7:27pm |
Thanks again for the information. I wished I had time to research order and receive the FR risers, but we are going away soon on a long trip.
I was also unsure about just how much tech knowledge, skills and equipment may be needed. ilthyn
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 5:46pm |
If you do get larger tires, remember you'll need 2" of additional outer diameter to get 1" of additional height. I've considered it. When I removed the factory sewage hose tube I started using a large plastic tool box to hold the hose. That rode in the pod and was the first thing out the door when we got to camp. The box stayed outside until we left. I was careful to keep the outside clean so I wasn't worried about spreading germs. I've had the risers for a while but didn't bother putting the old tube back on since it wasn't long enough to hold my hose and connectors. Recently I added a much longer one: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3588&KW=PN=1&title=mounted-a-long-sewer-hose-tube-and-cleaned-up All you need to do to remove the factory tube is to take out 4 small bolts. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Sleepless
Senior Member Joined: 07 Jun 2013 Location: Titusville, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 556 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2013 at 4:39pm |
I looked at the height of larger 14" diameter tires and found that the difference in diameter is rather insignificant. The benefits of a switch to 15" or 16" tires are not worth the cost of larger wheels and I like the appearance of the standard 14" pod wheels.
My TV has 18" wheels, but it is engineered to use that size tires and wheels, a pod is not. For example, larger wheels/tires will affect the braking ability of the pod. As for the sewage drain tube, you can relocate it, but you still need it to drain the black water so why bother moving it? Bob |
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2014 R-Pod 178 (OUR POD)
2009 Chevrolet Avalanche |
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