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John Roots
Newbie Joined: 08 Dec 2013 Location: Great Falls, Va Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Topic: Newbee Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 10:23am |
Bought my 2010 R Pod 171 in December from Colton RV in Buffalo, NY. Most pleasant experience. Colton is big and very customer supportive. Made the first RV experience in January to French Creek State Park in PA with electric plug in. Met good folks and did pot luck around a bonfire Saturday night. Very enjoyable. R Pod performed beautifully and stayed warm with my Honeywell space heater. Looking to join Podders somewhere in mid to late April. Anyone going to the Shenandoah Valley? My Pod lives with me in Great Falls, VA.
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Frosty
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 11:23am |
Got you taken care of and on the Owners Map!
Welcome to the group, we're glad to have you out Podding with us all.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 1:12pm |
Welcome to the group!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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John Roots
Newbie Joined: 08 Dec 2013 Location: Great Falls, Va Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 1:38pm |
Thanks Leo & Melissa.
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Frosty
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John Roots
Newbie Joined: 08 Dec 2013 Location: Great Falls, Va Online Status: Offline Posts: 28 |
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 at 1:39pm |
Thanks Kymooses.
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Frosty
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Donlew
Newbie Joined: 06 Feb 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 at 2:45pm |
Bought my r pod 178 three months ago. Haven't used it yet but soon will be taking it down to Big Pine Key from my home in Sanibel FL for a shake down run. Dealer has been good at getting a few broken parts replaced from Forest River.
Being a natural born pessimist I'm wondering how long the transmission will last on my 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan with no towing package. Only 80,000 miles but it was the first year they put in a 5 speed automatic transmission. Plan on escaping the heat and humidity of the Florida summer by traveling until I reach cool air. Don Lewis
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2013 r pod 178
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan |
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retireclose
Groupie Joined: 19 Jan 2014 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 50 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 at 3:02pm |
Don, Gary
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Gary and Jill Winters
Bella Golden Retriever 2014 Silverado 1500 2015 R-Pod 179 -(SOLD) |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 at 9:07pm |
Welcome Donlew. For a few hundred bucks you can have an external tranny cooler installed. That's usually the most important part of "towing packages".
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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HavaPod
Groupie Joined: 19 Dec 2012 Location: Tacoma, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 59 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 at 12:40am |
To: Techntrek
Can the external tranny cooler be installed on all vehicles? Also is there an external radiator cooler too that you would recommend? Thanks |
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Steve and Peggy Thorndill
HavaPod 2013 R-Pod 177 Tacoma, WA |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 at 9:53am |
Often you can order the same tranny cooler that is used as part of your vehicle's tow package from your dealer, and install it yourself, or have them do it. You can also get aftermarket coolers from places like etrailer and Summit Racing. Ask your dealer what other parts are usually included in the tow package and decide if you need them. A larger alternator can often be skipped (especially if you run the camper's fridge in gas mode while on the road), and you can usually get the receiver hitch and wiring harness installed cheaper at places like Uhaul. Larger suspension components are recommended but if you instead use a WDH you may be able to skip that. Sometimes bigger brakes (calipers, rotors, pads) are part of the package - something I would not skip but it will be very expensive to swap out those parts and at that point you should weigh the cost of a more capable TV.
As for the radiator, usually extra cooling isn't needed here once you add accessory cooling to the other systems (tranny, oil, power steering).
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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