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    Posted: 21 May 2014 at 12:21pm
Used to pulling a tent trailer and use a wheel on the jack when parked. Noticed on R Pods that they don't have a wheel and the front jack is on a block of wood. We like the wheel - easier to get the trailer on the truck and to make slight adjustments when parked. Does anyone use a wheel? Is the R Pod too heavy to use a wheel?
Thanks for any info.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2014 at 12:31pm
Welcome.  You should be able to add an aftermarket wheel, like one of these.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Posts: 387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2014 at 1:43pm
I use a wheel on my 174 and it moves easily on concert floor .

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Make sure to only use it on a level surface. If you remove a wheel chock on an incline with a bogey jack wheel on the jack, the trailer will move.
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Just bought an aftermarket wheel. Thanks for the reminder about being level. I could just see the pod rolling away...
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2014 at 8:49am
We, upon receipt of our 171, replaced the jack with a Bal swiveling jack and wheel that attach to the side of the frame. Works just fine. Easy to move trailer when hitch is just a tad off the mark. Easy to move on our driveway to park it. Whole unit about $50. on Amazon. Safe Travels.
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I put a flat pad on.  You don't need a block in many cases. It does slide a bit if you need to horse it around.  Bad for the back I suppose.  But you can do it.
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Originally posted by Markus5

I put a flat pad on.  You don't need a block in many cases. It does slide a bit if you need to horse it around.  Bad for the back I suppose.  But you can do it.
I did the same. We don't have risers on our 173, so I suspected that a wheel would be too low to the ground (if it cleared at all) when attached the low hitch of our tow vehicle. Even the swivel kind can be a problem to swing into place if there isn't enough ground clearance. The flat pad has worked fine.
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