Rear stabilizers on Rpod 178

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Nice skid plates!   I did something similar on a Featherlite enclosed trailer I have, only I used 1/2 poly cutting board material-   figured it would slide well if it did touch down and if it got torn off it is cheaply replaced.
Like you they've never hit, but one day I'm sure they will. 
The Featherlite is all aluminum, frame/floor/everything so a touchdown could be quite damaging.

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Budward Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438	Topic: Rear stabilizers on Rpod 178 Posted: 24 Apr 2014 at 7:38pm
	Nice skid plates! I did something similar on a Featherlite enclosed trailer I have, only I used 1/2 poly cutting board material- figured it would slide well if it did touch down and if it got torn off it is cheaply replaced. Like you they've never hit, but one day I'm sure they will. The Featherlite is all aluminum, frame/floor/everything so a touchdown could be quite damaging.

Seanl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633	Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 10:34am
	I have the older style long arm jacks not the new scissor jacks. I tore one of them off a couple of years ago on a steap hill and damaged the fiberglass ont he back of the trailer. The nice thing of these jacks is that they are bolt on not welded.
	Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition

marwayne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002	Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 12:48pm
	I to have the old style of jacks, but I found that there was quite a bit of movement in the front from side to side, so I turned them like they do the scissor jacks. It makes the pod a lot more stable. I also find the old jacks don't hang down as far when cranked up.
	If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.

Keith-N-Dar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 8:02pm
	The scissor jacks bolt on as well. The weld appears to me as a tack to keep them in place while the assembler drills the holes in the frame. It is hardly structural.
	Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150

Hairy Podders Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217	Posted: 27 Apr 2014 at 7:14am
	More than likely the tack weld is liability based. If they were tack welded at the factory, the chance of them falling off & injuring/damaging something/someone is greatly diminished.
	Darryl, Julie & Lindsey Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon