New 2017 R-Pod 171
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Topic: New 2017 R-Pod 171
Posted By: Leon Patat
Subject: New 2017 R-Pod 171
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 7:36am
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Purchased a 2017 171 and brought it home (3 hour drive) to Charleston, SC. The owner said they were the original tires. Just replaced them and one of the tires had a big bubble on the tread. Disaster avoided. ------------- Leon |
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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 7:49am
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THAT was a close call. whew!! You should be good for awhile now. Is it the green version?? or the grey/blue? I hope you enjoy your pod. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: Leon Patat
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 8:03am
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It's green. Going on the road Monday to Richard Russell State Park in GA for three days. ------------- Leon |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 8:24am
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All three? ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 10:33am
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Congratulations and welcome! I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with your RP171. That was a really smart move to replace the tires.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 10:45am
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Welcome. If the previous owner didn't maintain things it might be a good idea to also do a brake inspection/bearing repack before any long trip. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 11:06am
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If it was a green one, then it was manufactured in 2016. That would imply the tires were at least 4 years old, and possibly 5, depending on the luck of the draw. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Leon Patat
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 1:10pm
No just the two. I figured the spare has never been used and has been under the cover so I figured it would be OK to get me where I could get the main tire repaired. Replaced the originals with Carlisle's and jumped up to a Load Range D. ------------- Leon |
Posted By: Leon Patat
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2020 at 1:15pm
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Yes, The owner was kind enough to have the wheel bearing serviced and the brakes checked. They just missed the bubble on the tread? My mechanic said the steel belt shifted. ------------- Leon |