Super light weight 190???
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Topic: Super light weight 190???
Posted By: rcase13
Subject: Super light weight 190???
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 7:07pm
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So we are finally getting our R-Pod 190 we ordered in August... Thank you Covid for the 6 month wait... Now I know from research on the factory site that this thing weighs right around 3000lbs because i did lots of research to make sure our Pilot could tow it safely and not over tax the Pilots fragile transmission. But the sticker says it weighs 2009 lbs. So my R-Pod must be a new model made with all carbon fiber? Am I missing something or is the sticker wrong?   |
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Posted By: Colonel Podder
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 7:27pm
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Our 196 is due in soon, I hope ours is the carbon fiber edition as well!... LOL My guess is that you have a typo on the label, and it is probably 3009 lbs. I would find a local CAT scale and get it weighed. I believe it is a good idea to get the axle weights of the entire rig anyway, both with an empty and loaded trailer.
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 8:14am
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I would think it is a typo. My 177 weighs in at 2415 lbs, which is quite a bit smaller than your 190. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 8:34am
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Definitely an error on the label.
But it doesn’t matter really, the empty trailer weight is pretty meaningless. Load up the trailer, including water, gear, supplies, batteries, propane as you plan to use it. Load up the tow vehicle too, passengers, gear, fuel. Go to a public scale. Weigh three times adding one axle at a time (weight distribution hitch untensioned if you have one). Disconnect the trailer, go back through the scale, weigh two times adding each axle. You can get the weight on each axle by subtracting. The tongue weight is the combined weight of the two tow vehicle axles with the trailer minus the weight of the TV without the trailer. The trailer weight is the total weight from the first scale run minus the total weight from the second run. Put all your weights, dimensions, and specs in this online calculator and it will tell you where you are in and out of spec. Pay particular attention to the MCGVWR if you are worried about your transmission, and to tongue weight. The calculator will also tell you what benefit you can get from a weight distribution hitch and how much tension to put on it. https://www.ajdesigner.com/apptrailertow/weightdistributionhitch.php ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 8:48am
That's the new 'Tiny 190'... ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: Badweissenbier
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 8:53am
| Funny as both the yellow and white stickers show corresponding weights. maybe the wrong sticker package? |
Posted By: RoverPod
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 5:00pm
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Since the numbers seem to be off, did you verify that that was the correct VIN number for your unit? ------------- 2017 F150 XLT SuperCab 2020 rPod 180 |
Posted By: rcase13
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 7:06pm
| Yes, I verified the VIN is correct. |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2021 at 8:05pm
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What did your dealer say? That's unlikely to be correct. You should be interested in the Unloaded Vehicle Weight, or the weight with options, propane, sans water. Look for stickers on the door. Forest River says my UVW is 2950 and it was just about right on. Yours is shown at 2979 lbs. I then added 175 lbs of dishes, pots, towels, cleaning stuff, power and hose adapters, .... and I was trying to be minimalist. ------------- John '16 R-Pod 180 |
Posted By: rcase13
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2021 at 6:38am
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Actually I haven't even thought to point it out to them. They haven't shipped it yet. I will notify them today. ------------- 2012 Ford F150 5.0l 157"WB 4x4 ELD 2021 R-Pod 190 |