Floor raised up in 2018 roof 180
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Topic: Floor raised up in 2018 roof 180
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Subject: Floor raised up in 2018 roof 180
Date Posted: 24 May 2022 at 6:49pm
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My husband Tony came to this forum often for advice. He passed away in 2021 and I’m trying to continue our camping adventures. So now I need advice. The floor in our 180 has raised up into basically a hump width wise from under the sink and stove (slide) across to under dinette. The slide drags so bad you can’t open it without bending the the bottom of cabinet. I took it to dealer and they seem to think they can fix it so I’m waiting for them to let me know if they really can and if they can tell what is happening. So I’m asking if anyone has had this problem and what they did about it. There is no extended warranty. Not sure I could make the case with Forest River about it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
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Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 24 May 2022 at 6:51pm
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Not sure why post topic says roof. Roof not involved in this problem ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 24 May 2022 at 7:07pm
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Given the slide is scraping when coming in, it seems like a missing outrigger issue that is common on the R-Pod slide walls. Your slide wall is actually lower than it is supposed to be. Likely outside and under the slide there is no support to the wall where Forest River failed to add the proper outrigger metal supports. There are several threads on this forum on the outrigger issue if you use the search function. Others here can also speak to the issue. ------------- Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 24 May 2022 at 9:25pm
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I think I understand what you’re saying on that but would that cause the raised hump all the way across the floor? ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: PilotPodder
Date Posted: 24 May 2022 at 9:37pm
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That is likely a bolt that secures the floor to the frame coming up through the sagging floor. ------------- Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 May 2022 at 4:23am
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You need to find out if the steel trailer frame itself is bent or if it's the floor, which is a plywood and foam sandwich. There has been a case or two when the frame has been bent up in the area above the axle location. The frame in the axle area gets the most stress when you hit a bump or pot hole.
Not sure from your description if the hump in the floor is over the axle or forward of the axle. Either way, someone should be able to get under there and sight along the frame rails and/or inspect them and see where the bend is. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Gebaldwin1
Date Posted: 25 May 2022 at 6:41am
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You well may be able to make a case with Forest River. There is a real problem with sagging under The slideout which they have acknowledged. Many of us have elected to deal with The problem by ourselves as they are slow as molasses, bat the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Open a case with them and stay on it. Search for sag in the forums ------------- GMan Lil' Bumpy - RPod 180 |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 26 May 2022 at 1:58pm
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Thank you all for your information and thoughts on this. It helps me better talk to the service people doing the repair. ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 30 May 2022 at 4:01pm
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I think "roof" is the result of auto"correct". Was the trailer overloaded? Loaded heavy and not weighed? Weighing, at least once loaded, is very important. R-pods are made light and have little reserve strength. Your description of the hump sounds like it is near or over the axle. ------------- John '16 R-Pod 180 |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 31 May 2022 at 5:43pm
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It was over the axle but it definitely was not overweight. It’s only me and I don’t have much at all in it. Even when It was packed for two it was as not near overweight when we weighed it. ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 31 May 2022 at 6:58pm
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Run a string line front to rear along the frame rails and see if the frame is bent. If it is there will be a gap between the frame rail and the string where the axle is.
You don't need to be overweight to bend the frame at that point if you have hit a pot hole or curb hard enough. The combination of the twist from the torsion axle rotating backward and the uplift force from the bump pushing the trailer up is enough to do it. Rpod frame and axle design is not really robust enough for real world use on the roads we often end up driving on, and that axle to frame attach point is the weakest spot on the trailer. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2022 at 7:29pm
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Update on my floor problem. Dealer found that the frame is completely broken through over the axle. Forest river says they will fix it but it has to go to factory in Indiana from Arkansas. Not sure yet if they are paying for it or not. I have a photo but couldn’t figure out how to post it.
------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 3:55am
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Yep, that is more or less what I expecting. The question is, what caused it? Did you hit a big pot hole or curb at any point? Its interesting (and great) that FR is willing to fix it and not just claiming it was abuse, which they have in the past. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 3:24pm
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We babied this camper and never overloaded it or drove it too fast. Always very careful with it. Normal wear and tear. The service manager had not seen this before not to say it’s never happened. ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 5:17pm
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It has been reported by a few others on this forum but either because of hitting a rough potholed road or curb or possibly due to corrosion. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2022 at 9:06pm
Here's the photo .... (it's pretty small, I blew it up 2x)  ------------- -- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2022 at 7:04am
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Thank you Jim for posting photo for me! ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2022 at 11:05am
de nada! ------------- -- Jim Virginia City, Nevada 2016 R-pod 180 2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 10 Jul 2022 at 10:33pm
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Another update on my broken frame. Spoke to FR rep who told me that Lippert is who is requesting this repair because their axle is the cause of the frame breaking. Seems that a number of these axles made around 2018-2019 were overtorqued which can eventually cause floor problems and in my case frame problems. These are their words not mine. Rep said mine was one of the worse they had seen with this problem but definitely not the first. I’m not sure what overtorqued exactly means but that is what I was told. ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2022 at 3:46am
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Hmm. Not sure what they mean by overtorqued either. But I can tell you that there is no torque on either the axle or frame until the weight of the trailer is applied to it.
It's possible that what they mean is that the axle was over or under "clocked", meaning that it was built with the torque arms (the pieces of steel that connects the axle to the wheels) assembled at the wrong takeoff angle. The torque arms swing up and down as the load on the axle changes because they're embedded in rubber inside the axle tube. If they were installed at the wrong angle the axle might bottom out under bump loads before it should, which would increase stress on the frame. Or it could be that it's the bolts attaching the axle to the frame that were overtorqued, but I dont see an obvious reason why that would damage the frame and anyhow FR installs the axles onto⁰ the frame, not Lippert. But I'm speculating. Hopefully Lippert will fix it for you and you won't have any future problems. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2022 at 4:05pm
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I think I have the same issue. I have a 2018 RP-189 and on my last camping trip I discovered the floor bulging up (1") about 6 - 8" from the doorway and the stairs are drooping lower than they had. I can see a distinct corner of something pushing the floor up, more on the forward side but both sides have issues. I was going to try and lift the vinyl flooring to look at what is going on but wanted to search this forum first. I have photos that show it but I'm not sure how to add a photo. If anyone has any ideas, please share. Thanks ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2022 at 4:47pm
I figured it out. You can see the vinyl is lifted where I push down   ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2022 at 7:04pm
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Go under the trailer and look at the frame where the axle is attached and see if it's bent or broken at that point. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2022 at 9:03pm
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Offgrid thank you for the info. I went under my trailer and looked things over; the frame, axle and mounts are all in good shape. Nothing broken or bent (I ran a string along the frame & the side wall). What I did find is the portion of the floor that sits beyond the frame has drooped nearly 1" along the both sides. It's more severe away from the corners. This has also caused the stairs to pitch downward and they're very spongy. I haven't torn anything apart yet but I think most of the floor will need to be replaced. My dealer (Couches RV Nation) doesn't want to here about it. They just informed me it was out of warranty which I already knew. Do you think I'll get anywhere if I contact Forest River? I'm not sure how to go about that yet but I'll start with their website. Thanks for any help on this,   ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2022 at 4:26pm
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ZuBrew, I would definitely engage FR and see what they say. It wouldn't hurt. One of our slide out motors went kapoot a couple of months out of warranty and a couple of emails of FR helped get it covered at the dealership we purchased our 179 from. BTW, nice motorcycle in your signature. ------------- Gpokluda 2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023) 2022 Escape 5.0TA 2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB Triumph T120 |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2022 at 6:10pm
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Ok, good, you don't have a bent frame. The axle should be crowned a little (about 1/4 inch) in the center if you run a string line along the bottom of the axle from side to side. If it's flat it's bent.
Looks like you have a bad case of the infamous rpod outer floor sag. The floors are just two layers of lauan plywood with foam in between, and they cantilever outboard of the frame tubes, with the outer walls resting their weight plus the weight of the roof on the outside egdes of the floors. Not a very robust design, to say the least. What I'd suggest next is to see if there is any moisture in the floor. You can get a wood moisture meter from Amazon for about $20. Poke the pins into the upper and lower lauan sheets and see if it's wet. If it's wet you'll need to pull up the floor and dry everything out. If it's not wet then you might try jacking up the sides one at a time in several places. See how close to level you can get it. If it's pretty close (say 1/4 or so) and cosmetically acceptable to you then you could install outriggers to support the outer edges of the floor/walls, and call it good. The outriggers carry the loads back to the frame. FR sells the outriggers because this is an well known problem, or you can fabricate them yourself. Lots of posts on this here if you do an advanced search. I'm not saying you shouldn't try FR and see what they might do for you. They are well aware of the problem so if it's not wet (water damage is always the owners fault for not maintaining the seals) you might get something out of them. Good luck! ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2022 at 12:57pm
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UPDATE; I reached out to Forest
River and received an email back from Tina in their warranty department. She
asked me to send her photos; • interior area where you are having an issue – 2
to 4 different views – (w/ 3’ level on the floor in the sagging area) I put several photos with descriptions in PowerPoint along with my truck and hitch details and sent that to her. Now the waiting game until I hear if they're going to help me or not. I searched on posts with the
word outrigger in them and I’ve been reading them. It’s sad this has been
happening since 2016 and no recall has been done. UPDATE to the Update; I sent the email to Tina today and in less than 2 hours she responded. They're going to bring my RP-189 back to the factory for repairs. She mentioned in the email; "I will add you to my list of coaches to return. At this time we are out with service until early next year. Repairs that will be considered: replace floor, replace axle, and install outriggers. We will also look at damage caused by this also. As long as your have 2” of tire / fender clearance you should be
fine to travel." I don't have anymore camping planned for this year but I'd be a little worried to pull it too far. I hope the repair doesn't go too far into next year. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2023 at 6:44pm
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Any updates on the return of your R-Pod to the factory? ------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2023 at 7:52pm
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Not a lot has changed. My Rpod is sitting in my driveway waiting for Forest River to work it into their schedule. I emailed them about 2 weeks ago and inquired about the pickup date. They informed me they had 179 Rpods to bring back right now and they didn't expect to get to my Rpod until May 2023. I hope it doesn't take too long for the repair, camping season will be open for us here. I decided not to make any camping reservations until I knew when it will be fixed. I saw a picture online of the new independent axle going in Rpods beginning this year and you could see they're installing the new version (longer) right angle brackets supporting out to the wall.
------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2023 at 7:45am
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Email them again using Tina’s contact. I did this week and a new person answered back with a service agreement for me to fill out and send it. I have. 180 and this matches the timeline Tina gave me before Christmas. Good luck! ------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2023 at 8:33am
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Thanks for the update. Is Tina no longer there? Or maybe they've put on more people to deal with this problem. I just sent an additional email requesting them to move the date in. I hope it yields something positive. My 189 is completely emptied and winterized so it's ready to go with little notice. I was planning to keep the snow plowed in front of it but we haven't had much snow this year so that's not a problem. Do you think I should remove my license plate before it's picked up? ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2023 at 8:57am
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My understanding is that Tina is no longer there. They have some people covering the role and watching her email. The form I filled out had a checklist and making sure the spare tire was mounted and at the correct pressure is on it. So I think they want to be sure that the trailer is towable and road worthy. So I am guessing that a license plate would be necessary. I have read that the hauling companies have both flatbed them and toward them.
------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2023 at 9:05am
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When mine was picked up several years ago, it was towed. The hauling operator will let you know whether to leave the tag on or whether the operator will use a transit tag to get it to the factory. If you do remove it and then go to the factory to pick it up, you will need to remember to take the tag. It would be awkward to get there and not have it. ------------- 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: BH Podder
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 10:06am
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I have 2018.5 177 and Tina had told me ours was going to be picked up in the late spring. Has anyone actually had this work done? She told me that the floor will be replaced along with the axle and outriggers added (both sides?). I'm having a hard time imagining how they can replace the floor. There's so much plumbing and electrical going through that as well as all the structures in the interior that are attached to the floor which would need to be somehow lifted off the floor. That's got to be a hugely complicated project and I can imagine all the things that might go wrong in that kind of undertaking. So I'd love to hear from anyone who's had this project completed. ------------- Jamie Harris & Mary Brehm of Wisconsin 2018.5 Rpod 177, 2019 Subaru Ascent |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 11:40am
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As a friend once told me; Anything can be built. At the factory they have tools and equipment to lift the chassis off the frame. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 11:47am
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My 2017.5 180 was picked up last week and is sitting at the factory now waiting for the same work to be done. I’m interested in anyone’s experience too and will post my experience. There was someone on the Facebook owners group that had the work done. They posted photos from the factory showing progress. A couple are here https://www.facebook.com/groups/RPodOwners/permalink/10158564899130808/?mibextid=W9rl1R ------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 3:11pm
Yes it's been done. Yes the factory is where to have it done. The camper will be, for lack of a better way to put it, disassembled and reassembled. I know of several Pods that have had it done. It isn't a regular thing, and there are a lot of pods in the world, but, 1) I know a lot of podders, and 2) I know people in Goshen.. |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 9:24pm
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How long did it take for Forest River to do the work and return your Rpod? Someone on Facebook mentioned it taking 5 months from pick up time until return time. Now that Tina has left Forest River, the person that is filling in for her is Amanda and she has only responded to one email but I haven't heard from her since. I was trying to get better idea on timing of when they'll pick up my Rpod 189. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 2:58pm
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Mine was picked up in August and returned in October. It was hauled on a flatbed truck. I actually was surprised how well it looked when I got it back. They did a very good job. I haven’t been able to actually go camping with yet so do not know of any problems with plumbing or electrical. As soon as weather is a little warmer I will be out with it. ------------- GMC Canyon/RPoder |
Posted By: BH Podder
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 8:48pm
That's great to hear that your experience was quite positive and in a reasonable time frame. I'm hoping this goes smoothly for us and other folks. But I'm not especially looking forward to undoing a number of modifications which attach to the floor or are in areas that might interfere with the disassembly.  ------------- Jamie Harris & Mary Brehm of Wisconsin 2018.5 Rpod 177, 2019 Subaru Ascent |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 2:17pm
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Update: My Rpod 189 was picked up 2 weeks ago. A woman from Star Fleet Trucking showed up here on a Sunday morning with a pickup and towed it directly to Forest River. I emailed Forest River after it was picked up and they confirmed receiving it and that it's in the repair que. I got no estimate on how long it will take for the repair. I'm hoping it's not too long before they return it. Camping season is just around the corner. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 4:04pm
Here's a photo that Forest River sent me mid-March to show the progress on my repair. This was 5 weeks after they received it in Ligonier, IN. They have replaced the floor/flooring, but the frame looks like it's the original. They are replacing the walls, as well, due to delamination and buckling from the floor sag. I heard back last week (7 weeks) that both walls have now been replaced and they are sealing it up and then sending it to PDI (pre-delivery inspection). Hopefully it will be back soon! 
------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 4:07pm
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For those that don't need to see the details and don't want to scroll. ------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 6:17pm
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Thanks Canadiandad for the photos and info. Did you have to request the photos or did they just send them? ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: canadiandad
Date Posted: 04 Apr 2023 at 8:32pm
The service coordinator initially said he would try to update weekly, but I’ve had to ask him twice for an update after not hearing for about 2 weeks. I asked if he could include some photos each time but only got this one the first time. ------------- 2018 Rpod 180 - new to us in May 2021 2011 Toyota Highlander AWD |
Posted By: BH Podder
Date Posted: 03 May 2023 at 9:15pm
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Just thought I'd give an update on the factory work for the sagging floor. My 2018.5 177 was returned today after 6.5 weeks and looks great. It turns out they didn't need to replace the floor, but did add 5 outriggers on the slide side and replaced the axle. It sits higher than before, with about 4-5 inches between the tire and fender--almost like a hood river version. Not sure why it's that high since it's higher on both sides. I'll have to see how it sits on the car hitch and if I have to adjust that at all. To my surprise, they also replaced all the stabilizer jacks, the tongue jack, and a blind. Only the blind was broken so not sure why they replaced those jacks, but certainly nice to see. They also added straps to both black and grey and the hose tube so everything is double reinforced now to address that annoying issue of it dropping when on the road. They added new vinyl trim and nicely sealed all roof and walls. I would certainly recommend going the factory route if you can spare the time. ------------- Jamie Harris & Mary Brehm of Wisconsin 2018.5 Rpod 177, 2019 Subaru Ascent |
Posted By: gpokluda
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 8:17am
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Sounds like FR really took care of you. Enjoy! ------------- Gpokluda 2017 Rpod 179(sold 2023) 2022 Escape 5.0TA 2022 Ford F150 4X4 3.5EB Triumph T120 |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 8:48am
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The factory route is also okay if you can get it approved to go there. I no longer have the RPod 179. If I did, I would be looking at going that route. The Cherokee Grey Wolf does not have the overhang issue and it does not have a slide-out, so it won't have those problems. It will have its own set of problems, some of which are being addressed at the dealer. I hope that last piece of metal will come in soon so we can get it back. I'd like to get out there now that the weather is pretty nice. ------------- 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: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 10:06am
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My Rpod 189 was picked up a little over 6 weeks ago. I've received a few emails from Zack about the camper being looked at, parts being ordered and having to fill out the factory service agreement paperwork which hadn't been sent to me previously. Zack was hoping the parts would be in this week so I'm hopeful they will begin the repairs soon. I'm anxious to get it back to salvage some of this camping season. I haven't made any reservations yet because I wasn't sure what the timing would be for the repairs but I can't wait to get out there again. I'm happy with the quality of the repairs that BH Podder mentioned. It gives my hope for mine. How did the factory deal with any modifications you did while they repaired what was needed? I put in a shelf above my bed but looking at Canadiandad's pictures, they removed the entire side of the camper. So my shelf would have to be removed if they take off the side. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: BH Podder
Date Posted: 04 May 2023 at 10:19am
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I was concerned about that too as I had a lot of modifications. Because I thought the floor would be changed out, I removed a lot of the solar wiring and a new battery area that was inside and realized I might have to lose the glued on 150 watt panel if they replaced the roof. Quite the pain undoing everything, but in the end the floor didn't have to be removed and somehow got it level with the outriggers. I think they also de-winterized it, which saves me some time! Hope they get to yours soon. ------------- Jamie Harris & Mary Brehm of Wisconsin 2018.5 Rpod 177, 2019 Subaru Ascent |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2023 at 9:46pm
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I have an update on my Rpod; I received an email a week ago. The floor has been replaced and they have my driver’s side sidewall taken off and are working on getting that replaced. They're planning to start on the other side last Monday. I'm not sure if they're doing anything with the axle or not. They have a new service advisor, Hope Rowlison, 574-200-6329. She sent my some pictures;   ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2023 at 3:52am
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Hopefully it will be back on your driveway soon. Have they let you know about how long before they will have completed this job? Looks like great progress so far. ------------- 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: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2023 at 7:48am
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Several weeks ago they told me they were trying to get this back to me by the end of June. So I'm hopeful and anxious to camp in it again. I'll keep you all posted. I do hope they noted my updated brackets for the black and gray discharge pipes. Their version broke within the first 2 months. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: ZuBrew
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 8:37am
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My Rpod was returned to me this week. All fixed and looking pretty good except they didn't clean up their work mess. I had many dirty finger prints from the workers all over the inside and dirt on all the horizontal surfaces. Not that big of deal, I cleaned it all in an hour. They replaced my axle, installed the outrigger brackets (only 2 on the slide out side), replaced the floor, the rear stabilizer jacks and they replaced both side walls. The floor feels much more solid. My stairs don't flex anymore, they're solid. I was surprised they didn't install the outrigger brackets on the right side of the camper. Everything looks straight, square and solid but I'll keep and eye on it. None of my modifications were an issue. I had modified the plywood under the mattress, adding a piano hinge to access the water pump and valves easier. When I lifted the mattress I found they hadn't installed any screws to reattach the plywood. This isn't an issue, I have screws I'll secure it with. They replaced the sides so they had to install the decals again but we didn't get the frog in the canoe decal. Not a big deal but I liked the Frog. Overall I'm happy with all the work and can't wait to get out and camp in it. ------------- 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 4X4 2018 R-Pod 189 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2023 at 4:24pm
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Congratulations on getting your R-Pod back. It would be interesting to see what the differences in construction are for the floor (if any). Perhaps it now has more cross-braces. Is the dry weight on the sticker the same as before? ------------- 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 |