Nuestro Pod gets Sway Control
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Topic: Nuestro Pod gets Sway Control
Posted By: pmjensen
Subject: Nuestro Pod gets Sway Control
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2011 at 3:22pm
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As I had mentioned awhile back, I was thinking of putting a sway control device on Nuestro Pod. (Whether he liked it or not) The primary reason is due to the wind which seems to blow constantly down here. For the past several days we have had sustained winds of 20-25 with gusts to 40+. Anyhow, back to the sway control. I purchased both the hitch & sway control online. Both are from Curt Mfg. If anyone is interested the hitch is Model D-320 and the sway control is 17200. Total for both was around $80.00. I found it very easy to install, I would guess it took about an hour maybe slightly longer. One thing I did that wasn't in the instructions, was I use a liquid thread lock just to make sure the self tapping screws didn't come loose. Now all I have to do is get it adjusted. Pictures below - the reason the printing on the control is upside down is I had to use the 3/4 rise which necessitated putting the device on the left side.  Obviously not hooked to TV   Happy Podding ------------- 2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod 2014 Silverado |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2011 at 10:09pm
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I'm curious why it has the extra plate behind the ball that is mounted on the tongue? ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: pmjensen
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2011 at 7:45am
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I don't really know. They just call it a mounting plate. Possibly it spreads any stress to a larger area. Maybe, someone out there knows the actual reason. Happy Podding ------------- 2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod 2014 Silverado |
Posted By: tpierce220
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2011 at 9:34am
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We have the same control bar for ¡Podtástic!. It works wonderfully. ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |