cargo hitch weight
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Topic: cargo hitch weight
Posted By: ohiojj45
Subject: cargo hitch weight
Date Posted: 28 May 2014 at 12:48pm
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I had a cargo hitch installed last year on back of Rpod to haul wood. Could me hauling wood cause this to happen to the front of the rpod? uploads/2701/photo_1.jpg - uploads/2701/photo_1.jpg The fix isn't as simple as pushing it back together with a jack and screwing it. It doesn't work. |
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 28 May 2014 at 1:29pm
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I don't see how the two things would be related, but the receiver on the back of the pod is only engineered to hold a spare tire or a bike rack. In any case, only 150 pounds. It doesn't take a lot of firewood to get to 150 pounds. Especially if you are bouncing that wood along down the road you might expect some kind of issues. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 May 2014 at 3:08pm
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Agree with Tars. ------------- 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: ohiojj45
Date Posted: 28 May 2014 at 6:30pm
| The hitch on the back has been upgraded. I have a carrier hooked into it. Underneath both sides of the carrier and bolted to the frame if black steel supports. Shouldn't that make it ok to haul wood? |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 7:33am
Mine did this on the rear. In my case It was my mistake I damaged the fiberglass on the back and it let water in and froze springing the trim and pulling the screws. I fixed it by pushing it back in place and screwing it in a different place than it was originally. The old screw holes were stripped out.
------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 2:18pm
Depending on the upgrades, that may be ok, but the frame of the pod isn't designed to hold much off the back no matter how much you bolt to it. ------------- 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: Budward
Date Posted: 29 May 2014 at 6:55pm
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Not only that but the frame ends about a foot before the end of the trailer! At least the 179 is that way. Not a good design.
------------- 2014 179 Towed by a 2015 Ford Transit Diesel Supervised by a German/Aussie mix and a Labradoodle! |