trailer jack
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Topic: trailer jack
Posted By: CMcm
Subject: trailer jack
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2016 at 12:23pm
| Is a trailer jack helpful? taking del of a 180 mid-April |
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Posted By: Craneman
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2016 at 12:51pm
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Not sure what you mean by trailer jack. One for in case you have a flat tire we use a small floor jack Moe ------------- Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150 
Jo and Gary 2010 174 2011 Ford 150 |
Posted By: CMcm
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2016 at 8:04pm
| I mean the jack on the tongue with a wheel |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2016 at 8:10pm
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Depends on your preferences. If you are parking yours on a paved surface and wish to move it a short distance from point a to b you would probably want one. In our case we are usually boondocking or camping on soil or soft surfaces so all I bring is a 12" piece of wolmanized 6 x 6 to put under the jack on the tongue. Have been doing it that way with our pod for 5 years. ------------- 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: CMcm
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2016 at 8:18pm
| Thx will take under advisement... |
Posted By: PaPa Smurf
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2016 at 8:44am
Had My jack removed, and put a power jack added, how I just push a button....
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Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2016 at 10:23am
Ditto what PaPa Smurf said!!
------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2016 at 6:09pm
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Especially when you have a WDH, since you need to raise it twice to hook up and twice to unhook, an electric jack is awesome. ------------- 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: Camper Bob
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2016 at 6:58pm
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I replaced the standard FR tongue jack with a Bal swivel jack with wheel. Makes moving the trailer around, a breeze. Just took a closer look at Techntreks picture. Same jack. Safe Travels.
------------- Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2016 at 11:32am
| I put a wheel on our 179. It is easily removable for travel, but allows me to roll it a few inches one way or the other when hitching up on concrete. I also have a "dog dish" plastic stand that the wheel drops in and it works well as a chock. It was left over from the tent trailer I replaced with the 179. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2016 at 8:47pm
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Bob, yes I had a swing-up jack on the pod. I had a lot of clearance issues when I first got the pod, until I installed the risers. ------------- 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: jstrenn
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2016 at 9:09pm
Can you explain this process?? Maybe I've been doing it wrong... I just lower the jack so the hitch is on the ball. Latch the hitch, hook up my arms for the WDH. Raise the jack a little bit to make sure the hitch is latched properly. Then lower it. Done. I'm not sure what you mean by raise it twice? I hook up the way my dealer showed my how. Maybe a different style hitch??
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