R-pod Owners Forum : 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Warranty, Service and Recall Bulletins : 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 12:59:45 +0000 Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:44:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10388 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! : I would have kept the dexter it's... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96868#96868 Author: Bugout
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 1:44pm

I would have kept the dexter it's a better axle]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:44:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96868#96868 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! : I had a Dexter axle on my 2011... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96862#96862 Author: marwayne
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 10:35am

I had a Dexter axle on my 2011 - 172, was told by the dealer that it was rated at 3500#. Went to the Goshen rally and talked to the Dexter guy and found out it was only a 3000# axle. FR replaced it with a 3500# Lippert axle at no cost.]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:35:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96862#96862 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! : There have been fairly few people... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96861#96861 Author: Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 10:15am

There have been fairly few people with bent axles, and the last one bent theirs by hitting a curb.  We have put thousands of miles on our 177 and replaced tires this year not because of wear but they timed out.  Lots and lots more like me than that have bent axles.

I am amazed by the number of engineers who know more about building RVs than one of the biggest builders in the industry.  I suppose the next thing will be another call for a class action suit.
]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:15:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96861#96861 3100 pound axles on 171/2s too light! : Stimulated by a report of a 2014... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10388&PID=96858#96858 Author: Happy Tripping
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Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 9:01am

Stimulated by a report of a 2014 171 having a 3100 pound axle, I crawled under our 2015 model.

Yep, it says:

"Dexter Axle P-12
 Model SLR
 Capacity 3000 pounds excluding rims, wheels"

In my opinion, putting such an axle on a 171/2 is either bungling engineering incompetence, (not likely) or excessive greed by the green shades at Forest River!

Forest River should immediately recall all R-Pods with such light axles and replace them free of charge!

There, I feel better!

No, the reality is that we must resign ourselves to frequent replacement of our tires due to our bent axles and, until the bean counters at Forest River realize that bad reports on the design of R-Pods harm their bottom line, new purchasers should look at R-Pod competitors with stouter axles.

(Just so you know, I love our R-Pod) 
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