R-pod Owners Forum : chains https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : chains Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:55:04 +0000 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:40:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1461 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ chains : The hitch was not all the way... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12316#12316 Author: cane2
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010 at 8:40pm

The hitch was not all the way down on the ball. When we took it over to dealer for warranty work today i cranked the trailer back up to make sure it was hooked. I have pulled trailers for a long time but this is the first time it got me.
The dealer had to order parts for my slide out underneath there are 2 bushings that had broke i did not have a clue that anything was wrong with slide it worked great but dealer said he needed to order the parts and bring it back in 2 weeks to get install. He said it drooped and that is why it leaked when it rained by the fridge, also getting new LP regulator then set for trip south.]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:40:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12316#12316 chains : Even before I got a weight distribution... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12313#12313 Author: techntrek
Subject: 1461
Posted: 14 Oct 2010 at 10:58am

Even before I got a weight distribution hitch, I would always crank the tongue jack up after locking the hitch, to be sure it was secure in the ball socket.  Crank it up, and then sit/bounce on the rear bumper of my TV, then crank it back down.

If anyone doesn't know, you must crank the jack up after locking the hitch to engage the weight distribution hitch bars.  I didn't know this before I got mine.  So now my old habit serves a double purpose.]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:58:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12313#12313 chains : Do you know why the trailer came... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12310#12310 Author: gepaine
Subject: 1461
Posted: 13 Oct 2010 at 10:48pm

Do you know why the trailer came off the hitch?]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:48:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12310#12310 chains : Glad everythinhg worked out for... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12309#12309 Author: Gerald
Subject: 1461
Posted: 13 Oct 2010 at 6:55pm

Glad everythinhg worked out for you. I know myself I am paranoid of forgetting something with the hook up. Now that I have a weight distribution hitch there are even more connections to check. Even though I know I have checked everything I have pulled off the road to do a double check when my mind (or my wife) says "are you sure?"]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:55:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12309#12309 chains : Well we were saved by our safety... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12308#12308 Author: cane2
Subject: 1461
Posted: 13 Oct 2010 at 6:46pm

Well we were saved by our safety chains and emergency brake on the pod. We were coming home from am few days out and was traveling about 45 mph as we had just cleared a rough railroad track and bang the trailer came off the hitch the chains held and brake went on just like they are to do. I looked the unit over and the only thing that happened was the jack got it's bottom ground down a bit. I was glad that i run my chains fairly tight. I had so sway bucking or any other problem stopping other than a lot of black smoke coming off the pod tires. So check your hookup real good before you take off.]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:46:29 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1461&PID=12308#12308