R-pod Owners Forum : Nuestro Pod get a new TV https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Nuestro Pod get a new TV Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:37:23 +0000 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:40:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1761 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Ok. I pulled my 'pod for... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15098#15098 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 10:40am

Ok.  I pulled my 'pod for over a year before I decided to get some sway control, it is a very well-balanced trailer.  I only decided to do it after a long trip with trucks passing all the time.  I figured if I was going to add sway control I might as well add a WDH that did sway, too.  My old popup would have been suicide to pull w/o any sway control.

]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:40:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15098#15098 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Tech, it's a Camco with 550... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15096#15096 Author: Kickstart
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 11:24pm

 Tech, it's a Camco with 550 lb. bars from Amazon. I've used Camco hitches on other trailers, so I went with what I'm used to, as I knew how to set them up. I've used them with and without sway bars. Our 175 seems to be balanced well enough that I don't think I'll need to add sway. Also, the Camco is pretty cheap, and it's come to that time in my life. The added Camco sway control is also pretty inexpensive and easy to add if in the future I feel the need.]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:24:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15096#15096 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : pmjensen, thanks. Better than... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15094#15094 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 9:56pm

pmjensen, thanks.  Better than the mid-30's I saw on similar trucks before the recession.

kickstart, what WDH do you have?  Some models have sway control built in.

]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:56:33 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15094#15094 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Congratulations on your new... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15083#15083 Author: Guests
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 6:54pm

Congratulations on your new TV!  ]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:54:48 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15083#15083 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Techntrek - They run in the low... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15081#15081 Author: pmjensen
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 6:53pm

Techntrek - They run in the low - mid 20's  A comparably equipt Tacoma might be a little more.]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:53:15 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15081#15081 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Hey Jens, great looking rig. I... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15077#15077 Author: Kickstart
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 5:40pm

Hey Jens, great looking rig. I love that color, and you're gonna be in love with your Frontier/Pod combo. A properly equiped Frontier or Tacoma, like mine, and a Pod is a great towing package. Fear no hills or passes from this day forward! You'll chug right to the top with ease.
 
Your new Frontier and my Tacoma are very similarly configured. I added a WDH recently, mainly to eliminate hobby horsing. We returned from an extended weekend trip today in 40 mph wind gusts. I'm happy to say we felt no sway, so I will not add sway control. Tacos and Frontiers are just studly little trucks. Congrats again on your new rig!
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:40:01 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15077#15077 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Sweet. I'll be looking at... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15074#15074 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 4:40pm

Sweet.  I'll be looking at that and Toyota's offering soon.  Our trip to Florida last week convinced me that I can't take our current TV (a Sienna minivan) across the country as I had hoped.  A little underpowered with headwinds and hills, and just a little "not stable enough" even though I've changed to truck tires and have my WDH adjusted just right.  I'll keep it for another year or so until my wife's Prius is paid off, then whatever new TV we get will have to become my daily driver for a while because I don't expect my current car to last much past that.  I wanted to get a Volt for me, but that will have to wait... for the good of the family, right?  Cry
 
I'm seriously considering the longest wheelbase possible even though that will make the overall rig fairly long (fitting our Sienna and 'pod into two parking spaces is one thing I really like), because the longer the wheel base the less movements from a trailer affects you.  Need a full-sized crew cab too.  If you don't mind me asking, what are they going for now?
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:40:37 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15074#15074 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : This is a Crew cab and will seat... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15072#15072 Author: pmjensen
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 2:04pm

This is a Crew cab and will seat 5.  It's rated for pulling at 6300-6500 lbs. -  4.0-liter DOHC 24-valve V6 engine,  261 hp @ 5,600 rpm, 281 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm. Mine is the short bed they do make a long bed, which has a 14" longer wheelbase.

Happy Podding

Happy Podding
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:04:58 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15072#15072 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Nice truck! Seats how many? We... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15069#15069 Author: Snowbound
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 1:34pm

Nice truck! Seats how many?
We are hoping to tow with our Grand Caravan but if it feels wrong we may trade her in for something with more umph.
Bette
]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:34:49 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15069#15069 Nuestro Pod get a new TV : Boy am I happy. My owners got... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1761&PID=15063#15063 Author: pmjensen
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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 at 9:29am

Boy am I happy.  My owners got me a new TV.  Now we should be able to go just about anywhere and not worry about the transmission or engine.  They took the TV in today to get the hitch etc. put on so we can go out this weekend.



2011 Nissan Frontier SV



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