Tacoma Owners Pulling an R-Pod |
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John & Kris
Newbie Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Location: Aiken SC Status: Offline Points: 14 |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2012 at 7:53am |
Doggie: We will be adding an Anti Sway Bar to the unit and hitch reciever. Will let you know after a few trips.
John
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John-Kris & "Sarah" our Golden
Aiken South Carolina "12 R.Pod 182G TV "12 Lexus GX460 |
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Doggiepoddler
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Farmington, NM Status: Offline Points: 9 |
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Hope you like your 182G. We love ours. I'm really curious how your towing situation ends up. When you say "sway system" what are you referring to?
We're going to be upgrading to a newer Tacoma soon, and I'm still undecided about a WDH, upgraded suspension, or overload airbags. Thanks!
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4 out of 3 people have trouble with fractions.
-2011 182G -1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 |
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John & Kris
Newbie Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Location: Aiken SC Status: Offline Points: 14 |
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I know we don't have a Tecoma...but w/i the same larger family. We have a 2012 GX 460 v8 and will be picking up a 2012 182G next Tuesday and the dealer said we have no need for the WD but did suggest and we are getting a sway system.
Have fun poding. John
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John-Kris & "Sarah" our Golden
Aiken South Carolina "12 R.Pod 182G TV "12 Lexus GX460 |
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jeanelle
Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Location: littleton co Status: Offline Points: 9 |
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Well, we took the new pod to San Diego, fom Denver, and back. Our 2002 Tacoma did okay on the flats, but we really lost power on inclines. Hope we made a good decision, we bought a new Tacoma yesterday. I guess retirement must equal new toys! Had a good time, anyway. I think we will enjoy camping &fishing with the pod.
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this_is_nascar
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I have the bed outlet in my Taco. I use it quited often and it does well. I believe that your Pod battery is charging when plugged into the Tacoma's towing plug. At idle, the on-board bed outlet is rated at 400-watts max and 100-watts when moving. Certainly, not enough for anything that produces heat like a hair dryer or coffee pot, but I've powered corded circular saws and such from mine. Like I said, I think you're Pod battery charges while plugged into the Taco.
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"Ray & Connie"
- 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
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Countrygent
Newbie Joined: 28 Jan 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Status: Offline Points: 10 |
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Dry camping question re: battery charging. Using the TV to give a boost to dry camping battery life.
Does anybody know if the inverted 120v bed outlet in the newer Tacomas would be much use for powering the converter in the Pod - or would I be better off just doing the old booster cable trick hooked up straight between the batteries - the truck idling in both cases for an hour or so of course. Seems using the truck to invert to 120v to run power to the Pod's converter is a convoluted and inefficient way to apply some charge to the Pod's battery - but on the other hand it would be very convenient. My rudimentary understanding of power is the 400w by 120v outlet is only delivering 3.3 amps, and maybe that won't be enough to drive the converter, and the boost to the battery idling for an hour most negligible? At 400 watts I'm thinking the outlet on the Tacoma is more gimmicky than anything else - enough for some lights or a little stereo when tailgating.
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2012 Hood River Edition 177
Toyota Tacoma Crew Cab 4x4 6cyl Manual Little Bigpod |
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Hndyman
Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Location: Tacoma, WA Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Thanks for the responses guys. I was surprised when they told me not to use wdh. I said cautioned, because the tech doing the walk through with me didn't recommend it, but couldn't provide a reasonable argument. I asked the service manager and he said they had tried installing them in the past and couldn't get them to adjust right. Something about there not being enough tongue weight. Perhaps that was more a function of the model r-pod and tow vehicle and less the wdh. My dry tongue weight is 250 and they installed two batteries and filled the tank. Without it loaded with gear I am probably sitting with more than 12% of the overall weight on the tongue. Being new to rv'ing and having not loaded it yet I was a little thrown by their comments. Sounds like it couldn't hurt to have the correctly sized wdh and maybe look at the suspension if that doesn't fix it. I don't typically overload the bed, but it usually still feels stable with a load in it. Thanks again!
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Eric
2012 R-POD 177 HRE 2004 Toyota Tacoma,V6,4x4 |
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Doggiepoddler
Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Farmington, NM Status: Offline Points: 9 |
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@Hndyman- Your sag issue sounds similar to what we have with an upgraded suspension. Since we don't have a wdh, I can't vouch for 'em, but from what I hear, they work. If you think your taco needs the rear suspension help apart from the towing (heavy loads often/feels unsafe under load) then by all means try the helpers. If all you're doing is towing the pod, then consider the wdh instead (seems like relatively similar cost).
FWIW, my taco really needed her springs replaced, and she is very strong now, but with our 182G (379 lbs dry hitch weight), she still drags her caboose a bit. I don't mind it, though, because, again, the taco feels solid (and safe) towing. BTW, I also upgraded the front coilovers, which helped overall stability a lot. -Tyler |
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4 out of 3 people have trouble with fractions.
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Ratdog
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I've been RVing for over 20 years and I've never heard that. Did he elaborate about what kind of problem you might encounter if you used one? Perhaps what he meant was that he didn't think you needed one as opposed to cautioning you against using one? I would venture a guess that at least 1/2 (maybe more) of the members of this forum use a wdh. A combo wdh w/sway control easily solved our sag and sway problems. -- Steve
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Steve, Anne, and Paige the Rat Terrier 2013 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid AWD 2011 RP-177 (aka: The Circus Wagon) |
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Hndyman
Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2012 Location: Tacoma, WA Status: Offline Points: 2 |
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Just picked up my 177 HRE this weekend. I have an '04 Tacoma, v6 and have similar sag on my rear suspension. I'm getting about 2" of sag. From the posts it sounds like upgrading the suspension is an option, but has anyone looked into a helper leaf system like the one on etrailer.com? I was thinking, that combined with a friction bar might be a good option. Thoughts? I was cautioned by the dealer about using a wdh with the r-pods because they have so little tongue weight.
http://www.etrailer.com/Vehicle-Suspension/Toyota/Tacoma/2004/SSA7.html?vehicleid=20041062983 |
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Eric
2012 R-POD 177 HRE 2004 Toyota Tacoma,V6,4x4 |
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