Known issues with Telstra pods

[macca]

Good result mate Great to catchup yesterday. You have planted some seeds of ideas too.

[emu]

I have worked with Telstra for a long time, have worked in every state in oz and can say that the pods in vic are the best, most gull wing door pods are used by techs and most are never given a hard time.
They are given to individuals and is their responsability to look after, makes it easy to see if the vehical has been looked after just through it's appearance, very rarely do we let anyone else drive our cars.
Check the winch, most have never been used.

Cheers

[Cuppa]

Thanks Emu. Your post raises an issue I have a question about, not just for you, but anyone who may know. My vehicle is fitted with a Warn XD9000 winch. Whether it has had much use or not is anyone's guess. The cable (soon to be changed to rope) looks to be in good condition, but it could have been replaced.
Since buying the vehicle, the lever used to allow the cable to to be free spooled out, or to engage the drum for winding in, has been very stiff. It can be turned with some effort, & works ok, just that it's very stiff. Working it back & forth has failed to make it any less stiff. Anyone have any idea what might be the cause of this stiffness & what might be required to resolve it?

[GUtsy ute]

[QUOTE=Cuppa;339020]Thanks Emu. Your post raises an issue I have a question about, not just for you, but anyone who may know. My vehicle is fitted with a Warn XD9000 winch. Whether it has had much use or not is anyone's guess. The cable (soon to be changed to rope) looks to be in good condition, but it could have been replaced.
Since buying the vehicle, the lever used to allow the cable to to be free spooled out, or to engage the drum for winding in, has been very stiff. It can be turned with some effort, & works ok, just that it's very stiff. Working it back & forth has failed to make it any less stiff. Anyone have any idea what might be the cause of this stiffness & what might be required to resolve it?


Hi Cuppa, I had to strip my winch, derust it and reassemble it with good grease.

As said by emu, it had never been used in 5 years and was seized.
It had been wet a few times me thinks.
Cleaned up ok and works perfectly although a little noisy.

[Cuppa]

Hi Cuppa, I had to strip my winch, derust it and reassemble it with good grease.

As said by emu, it had never been used in 5 years and was seized.
It had been wet a few times me thinks.
Cleaned up ok and works perfectly although a little noisy.

Is there much involved in removing the winch from the vehicle & stripping it? It might be the time to do it before fitting the rope, but I'm not keen if it's a big drama, given that it works ok.

Cuppa

[threedogs]

Really need some kind of routine with the winch. Most will just sit there for years on end doing nothing.
Then when its time to use them they wont, just use them a few times a years even if only to re spool them.

[emu]

I cant remember how long ago i used the winch, but i am always using good old blue/gold rope to jump start and pull out the odd van from a bog, i just find it easier to tripple up a bit of rope than deal with the winch.
i just checked the release pin on my patrol and you guessed it ..............couldn't turn it so i will make sure that nissan services it at the next service..................got to look after the future owners

[DX grunt]

I've just added my 2 x 125w solar panels to the roof. Pics to follow. Welcome Emu.

Take care out there.

Rossco

[Guesty]

Hey guys, I'm in the market at the moment for a telstra pod for my ST patrol. I was going to buy a slide on camper but after putting my patrol over the weigh bridge with a steel tray on the back I've decided that a aluminum pod will be much lighter and cheaper as well. What would a fair price be to pay for one of these? I saw a Rosco one sell on eBay a while ago for $2700 and that seemed reasonable to me. It was just too far away. I know of an Obieco one for sale not too far away from where I live but he wants at least $4500. I was thinking around $3000 cash would be fair? Depending on the condition of course.

[Cuppa]

Depending upon where you are ThreeDogs knows where there is a supply of them, no idea of the price.
You may find that you get a better response if first you go to the introductions section to let folks know who & where you are.
It's important to recognise that the forum is a 'community', & not just a resource.

Regards
Cuppa