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09-17-2015, 09:18 PM
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#21
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 / Toyota 4Runner 2019
Posts: 343
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Wdh
I got the same email today. It will be Pro Series without sway control for me.
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09-19-2015, 08:06 PM
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#22
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: MeNo$, Wisconsin
Trailer: 19' - Oct 2o15
Posts: 29
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Does anyone of the weight of the 3 hitches ?
Andersen ?
Pro Series w sway ?
E2 ?
Thank you ?
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05-12-2016, 11:08 AM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Cambridge, Wisconsin
Trailer: 2017 19' 5/02/17
Posts: 141
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Any experiences with the E2 out there?
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05-12-2016, 12:09 PM
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#24
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Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19, 2007 Tacoma 4X4 V6 tow package
Posts: 62
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I got the E2 on my trailer. Just picked up and drove back a few weeks ago. This is my first travel trailer and first wdh so nothing to compare to. Only towed a small utility trailer before
It is nice. They set it up there. On the trip back I didn't notice any sway. Hookup etc is fine. I did get the electric jack so easy.
When first left after picking it up I did notice some porpoising but thinking that was just the hitch weight being off? We just threw our gear in and took off. Once the tanks had water in them and gear more organized that seemed to mostly go away.
Once I get it all set up and organized I'll get it weighed so I know total weight. I ordered one of the Sherline tongue weight scales so I can check it any time and adjust
Jeff
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06-01-2016, 05:51 PM
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#25
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
Trailer: 2017-21' Escape (sold) Casita 17' (sold)
Posts: 1,348
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff in Salinas
I got the E2 on my trailer. Just picked up and drove back a few weeks ago. This is my first travel trailer and first wdh so nothing to compare to. Only towed a small utility trailer before
It is nice. They set it up there. On the trip back I didn't notice any sway. Hookup etc is fine. I did get the electric jack so easy.
When first left after picking it up I did notice some porpoising but thinking that was just the hitch weight being off? We just threw our gear in and took off. Once the tanks had water in them and gear more organized that seemed to mostly go away.
Once I get it all set up and organized I'll get it weighed so I know total weight. I ordered one of the Sherline tongue weight scales so I can check it any time and adjust
Jeff
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Good info Jeff... thanks for posting this here.
ETI specifically said to me that for the 21' they suggest the e2.
We are getting the e2.
i cant see any reason we would not like it.
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06-01-2016, 09:53 PM
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#26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Baytown, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape - upgraded version
Posts: 2,697
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Is the E2 that Escape supplies the Fastway 92-00-0600 Trunnion Weight Distribution Hitch?
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06-01-2016, 10:05 PM
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#27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: paso robles, California
Trailer: ex Casita/ 2016 Escape 21 '16 TRD 4x4
Posts: 132
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yes, Im pretty sure. My bill of sale lists the pro series 600# trunion with sway control.
$475 cdn.
Jerry 21
July 6
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06-01-2016, 10:08 PM
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#28
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: paso robles, California
Trailer: ex Casita/ 2016 Escape 21 '16 TRD 4x4
Posts: 132
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cheaper on Amazon $339 with free shipping, but we are limited on space and they will install it in Chilliwackey.
Jerry
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06-01-2016, 10:35 PM
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#29
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tdf-texas
Is the E2 that Escape supplies the Fastway 92-00-0600 Trunnion Weight Distribution Hitch?
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That wouldn't be surprising, since the Pro Series is the same type (trunnion) and tongue weight rating (600 pounds). It seems to me that the 92-00-0600 - trunnion with 450 pound rating - would be a better match for an Escape 17', but there's no indication in the Escape web pages whether or not the model of E2 varies with the model of trailer.
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06-02-2016, 01:26 AM
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#30
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff in Salinas
I got the E2 on my trailer. Just picked up and drove back a few weeks ago. This is my first travel trailer and first wdh so nothing to compare to. Only towed a small utility trailer before
It is nice. They set it up there. On the trip back I didn't notice any sway. Hookup etc is fine. I did get the electric jack so easy.
When first left after picking it up I did notice some porpoising but thinking that was just the hitch weight being off? We just threw our gear in and took off. Once the tanks had water in them and gear more organized that seemed to mostly go away.
Once I get it all set up and organized I'll get it weighed so I know total weight. I ordered one of the Sherline tongue weight scales so I can check it any time and adjust
Jeff
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Jeff,
Just to be sure I understand it correctly, does the wdh that you had installed by ETI, and the one that is shown on my build sheet as "E2 by FastWay Integrated Sway Control and Weight Distribution Hitch" look like the attached photo?
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"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
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06-02-2016, 06:23 AM
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#31
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Trailer: 2014 17b/ 2012 Chevy Colorado
Posts: 736
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Thanks to those who posted their experiences with the Anderson hitch. It appears to function well for us but I will go check on the wear points discussed.
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06-02-2016, 07:39 PM
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#32
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Retired from Dallas & Full-Timing, Texas
Trailer: 2017 21' Escape as of 01/16/17
Posts: 1,312
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Quote:
Originally Posted by reddog2673
Jeff,
Just to be sure I understand it correctly, does the wdh that you had installed by ETI, and the one that is shown on my build sheet as "E2 by FastWay Integrated Sway Control and Weight Distribution Hitch" look like the attached photo?
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I drove down to the factory in Chilliwack and spoke directly with Dennis. He cleared things up for me. The answer is that the E2 by FastWay Integrated Sway Control and Weight Distribution Hitch is the one shown in the photo. No chains! That is the one I will get for our 2017 21' Escape!
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"Whoever said retirement was overrated...
...never had an Escape"
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06-02-2016, 08:15 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
Posts: 5,215
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff in Salinas
I got the E2 on my trailer.
When first left after picking it up I did notice some porpoising but thinking that was just the hitch weight being off?
Jeff
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Most likely a symptom frrom tandem axles vs. weight distribution with your load.
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06-02-2016, 08:57 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff in Salinas
When first left after picking it up I did notice some porpoising but thinking that was just the hitch weight being off?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossue
Most likely a symptom frrom tandem axles vs. weight distribution with your load.
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I agree. A single-axle trailer can do this if the combination of tug suspension and trailer mass, triggered by road bumps, happens to hit a resonant frequency... like car without shock absorbers bouncing. A tandem-axle trailer, on the other hand, inherently bucks whenever there is a bump.
When the leading axle's wheels go over a bump that reduces the load on the trailer's tongue, and then a fraction of a second later the trailing wheels hit and it goes the other way, adding to tongue load. The hitch gets jerked up then down. Anything that makes the hitch go up or down (the tug's rear wheels hitting a bump, accelerating, braking...) has a similar effect.
If the tongue weight momentarily goes to zero then the hitch clunks (more free play in the coupling means more clunk); this can be reduced by increasing tongue weight, or by clamping on a WDH (a conventional WDH puts a huge force down on the ball and up the head through the spring bars).
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09-09-2016, 01:42 AM
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#35
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: no fixed address, California
Trailer: 2017-21' Escape (sold) Casita 17' (sold)
Posts: 1,348
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Losangeles
Good info Jeff... thanks for posting this here.
ETI specifically said to me that for the 21' they suggest the e2.
We are getting the e2.
i cant see any reason we would not like it.
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Today I emailed ETI to ask (again) about the e2.......
another thread is reporting one user noticing wear on their e2.
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09-09-2016, 05:46 AM
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#36
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 pulled by GMC Canyon Diesel.
Posts: 198
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jerryandmaria
yes, Im pretty sure. My bill of sale lists the pro series 600# trunion with sway control.
$475 cdn.
Jerry 21
July 6
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And now at $625! C'est la vie!
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Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness. Mark Twain
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09-09-2016, 09:52 AM
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#37
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JPSpins
And now at $625! C'est la vie!
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Wow, I feel for my Canadian friends. Everything seems to be substantially more expensive. A Pro Series WDH runs about $270 USD here.
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09-09-2016, 10:20 AM
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#39
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Trailer: 2015 19 "Past Tents", 2021 F150 Lariat 2.7L EB
Posts: 10,222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kountrykamper
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Ah, it's a Fastway? I was referring to the Pro Series on E-Trailer. But, the Fastway E2 runs about $299 at PPL Motorhomes and a few other sites.
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09-09-2016, 02:49 PM
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#40
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: paso robles, California
Trailer: ex Casita/ 2016 Escape 21 '16 TRD 4x4
Posts: 132
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I had the anderson on my Casita and I thought it was a pain. You had to be perfectly straight hooking up or the chains wouldn't make up. We bought the Pro series with trunnion from ETI and they work flawlessly on our 21. Easy on and easy off. Really happy with them except for the price we paid for them in Canada.
Jerry
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