Escape Trailer Owners Community - Search Results
Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×

Go Back   Escape Trailer Owners Community > Search Forums
Reload this Page Search Results
escapeforum.org
Click Here to Login
Register Files FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search Log in

Join Escape Forum Today
Showing results 1 to 9 of 9
Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: float5
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 07:40 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
Okay, I could not quite visualize it. You would...

Okay, I could not quite visualize it. You would almost have to have someone weld a piece of metal at each end to keep the chains there. If that would even work.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 04:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
I see that the links can move to each other but I...

I see that the links can move to each other but I am supposing that one cannot pass the other. Given that then, I think that the chain positions which really matter are the attachment points on the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 06-01-2017, 08:54 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
Crossing chains is standard practice and will...

Crossing chains is standard practice and will indeed hold up the tongue in many if not most cases. Not sure what you have that is a problem that way. I would think that Escape always sends trailers...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-31-2017, 05:37 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
It is going to try to quickly stop, is it not,...

It is going to try to quickly stop, is it not, and I wouldn't want to be connected to it when it does.

Of course, it is incredibly dangerous which is why the breakaway laws exist: Trying to get...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-31-2017, 05:23 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
I mean that you and the TV are completely...

I mean that you and the TV are completely separated from the trailer and it is off on its own.

Escapes are set up with chains and many even have a WDH. This scenario of losing the trailer is...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-31-2017, 12:26 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
We have what you have and there is no problem...

We have what you have and there is no problem AFAIAC.

If the brakes are activated by the breakaway cable, I believe that they are meant to quickly completely stop the trailer IF it should be...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-29-2017, 06:47 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
Ho, ho, yep, he has that right.:). Time to shop...

Ho, ho, yep, he has that right.:). Time to shop for a TV.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-29-2017, 06:40 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
I think that you are right. Seems a questionable...

I think that you are right. Seems a questionable practice to attach to the pin rather than the vehicle although in Glenn's photo, it is somewhat attached to the vehicle.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 05-29-2017, 06:02 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,813
Posted By float5
Ours is hooked onto the same bracket on the...

Ours is hooked onto the same bracket on the receiver where we hook our chains. Chains are to cross, for newbies.

I expect that ETI had in mind that the breakaway cable would work if the R-pin...
Showing results 1 to 9 of 9

 
Forum Jump


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Disclaimer:

This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Escape Trailer Industries or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:49 PM.

Contact Us - Home - Archive - Community Rules - Terms of Service - Privacy - Accessibility - RVLife - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 2023 Social Knowledge, LLC All Rights Reserved.