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07-07-2015, 11:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Oak Harbor, Washington
Trailer: 2016 17B
Posts: 100
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Towing on a washboard road
I would be hesitant to pull my new 17b over 10-20 miles of a gravel washboard road...the vibrating and jiggling can't do the trailer any good. Is that excessive caution on my part? This is a bit theoretical, I don't pickup my 17b until February, and not that it's a relevant detail, but it is Miller Lake in Oregon that prompts this question. Appreciate any opinions.
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07-07-2015, 11:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: North Van., British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19, sold; 2019 Escape 21, Sept. 2019
Posts: 8,811
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After doing roads like the Moki Dugway in Utah and the Alaska Highway I'd say, yes, you're being over cautious in worrying about some washboard. It's not my first choice but the trailer seems to do better than my nerves do. Some folks put a secondary latch on the fridge etc. We never have and it's never opened. Once in a while a cupboard door opens, but that's about it.
Ron
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07-08-2015, 12:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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How else do you get to the river?
Don't place heavy stuff on the fridge door. Bungee the door for extra security. And, find that sweet spot for speed. If you go too slow, it gets worse. Too fast and you might take a detour.
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07-08-2015, 01:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
Posts: 17,136
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Couple more. I have high-lift axle.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
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07-08-2015, 07:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Jamestown, Colorado
Trailer: 2015 Escape 19
Posts: 232
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How else am I going to get home? I live on that kind of road.
Bungee cord on the refrigerator door. Other stuff in baskets, so that they don't fly and take it easy. The best places are usually down lousy roads.
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07-08-2015, 07:50 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 2013 19' & 2013 15B
Posts: 2,636
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Go Sloooow.
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07-08-2015, 09:47 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 15,550
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If you go real fast, your tires just skim the tops of the bumps, smoothing out the ride.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
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07-08-2015, 11:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Oak Harbor, Washington
Trailer: 2016 17B
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Couple more. I have high-lift axle.
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Love the photos!
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07-08-2015, 02:05 PM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Trailer: 2015 19' - "Tramper"
Posts: 47
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The Torflex suspension makes all the difference which was one of the selling features for me.
Though the trailer is just along for the ride, it does well.
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07-09-2015, 11:06 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sidney, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19, previously 2006 17B
Posts: 37
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The little lakes, usually at some altitude are often the best. So is the scenery and the hiking. How can you get anywhere if you don't do gravel. In BC it's a given and 4WD or AWD helps. After 8 years I put a bungee on the fridge last week. I think it was the road up to a lake above Adams Lake that was the last straw - gotta keep the wife happy.
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2015 Nissan Frontier Pro-X short box
2018 Escape 19. Previously 2006 Escape 17B and excellent memories
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07-09-2015, 11:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Around here you have to hunt for gravel or dirt roads, we get a similar ride with pot holes. At least washboards seem to have a pattern and rounded edges.
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Bob
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07-09-2015, 11:50 PM
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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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Worst washboard road I ever drove on: Cottonwood Canyon Road, just east of Kodachrome Basin State Park in southern Utah. Deep 6" grooves, evenly spaced about a foot apart, followed by 18" ruts, then back to the washboard. Steep grades of about 10-12%, and sheer drop offs as the road switches back. Tried it out NOT towing, thinking I could save over 140 miles by using it to get to Kanab. No way. We were able to see Grosvenor Arch however, so washboards do get you into some spectacular country. I still would never have tried it with the trailer.
I guess I should have guessed from the little sign at the beginning of the road that reads "impassable when wet".
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07-10-2015, 08:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Left ET-19 at the campsite, went exploring old mining roads in the San Juan Mts outside Silverton, CO. Got here, to "ghost town" Eureka, planning to continue further then up and around and back to camp. Looked like fun. Fortunately, chatting with a Ranger, he advised against doing that with our truck. I remember his exact words... "that road will knock your running boards right off."
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"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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07-10-2015, 10:40 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21 "Lightning"
Posts: 1,467
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I can see why some people advocate a class A with a Jeep towed. Beautiful places to explore out there....
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07-10-2015, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., New Mexico
Trailer: 2013 Esc19/'14 Silvrado
Posts: 4,193
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Yes so true. Seen on the side of the road...
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"A billion here, a billion there...add it all up and before you know it you're talking real money." Everett Dirkson
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07-11-2015, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19'
Posts: 242
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We just had our first experience towing the Escape on a nasty road in Utah. We are camped at Wire Mesa BLM off the Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway (a mouthful), right outside Zion. It isn't a park, just a stray road off the byway. High clearance is a must. If your as cheap as me you end up having some involuntary adventures!
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07-11-2015, 12:01 PM
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#17
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
Trailer: None, sold my 2014 5.0TA
Posts: 7,124
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Daubsy, what's your TV?
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Bob
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07-11-2015, 12:23 PM
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#18
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19'
Posts: 242
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Quote:
Originally Posted by padlin
Daubsy, what's your TV?
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2015 Chevy Colorado LT
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07-11-2015, 12:24 PM
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#19
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Maple Ridge, BC, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 17B;2012 Nissan Frontier SV 4
Posts: 702
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MyronL
Yes so true. Seen on the side of the road...
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Myron. Thanks for posting these pictures. ✌️
And your picture is great Daubsy
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07-11-2015, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19'
Posts: 242
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Should I be disconnecting the WDH on roads with large dips and potholes?
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