WDH for Escape 19

[dblagsvedt]

I am getting very serious about configuration now that our arrival date for our Escape 19 will happen in 3 months. My towing vehicle is a 2011 4WD Toyota Tacoma V6. In talking to owners of Escape 19, the need for a sway bar when using Tacoma seems very mixed and not at all a consensus. Is the Escape hitch that comes from the factory going to do the job?

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by dblagsvedt

Is the Escape hitch that comes from the factory going to do the job?

Vancouver to Newfoundland and Alaska to Baja. Never ever had any problem with sway. So my answer is yes.

Ron

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by dblagsvedt

In talking to owners of Escape 19, the need for a sway bar when using Tacoma seems very mixed and not at all a consensus.

The thread title says "WDH" and the post says "sway bar". These are entirely different things, although some WDH systems have sway-control features.

Originally Posted by dblagsvedt

Is the Escape hitch that comes from the factory going to do the job?

The trailer as it leaves the factory has a normal coupler to go on a ball. There are weight-distributing hitch systems offered by Escape, as accessories. What do you mean by "the Escape hitch that comes from the factory"?

[thunderworks]

Originally Posted by dblagsvedt

I am getting very serious about configuration now that our arrival date for our Escape 19 will happen in 3 months. My towing vehicle is a 2011 4WD Toyota Tacoma V6. In talking to owners of Escape 19, the need for a sway bar when using Tacoma seems very mixed and not at all a consensus. Is the Escape hitch that comes from the factory going to do the job?

There will probably never be a consensus regarding towing, vehicles, sway and WDHs. FWIW (and that’s not much!), I use an Andersen WDH hitch that includes some anti-sway features. My tow vehicle is a Honda Ridgeline. The WDH seems to help with porpoising and I haven’t detected any sway. The trailer really seems to track well. I’m satisfied that the hitch was a worthwhile investment. We’ve towed our 19 about 10,000 miles this year.

[salmo7000]

I have Escape’s WDH for my Chevy Colorado, but no sway bar. I have never felt any sway whatsoever having towed my 19 in a variety of conditions, including very strong crosswinds. The WDH, on the other hand, has been very worthwhile, IMO. The truck squats an inch or so without it, and I expect your Tacoma would as well. The WDH levels it all out and makes the trailer and truck combo feel like 1 consolidated unit. I also don’t want my headlights blinding oncoming traffic while towing at night. Squatted pickups without WDH when towing create both unpleasant and unsafe conditions, particularly when the drivers insist on running their fog lights at the same time.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by thunderworks

FWIW (and that’s not much!), I use an Andersen WDH hitch that includes some anti-sway features.

I believe that the Andersen No-Sway WDH was designed primarily as a sway control device, with the weight distribution function as a secondary feature. Unlike most WD hitches that feature sway control, the Andersen provides the full intended friction with the weight distribution springs adjusted barely enough to keep the chains tight.

[LarryLSB]

Originally Posted by dblagsvedt

I am getting very serious about configuration now that our arrival date for our Escape 19 will happen in 3 months. My towing vehicle is a 2011 4WD Toyota Tacoma V6. In talking to owners of Escape 19, the need for a sway bar when using Tacoma seems very mixed and not at all a consensus. Is the Escape hitch that comes from the factory going to do the job?

2020 E19 with the e2 hitch from Escape. I tow with a 2013 Taco, tow package, SuperSprings, Bilstein shocks. Don't even feel the trailer behind us for the most part. Does the job for us.

[Doug2000]

I had a 2007 Escape 17B and a 2008 Tacoma DC 4x4 4.0L. On short trips I wouldn't use the weight distribution hitch, longer trips more than an hour I would hook up the bars.

For the Escape 19, I suggest the WDH, you probably don't need it but it makes the ride a lot smoother and stress free. No sway bars are needed. I have never experienced sway with either trailers.

[dblagsvedt]

So is your Escape WDHthe Pro-Series 600lb Trunnion or the E2 with the integrated Sway Control? These two are the hitches offered in the options sheet

[HABBERDABBER]

The 4 wheels on a 19 tend to reduce sway propensity in a properly loaded trailer.
A WDH helps in all categories of safety and comfort.
My opinions only. No evidence or data, just personal experience.

[hondasaurus]

Have a GMC Canyon and a 19. Have a BluOX WDH and sway since the first day.
Have been to the scale and found out that the trailer togue weight is about 550# when travelling. That is around 40% of my capacity.
A Tacoma has a lower hauling capacity than my truck but a longer wheelbase...

Do I need it?
The WDH is 800# capacity and help the truck to be more enjoyable on the road since I haul in the truck box some stuff that add on to near the maximum capacity on the truck. So Yes!

Sway control add some security when travelling. Normally the trailer is gonna be stable but in bad weather, cross wind or in emergency evasive maneuver it help everything to return under normal. So YES!

Any vehicule can tow. Not so any vehicle can do it in safety and confort as emergency action are taken in a much faster time of reaction than accelerating. There a no deadline in accelerating but the is braking. WDH and sway control is more confort and a lot more security specially when the tow vehicle is small,

[Gasguy]

We tow our 19’with a 2016 DCSB Taco. I have towed both with & without the WDH. Trailer tows fine without however truck squats with the notorious weak Tacoma rear springs. I weighed everything out on truck scales prior to installing the e2 WDH. & found rear axle actually overloaded and front axle was of course light. With the WDH installed the front braking & proper steering load of the front axle was restored. Several you tube videos confirm how it improves road safety.
The weight limit on the axles is now within the ratings.
I bought the e2 set up one trailer on sale for quite a bit less than escape price.