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08-17-2017, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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Has to be raised, in the stock photo 1/4 of the tire covers fiberglass, in the op's picture, none of the tire hides fiberglass.
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08-17-2017, 06:31 PM
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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 CoolCampingKid
The nose looks high
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
The trailer isn't dead straight behind the truck in the photo, so the slight nose up appearance may be an optical illusion.
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I suspect that's all it is. The photo is relatively wide-angle, so things appear to taper away substantially and not much will look level. In addition, the loft area of the 5.0TA is deliberately significantly tapered, so anything in the front other than the seam or frame is misleading.
Looking at the tires in the wheel wells, the ride height at each axle doesn't look noticeably different, which would be the indication of being out of level.
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08-17-2017, 06:40 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Prairieville, Louisiana
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA (August, 2017)
Posts: 35
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Our unit has the high lift axle. The nose is a tad high but making an adjustment to the hitch would make it ride too low. ETI preferred a smidgen too high than too low.
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08-17-2017, 06:50 PM
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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 labearit
Our unit has the high lift axle.
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Thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by labearit
The nose is a tad high but making an adjustment to the hitch would make it ride too low. ETI preferred a smidgen too high than too low.
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Sounds good!
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08-17-2017, 10:28 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Prairieville, Louisiana
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA (August, 2017)
Posts: 35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BCnomad
Awesome times times ahead for you both.
Please be sure to give feedback in the Titan thread about how the towing is.
Edit: ok, apparently there isn't one for the Titan diesel. Let's change that eh?
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08-25-2017, 01:27 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Fredericton, California
Trailer: dreaming
Posts: 8
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Beautiful. This is the exact setup we're dreaming about.
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09-12-2017, 08:30 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Prairieville, Louisiana
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA (August, 2017)
Posts: 35
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Our RV Pick-up Trip
I wanted to post a summary of our initial trip but being gone for a few weeks makes catching up at work and home a priority. We had a wonderful trip that took us some 6,275 miles round trip, touching 11 states, and of course British Columbia. In addition to experiencing the beautiful Rockies at 12,000 feet elevation, we saw lots of rolling hills and even prairies only a few feet above sea level. Beautiful wind farms with seemingly countless windmills, trains that stretched for miles, and farming on a massive scale—literally as far as the eye could see in some instances. We truly saw #AmericaTheBeautiful. Our plans include traveling Canada, too, in the coming years.
Our 2017 5.0TA was as marvelous as we had expected allowing us to start making memories right away. During the trip, we had only two small issues: We blew the battery fuse. Tammy & Reese were kind enough to take our call quickly confirming our own troubleshooting. There was a similar post on the forum on this topic that was helpful. We sincerely appreciate their patience. Another example of the stellar customer service we experienced from the staff at ETI. In the last day or so of our trip, we noticed a small dripping leak on the hot water line under the sink. Nothing alarming. Again, there was a forum post with a quick fix remedy that I will make in the coming days.
Our truck, hitch, and RV combo worked flawlessly together for us. Towing for a couple of first-time RV owners was practically stress free. We give this RV high marks for maneuverability. The rear-view camera provided us a higher level of confidence especially changing lanes. When we stopped, we used an RF temperature gun to monitor the truck and RV tires mindful of any differences that might signal a problem. We averaged 14 to 16.5 mpg towing depending on terrain all with the tow mode enabled. Other than different shift points and the engine brake, we didn’t detect any appreciable differences without the tow mode enabled, so out of abundance of caution, we left it engaged even on flat terrain.
Again, we want to thank all on the forum for their informative posts and for responding directly to our inquires while we tailored our build sheet. Lynden, Washington to Yellowstone, to the Grand Tetons, to the Rocky Mountain National Park, and the 3-day trek home dodging Hurricane Harvey’s path were full of adventures and learning the RV life. As you might expect, we are already thinking and planning our next Escape adventure!
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09-12-2017, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0TA / 2016 Ram Eco Diesel 4X4
Posts: 7,950
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Hi: labearit... You forgot to mention the "Roll over incident"... pic #2 LoL 
BTW nice combo... Is it a diesel? Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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09-12-2017, 09:14 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Prairieville, Louisiana
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA (August, 2017)
Posts: 35
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Yes, it's a Nissan XD diesel.
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09-12-2017, 10:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Houston, Texas
Trailer: 2017 Escape 19 aka "Bon Temps"
Posts: 267
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Quote:
Originally Posted by labearit
I wanted to post a summary of our initial trip but being gone for a few weeks makes catching up at work and home a priority. We had a wonderful trip that took us some 6,275 miles round trip, touching 11 states, and of course British Columbia.
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Sounds like you had a wonderful "pickup" trip. Great Tetons pic. Thanks for sharing.
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09-12-2017, 11:20 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
Trailer: 2016 19 classic "outta sight", jeep rubicon unlimited
Posts: 1,645
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Very sharp looking combo!
Enjoy for many years to come!!
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09-12-2017, 03:14 PM
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#32
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Comfort, Texas
Trailer: 2014 5.0TA "The HAB"
Posts: 328
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Congrats! I think I'm drooling over the XD diesel more than the beeyootiful new TA, but then I have a nice one myself. You're right about one thing, this great little trailer travels well right out of the box! Welcome another southerner to Escapeville!
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09-12-2017, 05:26 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2008 Escape 17b
Posts: 1,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by labearit
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We take BC Ferries a lot. What's your total length. (front tow bumper to rear Escape bumper)?
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09-12-2017, 05:36 PM
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#34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Olympia wa, Washington
Trailer: 5.0TA 2017
Posts: 2,254
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looks great ! mine will look similar i think i picked the same upholstery and red graphics. my floor is lighter more golden and my counter top darker
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09-12-2017, 05:47 PM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Prairieville, Louisiana
Trailer: 2017 Escape 5.0 TA (August, 2017)
Posts: 35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
We take BC Ferries a lot. What's your total length. (front tow bumper to rear Escape bumper)?
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~36'
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09-12-2017, 07:22 PM
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#36
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Trailer: '15 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 188
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Beautiful rig, congrats!
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09-12-2017, 07:51 PM
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#37
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Chico, California
Trailer: 2018 t@b 400
Posts: 14
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Great looking rig. Congratulations!
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