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Old 07-23-2009, 06:32 AM   #1
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Trailer Weights from the Oregon Gathering

Frederick Simson... the weighmaster at the Oregon Gathering has asked me to post this information for him as he is not a member of Escape Forum. He thought the members here might like to see a comparison of Escape weights to other brands of molded lightweight fiberglass trailers:

The Anonymous Weight results of those trailers who granted permission for me to post:

#1
08 CASITA SD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1460, Right Wheel=1540
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3000
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3360

#2
95 SCAMP 16
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1060 , Right Wheel=1040
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2100
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=320
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2420

#3
98 CASITA FD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1240 , Right Wheel=1460
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2700
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=420
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3120

#4
05 SCAMP 13
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=720, Right Wheel=700
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=1420
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=200
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=1620

#5
02 CASITA LIBERTY 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1460, Right Wheel=1420
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2880
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=420
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3300

#6
06 CASITA SD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1480, Right Wheel=1660
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3140
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3500

#7
88 BIGFOOT TF20 5W
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1160, Right Wheel=1040
Trailer axle 2: Left Wheel=1140, Right Wheel=1080
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=4420
TRAILER HITCH (pin) WEIGHT=640
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=5060

#8
06 BIGFOOT 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=2160, Right Wheel=1880
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=4040
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=4400

#9
01 SCAMP 5W 19
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1600, Right Wheel=1400
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3000
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=580
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3580

#10
07 CASITA FD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1380, Right Wheel=1620
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3000
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3360

#11
09 CASITA FD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1320, Right Wheel=1360
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2680
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3040

#12
74 COMPACT II
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=940, Right Wheel=960
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=1900
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=120
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2020

#13
82 FIBER STREAM
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=700, Right Wheel=440
Trailer axle 2: Left Wheel=820, Right Wheel=840
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2800
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=160
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2960

#14
04 SCAMP DELUXE 16
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1220, Right Wheel=1220
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2440
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2800

#15
07 CASITA PATRIOT 13
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1160, Right Wheel=1220
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2380
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=260
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2640

#16
08 CASITA SD 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1480, Right Wheel=1480
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2960
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=400
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3360

#17
07 SCAMP 5W 19
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1400, Right Wheel=1240
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2640
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=680
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3320

#18
03 CASITA LIBERTY 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1480, Right Wheel=1380
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2860
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3220

An Escape owner weighed Last Year (2008)...
08 ESCAPE B 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left Wheel=1300, Right Wheel=1200
TRAILER AXLE WEIGHT=2500
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=500
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3000

...and came back and weighed again This Year (2009):
08 ESCAPE B 17
Trailer axle 1: Left Wheel=1220, Right Wheel=1120
TRAILER’S TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2340
TRAILER HITCH WEIGHT=320
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2660

The owner told me that the major difference was that in 2008 the Fresh Water Tank was Full, and in 2009 the Fresh Water Tank was Empty.

THANKS JEFF for letting me to post this
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Old 07-23-2009, 11:07 AM   #2
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Re: Trailer Weights from the Oregon Gathering

Thanks for posting! The scale adds 10lbs!!
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Old 07-24-2009, 01:30 PM   #3
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Re: Trailer Weights from the Oregon Gathering

Thanks Donna,
I haven't yet done that with my 17B, but it gives me a ball park idea.
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Old 07-24-2009, 09:30 PM   #4
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Re: Trailer Weights from the Oregon Gathering

Hope this isn't boring people and we're not hogging Jeff's bandwidth, but here's the weights from 2008:

#1
95 CASITA FREEDOM 16
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1240, Right=1340
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2580
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=240
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2820

#2
75 BOLER 13 (WITH BRAKES)
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=820, Right=760
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=1580
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=220
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=1800

#3
08 ESCAPE B
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1300, Right=1200
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2500
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=500
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3000

#4
73 HUNTER COMPACT II
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=860, Right=780
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=1640
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=80
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=1720

#5
72 COMPACT JR
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=760, Right=780
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=1540
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=60
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=1600

#6
05 CASITA SPIRIT
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1440, Right=1560
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3000
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3360

#7
89 BIGFOOT 17.5
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1420, Right=1180
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2600
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=380
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2980

#8
02 CASITA SPIRIT 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1220, Right=1340
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2560
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=380
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2940

#9
05 BIGFOOT 25
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1940, Right=1800
TRAILER AXLE 2: Left=1420, Right=1260
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=6420
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=1420
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=7840

#10
00 BURRO 17 WIDE
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1520, Right=1380
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2900
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=360
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3260

#11
01 CASITA SPIRIT 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1380, Right=1600
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2980
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=300
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3280

#12
08 CASITA SPIRIT 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1420, Right=1480
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2900
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=400
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3300

#13
02 CASITA SPIRIT 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1300, Right=1360
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=2260
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=560
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=2820

#14
08 BIGFOOT 21RB
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1400, Right=1520
TRAILER AXLE 2: Left=1240, Right=1040
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=5200
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=1160
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=6360

#15
08 OLIVER ELITE
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1760, Right=1800
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3560
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=340
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3900

#16
06 CASITA LIBERTY 17
TRAILER AXLE 1: Left=1560, Right=1580
TOTAL AXLE WEIGHT=3140
COMPUTED HITCH WEIGHT=680
TOTAL TRAILER WEIGHT=3820

You will note that all hitch weights are "Computed". That is because in addition to weighing the trailer's axles, I weighed the Tow Vehicle twice; Once hitched up, and once unhitched. I then subtracted the latter from the former to compute the hitch weight indirectly.
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