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Forum: General Escape 01-10-2016, 03:43 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, that's the gauge accuracy, and a...

Yes, that's the gauge accuracy, and a confirmation that it is not accurate enough for trade. The accuracy of the whole scale is also affected by the accuracy of the cylinder bore and the drag of the...
Forum: General Escape 01-10-2016, 03:24 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, the Sherline is likely better, but it is not...

Yes, the Sherline is likely better, but it is not a commercial scale approved for trade - it has no accuracy guarantee, or even an accuracy or repeatability spec on its web page. It is convenient, an...
Forum: General Escape 01-09-2016, 10:07 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Clever! :) Just keep the dolly level...

Clever! :)
Just keep the dolly level side-to-side when you block it up, so that the ball stays midway between the tires (horizontally) and the 2:1 ratio stays correct.
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2016, 10:45 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Okay is whatever doesn't hurt stability enough to...

Okay is whatever doesn't hurt stability enough to be a concern. Up is more stable than down, but less-than-ideal is reality. Ball mounts usually only come in 2-inch height increments, which is an...
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2016, 10:40 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, European towing practice routinely uses much...

Yes, European towing practice routinely uses much lower tongue weight. It also includes trailers with the mass more concentrated toward the centre (because that's more stable) than here - no pile of...
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2016, 06:30 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
I'd still say no - so slightly nose up would be...

I'd still say no - so slightly nose up would be better than slightly nose down with a tandem. Very flat-fronted trailers (with any number of axles) can have aerodynamics issues and are helped by...
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2016, 04:13 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Good question. Nose down is not good for...

Good question. Nose down is not good for stability with a tandem, because the lower tongue weight is the evidence that the load is being carried disproportionately on the leading axle, which is much...
Forum: General Escape 01-08-2016, 02:36 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, smaller, and in the other direction.

Yes, smaller, and in the other direction.
Forum: General Escape 01-07-2016, 11:55 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
No, Donna has described a method in which the...

No, Donna has described a method in which the tongue weight is measured at towing height and the axle weight is measured with the tongue drooping down because the WD system is disconnected. Since...
Forum: General Escape 01-07-2016, 11:53 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
Yes, I'm talking about small effects on the total...

Yes, I'm talking about small effects on the total weight measurement, but some people seem to assign great importance to this data as "real weights". The effect of height on tongue weight is more...
Forum: General Escape 01-07-2016, 07:54 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
I don't think that's what he said in...

I don't think that's what he said in FiberglassRV, but maybe his method changed or I just misunderstood.

Regardless, this method (measuring the axle load with the tongue at one height, and the...
Forum: General Escape 01-07-2016, 02:11 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
This really isn't obvious - especially since it...

This really isn't obvious - especially since it is opposite from single-axle trailers - so many people are not aware of the issue. If you lower the tongue, the leading axle's suspension must be more...
Forum: General Escape 01-07-2016, 01:40 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
One caution about the data in which Frederick...

One caution about the data in which Frederick collected and Jon has been managing: tongue weights for trailers used with weigh-distribution (WD) systems are likely wrong. To avoid the need to for...
Forum: General Escape 01-04-2016, 03:01 PM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
I like waking up to sunshine (although that...

I like waking up to sunshine (although that doesn't usually suit my wife's schedule), but I don't necessarily want to get up at 5 am (https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/canada/edmonton?month=6&year=2016)...
Forum: General Escape 01-04-2016, 12:20 AM
Replies: 173
Views: 23,394
Posted By Brian B-P
I'm not at all convinced that a tiny shower and...

I'm not at all convinced that a tiny shower and tiny toilet area are better than one larger dual-purpose area, but to many people the separate shower is an important feature... which no Escape has.
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