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Forum: Towing and Hitching 04-20-2017, 10:35 AM
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Posted By thoer
Tammy told me that the weight change to the 21...

Tammy told me that the weight change to the 21 was going to be minimal as it had few weight adding changes in the new model. She was right:thumb:
Forum: Towing and Hitching 04-20-2017, 10:32 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Not only that, it's not being shipped, we're...

Not only that, it's not being shipped, we're picking it up.;)

I assume they have a spreadsheet that adds known option weights to the base weight and comes up with a close approximate.
Forum: Towing and Hitching 04-20-2017, 10:23 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Cathy, I'm thinking that it being listed as...

Cathy, I'm thinking that it being listed as shipping weight that the LP tanks being filled might, but whether they do or not I am unsure. Don't know about them for dry weight either, would seem to...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 04-20-2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
After all our discussion I thought I should post...

After all our discussion I thought I should post the paperwork's listed shipping weight of our 21 as optioned - 3710#. My assumption is that shipping weight is the same a dry weight. We have A/C,...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-07-2017, 08:37 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
I would not recommend relying on the website...

I would not recommend relying on the website numbers. The number shown on the website for the 21 is different than the one I was given directly from ETI 2 days ago. And as reported above, Jimrules...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-07-2017, 07:53 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
According to Tammy when I asked her, the labels I...

According to Tammy when I asked her, the labels I posted on this thread in Post #6 are the most accurate weights to use for calculating the actual dry weight of each individual trailer. They are...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-06-2017, 04:08 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
I bet there are some happy and some very unhappy...

I bet there are some happy and some very unhappy bets from that game! Especially anybody who did it at half time in Vegas!
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-06-2017, 03:53 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Bill I think the 19 went up quite a bit more in...

Bill I think the 19 went up quite a bit more in weight than that 70# the 21 did.

Jim said this on another thread:


So that means a 340# increase in the 19 - at least according to what the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 02-06-2017, 01:57 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
I just got an email reply from ETI to my question...

I just got an email reply from ETI to my question about the new base dry weight of the 21' (before any options) - it is 3210# a change of only 70# from the "classic".

That correlates with what...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 04:23 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
In a phone conversation with Tammy early in the...

In a phone conversation with Tammy early in the new 21 production, she said the new 21's were expected to be less than 200# heavier than the "classics" - they have the least change of any of the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 04:13 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
I was about 10# off, see the end of this thread: ...

I was about 10# off, see the end of this thread:

https://www.escapeforum.org/forums/f7/under-trailer-insulation-spray-3474-4.html
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 03:49 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
A/C is supposedly about 100# and spray foam about...

A/C is supposedly about 100# and spray foam about 30# (I think from one thread where we were trying to calculate it quite a while ago).
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 02:57 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Cathy, I have that farm coop about 7 miles from...

Cathy, I have that farm coop about 7 miles from our place that only charges me $2 per weight reading, so I may well do that after we get home. It's long enough too so I will also someday load up the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 01:13 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
In John's case with a dry weight of 3685# if he...

In John's case with a dry weight of 3685# if he (for some reason I cannot imagine) were to have totally full fresh, black and grey water tanks, he would then add 651# and be at 4336#. To be over the...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 10:47 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
From doing all my calculations on the 21's...

From doing all my calculations on the 21's weights and the Highlander's capacities, I don't think we will ever approach the 5000# max tow weight (Toyota lists no max tongue weight for it) The number...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 08:44 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Good point Bob. About the furthest I have ever...

Good point Bob. About the furthest I have ever traveled with full tanks was about 30 miles to the nearest dump station. If we are in a campground with no dump station, we try to use the campground...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-29-2017, 08:09 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
John, I think the 3635 sounds very reasonable...

John, I think the 3635 sounds very reasonable with your options. The method I described above is how Tammy told me (in 2010) to calculate the dry weight. As War Eagle said, Tammy said that they did...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-28-2017, 10:24 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Oops , dry weight should also subtract the fresh...

Oops , dry weight should also subtract the fresh water and hot water weights from the GVWR on the silver sticker... 95 kg and 26 kg in the case of our 17b. I'll plead aging mind....
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-28-2017, 09:54 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
John - it may look like this one from our 17 -...

John - it may look like this one from our 17 - this was glued inside our wardrobe, The dry weight is the GVWR minus the Cargo Capacity. So for our 21 it was 1590 kg (3500 #) - 441kg (972#) = 1149...
Forum: Towing and Hitching 01-28-2017, 09:25 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 11,116
Posted By thoer
Good info for us other (soon to be in our case)...

Good info for us other (soon to be in our case) 21 owners. Thanks for making those measurements and sharing them.

What is the dry weight of your 21 according to the sticker?
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