Escape Quality

[gbaglo]

Or as a friend of mine used to say, "The main thing, is not to get excited".

 

[rbryan4]

I've had no problems with mine at all.

Same here. No issues. Quick and easy to hook up as well.

 

[Jim Bennett]

As for getting upset over a minor problem like this, life is to short. My old grandfather never got upset over anything even when he should have gotten upset and he lived to 96. As for the trailer as a whole, I just couldn't be happier.

I applaud you, and your grandfather before you, for maintaining this attitude. Your life will be better for it.

 

[Jim Bennett]

The only issue I had with my Andersen WDH was the liner did start to mushroom up a bit. No noise, or any other issue.

I think their concept is sound, they just need to do some engineering tweaks to make it work better. I expect a second version would be quite superior to the first.

 

[BCnomad]

On mine, the angle of the guide receiver that is where the chains pass through on their way to the bushing is all wrong. Its a rub point and would be an obvious 2.0 update area. For our trailers size at least.

 

[memobug]

The fiberglass continues to cure for up to six months I believe, which is why in some threads it is said to not wax your trailer until then.

Just saw this and it just seems very odd. The gelcoat on the surface of the trailer is not fiberglass; it is polyester resin with a pigment in it. Gelcoat cures in hours, not months, and should be fully cured when it was pulled from the mold. (In fact, it will not fully cure if exposed directly to air) Also, the gelcoat is literally covered in mold release wax (often a nice automotive Carnauba) when it comes out of the mold. So, any effort to keep wax away would be pointless.

Regards,

Matt

 

[Ron in BC]

J Gelcoat cures in hours, not months, and should be fully cured when it was pulled from the mold. Also, the gelcoat is literally covered in mold release wax (often a nice automotive Carnauba) when it comes out of the mold. So, any effort to keep wax away would be pointless.

Matt

Should be fairly well cured but I've seen spectacular failures where the stryrene in the resin softened and blistered the surface, even with a 24 hour interval before layup.

I agree, the surface of the newly minted trailer is coated with wax from the mold. In fact, it's probably the best wax job possible. So coating the existing wax with a second coat is unlikely to have any harmful effect. Mine certainly didn't suffer any ill effects being waxed for the first (and second) time barely 3 weeks after it was laid up.

Ron

 

[seastar]

I e-mailed Andersen late last night and they responded promptly this morning. They will send me a new liner so we'll see how that works out. .."

Loren and Cathy,
Hopefully the liner fix works for you. Would you post your results when you have driven again, please? Impressed by your positive attitude.

Ron,
Thanks for the input. ETI left the option for that fix open to us. We were total Newbies at driving with a trailer. Just knew the hitch shouldn't sound like a train wreck when you turn or back up. Still have Sea Star the sailboat. "Faraway Home" is the trailer name now under consideration.

Rbryan and Zardoz,
Good to know you both have no issues. Would you be willing to post pics of hitch connected to tv on level surface? How many screw threads are showing when you tow?

Dan and Kathy

 

[tractors1]

I run with 7 threads showing on the Andersen.

 

[rbryan4]

Would you be willing to post pics of hitch connected to tv on level surface? How many screw threads are showing when you tow?

Dan and Kathy

I don't have a current photo handy, but I can tell you the thread count, because it stays the same and I never adjust it: 4 full threads exposed. Truck and trailer ride level. Of course, that number might change if you have a different trailer/tow combo.

 

[Zardoz-ESC]

Rbryan and Zardoz,
Good to know you both have no issues. Would you be willing to post pics of hitch connected to tv on level surface? How many screw threads are showing when you tow?

Dan and Kathy

Sorry, I don't have any photos of the hitch hooked up to share. I have six threads showing when towing, giving a very slight upward pitch to the trailer.

 

[rbryan4]

Dan and Kathy, here's an old shot that shows it on relatively level ground.

 

[Dan S]

Dan and Kathy, here's an old shot that shows it on relatively level ground.

Is your trailer standard height or 'high lift'? Looks standard to me. I'm debating right now which way to go. Yours looks to have plenty of clearance for just about any situation.
Thanks,
Dan

 

[rbryan4]

Is your trailer standard height or 'high lift'? Looks standard to me. I'm debating right now which way to go. Yours looks to have plenty of clearance for just about any situation.
Thanks,
Dan

Wow, way to resurrect an old thread!

Yeah, it's just standard height. Works for us.

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[Dan S]

I'm just cruising all the threads before making my final option selections. Thanks for the help, I think I'll go standard height.

 

[Jim Bennett]

I'm just cruising all the threads before making my final option selections. Thanks for the help, I think I'll go standard height.

Good on you for doing this too. So many could benefit from past threads if they read and searched more.

My 19 was lifted because I thought it was a good idea. I definitely did not need it, nor would most people, even for rougher roads. You would have to really be on some undulating ground to need it. I opted out for my 5.0TA.

 

[NW Cat Owner]

Good on you for doing this too. So many could benefit from past threads if they read and searched more.

I spent months reading just about every thread on this forum, or so it seemed. I'd go section by section and jot down notes as I went along. That's how I stumbled across the fellow from Alaska commenting this his trailer wasn't big enough to wad a dead moose in. I laughed myself silly over that one, trying to imagine someone trying that and how it would look and all that. :nonono: