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Member here Steve Dunham wrote to Scamp some time...
Member here Steve Dunham wrote to Scamp some time back with a similar question and received copies of actual trucking/delivery company weight tickets for several models.
These weight tickets can...
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I couldn't care less about the tugs since there's...
I couldn't care less about the tugs since there's too big a variety to be meaningful.
However...
I continue to hope that eventually model year of the weighed trailer will be included in the...
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Excellent clarification...thanks a bunch, Andy! ...
Excellent clarification...thanks a bunch, Andy!
Francesca
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:wine I'm not picking on you, despite any...
:wine
I'm not picking on you, despite any impression(s) some may have to the contrary. I don't expect perfection...it's just that your formal invalidation of the Burro weight results appeared to...
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:hmm You're making me crazy, Frederick. ...
:hmm
You're making me crazy, Frederick.
That's a lovely philosophical statement, and sometime I'd really enjoy getting together with you and my many sophist friends over a bottle of Chianti and...
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:confused: I'm trying to visualize that...how...
:confused:
I'm trying to visualize that...how could any piece of terrain do that and give consistent results given the variety of tugs/tows, not to mention whether or not they're towing their...
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I get it- two of these under the trailer tires,...
I get it- two of these under the trailer tires, right?
https://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29794&d=1280094893
It sounds like, at least at rallies, the trailer's...
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Here's one-...
Here's one- https://escapetrailer.com/portals/3/Passenger%20Side%20Front%20Small.jpg
The frame/shell (except cosmetics of door) are near- duplicates of the early Trillium 4500, but unlike the...
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I'm toying with a different method of weighing my...
I'm toying with a different method of weighing my trailer, and this is something I intend to compensate for.
As I've never seen the Sherline you yourself use, I wondered whether it weighs one...
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I couldn't disagree more- I think that sort of...
I couldn't disagree more- I think that sort of thing is much more common now. It's become such a problem industry-wide that new rules were passed in the last year or so that every new trailer must ...
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I was thinking as much of the trailer years- rigs...
I was thinking as much of the trailer years- rigs of the same Brand/size have gained weight over the years at nearly the same rate that Americans have! :D
Take Casitas, for example:
According...
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As if anything's ever simple, right? Shall I...
As if anything's ever simple, right? Shall I further muddy the waters? <_<
In my opinion, the data would be most useful if model years were included for all tows/tugs mentioned. There are some...
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Thanks, Frederick! We now return the thread...
Thanks, Frederick!
We now return the thread to whatever it was they were talking about...;)
Francesca
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https://www.google.com/url?source=imglanding&ct=img...
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Hi, Carrie With a tow limit of 1500 lbs,...
Hi, Carrie
With a tow limit of 1500 lbs, you'd be wise to limit your search to trailers with advertised weights of 1,000 lbs or less.
Those are bare-bones curb weights that don't even include the...
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I think it's absurd that manufacturers omit...
I think it's absurd that manufacturers omit batteries and propane tanks when advertising "dry weight".<_<
Who goes out without them?
I know, I know- there's variation in batteries, etc.
But they...
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Is the "5.0" the 19 ft. Escape? If so, it's...
Is the "5.0" the 19 ft. Escape?
If so, it's gained 400 GVWR lbs since I cut-and-pasted the above numbers off Escape's website at 12:45 today...???
:confused:Francesca :confused:
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Baled? That could explain it... Francesca...
Baled?
That could explain it...
Francesca :)
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I have some friends considering this 19ft Escape-...
I have some friends considering this 19ft Escape- is it the same trailer?
If so, where do you think the additional 1200 lbs. came from?
Thanks!
Francesca
19 Foot Escape Specifications
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..........!!!:eek:!YIKES!:eek:!!!.......... ...
..........!!!:eek:!YIKES!:eek:!!!..........
Francesca
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Though it takes two trips, you can get your rigs...
Though it takes two trips, you can get your rigs weighed at any landfill that charges by weight.
One trip, tow vehicle only; one trip, vehicle and trailer: Go home and do the math.
Accurate and...
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