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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Topic: Aggravations Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 7:06pm |
Thanks. Sounds like the software picks up the sway within a single oscillation. Good deal.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 6:58pm |
It was almost instantaneous I could feel the gust making the trailer sway and the brakes came on. They sway was pulled straight so it didn't sway back and forth. Pretty cool.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 6:33pm |
Glad to hear it is performing well for you.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 6:23pm |
Glad the Hayes system is working out for you. Just curious, did you notice any sway before it activated or did it come on before it became obvious?
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
Posted: 07 Feb 2021 at 4:30pm |
Well I now have logged quite a few miles from Virginia to the Florida Keys and then to the Villages in Florida. This week we went from the Villages to San Carlos Island in Fort Myers. Wind was gusting to 45 mph and it activated the Hayes unit a couple of times. I kept it to 55 mph most of the way (slowed to 53 occasionally) and had no problems. Coming back in calm weather I was able to go 63 mph which is my comfort zone for speed and fuel efficiency. I really like that Hayes unit it works really well.
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 4:17pm |
Cool...thanks. Nice to know it works as I haven't had any other occasion where I noticed it.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 4:12pm |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 2:09pm |
Didn't want to start a new thread on this. We went to First Landing this week and on the way back it was pretty windy....reminants of the hurricane I guess. We had a gust of wind hit and I could feel the brakes on the trailer activate. Is this what the Hayes unit is doing to prevent the sway? It is really hard to see the light that tells you it is connected (can see it at night) Just not sure what to expect from this unit?
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 16 Oct 2020 at 6:08am |
Sounds good. I highly recommend getting a good used vehicle with a reputation for high reliability over a new one. We bought our 2012 Highlander in 2018 with 80k miles for well under half of new. 80k is nothing these days unless the vehicle has been abused. Check to be sure the TV is approved for use of a weight distribution hitch, not all are. And AWD of course. A VIN check can be used to confirm the correct factory tow package is present before driving a ways to look at one.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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pedwards2932
Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
Posted: 15 Oct 2020 at 6:34pm |
Trip to eastern shore - Cherrystone Family Camping Resort - went great. I will say the trip over the CBBT was a bit challenging. Wind was between 15 and 20 and there was construction for several miles that "narrowed" the path. Coming back no wind on only a mile of construction was easy. Wife and I are thinking this camping deal is going to work for us......so I think we will keep the Escape and purchase a better SUV with 5000 lb capacity for a second car and TV. Might look at a higher mileage vehicle to get the price down.
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