2017 Eagle HT 27.5 RLTS - it's here

[wfd44]

Wardrobe slide.

[Campin'_Nana]

wfd44, thanks so much! My husband and I just looked at all the pictures. You made our night! Congratulations again on your new rig. Good luck with your surgery. I had rotator cuff surgery a year ago. It'll go by fast and you'll be on the road. Take care.

[Campin'_Nana]

We just thought of a question. Did you check out the mattress? The 2017's were supposed to have a new brand. A Simmons residential. We're just wondering if it looked like an improvement over the Denver's.

[Magnolia Tom]

Nice rig. Congrats!


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[wfd44]

We were very happy with the Denver Mattress in the 2016 we looked at in March. I am not sure which mattress ours actually has. All of the Jayco signage inside says 2016 but it is 2017 exterior color, has the new lights over the table, bigger bathroom sink, bigger tv and other 2017 features. We were told it would be a 2017 - didn't check the VIN or see the title today.

[Big1]

Awesome pics wfd44, I will be glad when we get one, so what kind of setup that you guys have on your hitches?

[Big1]

Originally Posted by Campin'_Nana

wfd44, thanks so much! My husband and I just looked at all the pictures. You made our night! Congratulations again on your new rig. Good luck with your surgery. I had rotator cuff surgery a year ago. It'll go by fast and you'll be on the road. Take care.

Congrats on you guys 5'er, do you know what kind of setup you have for the hitch, I when Friday looking at a B&W turnover ball hitch with the Anderson Ultimate hitch?

[wfd44]

My truck is a short end 2500. I went with the Curt R16 slider and E16 head. Curt slides further back than Reese. Also it is a much lower profile over the front rail. I can slide my toolbox back a few extra inches and still clear the legs of the slider.

[Big1]

Man this is great, you wouldn't happen to have pics would you?

[wfd44]

Of the hitch?
This was taken during the install (note the lack of bolts in the rails).

I will get some more tomorrow if it doesn't rain here.

[Dave&Vivian]

Congratulations - looks great. How long did it take from the date of order to the arrival at the dealer?

[wfd44]

The trailer was on order for dealer stock. We put a deposit on it and made a few changes (added options) on March 29th. So, just about 7 weeks for us. We were fortunate.

The dealer that had the one we looked at initially (at a camper show) also had some on order in the run with ours, but they were all sold too. A new order at that time could not be promised before July.

[Dave&Vivian]

Originally Posted by wfd44

A new order at that time could not be promised before July.

That's what I'm afraid of. We ordered an Eagle 321RSTS on April 2 and were given the standard "8 to 10 weeks" for delivery. I've got my fingers crossed but it appears to be a busy year at the factory.

[wfd44]

@Dave - according to our dealer, yes, the factory is very busy. Form what I have been told by several dealers for a number of manufacturers, RV's are basically batch built. There will be a run of your model built at a given point in time (depending on demand for that model) and for a number of days that is all that line will build. After that they switch and build another model. It could be a number of weeks or months before they come back to that particular model.

[Big1]

Originally Posted by wfd44

Of the hitch?
This was taken during the install (note the lack of bolts in the rails).

I will get some more tomorrow if it doesn't rain here.

Awesome okay thank you, I can't wait until I can mines.

[wfd44]

More pics of the hitch.

[wfd44]

Hitch - other side.

[Big1]

Originally Posted by wfd44

More pics of the hitch.

Thank you sir for the pics.

[datx]

Any idea what your hitch weighs? Something you can toss in the truck on your own?

[wfd44]

Toss is a relative term. Amazon list the shipping weight as 220 pounds. That is the slider assembly and the head (the head is removable separately). I am currently laid up with an elbow injury so, I haven't tried to take it out yet. I think it might be manageable to get it out of the rails and slide it to the tailgate solo with the head removed. Lifting it out of the truck and lowering it to the ground is probably going to be a two person job. Alternatively, my plan is to use my hydraulic engine crane and "pick" the hitch out of the back of the truck and set it on a (yet to be built or procured) wheeled dolly for portability.