The four corner latches are really just safety latches. Their length is adjustable, of course, but you shouldn't rely on them to hold the tops down for any appreciable amount of time while you travel. You decided correctly in not forcing them - they can pull out of the trailer skin. Just adjust the length until they latch with only minimal force - but don't latch them at all until AFTER you have latched the main latches. They are not intended to help pull the shells down!
The four main latches - the ones near the center, with the black handles - are what hold the shells down. You MUST get these latched. First, lower the rear shell, while leaving the front shell up. Make sure that the rear shell goes all the way down, and is not hanging up on anything inside, such as bedding on the rear bed, or the back of the chair if you have a 2720SL. Make sure that its two main latches snap solidly into place. Then, and only then, should you lower the front shell, and make sure that its two main latches snap solidly into place. If either shell won't come down far enough to latch on both sides, something is wrong, and you need to find out what.
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Bill
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