HiLo sold - Trailmanor Owners now !

Actually, I had to show the sales guy how to close the TM ! The tech who was with us knew generally how it worked. This is one of two units they have had on their lot during the last year. They did go through the unit before delivery to me, checking all systems, and appeared to have done a thorough job - just no in-depth familiarity with the TM system.

I got the sequence of closing/opening from lurking here the past year, and from viewing the TM videos. So I close the TM curb side first, but the bottom is still a pain.

Unfortunately, the nearest dealer is 200+ miles away, and he just started carrying TMs this year. I may have to make a special trip just to get the torsion system checked.

Not a big deal - the main worry is the gap between shells when it is closed after using up all the latch adjustment.

Thanks
Glen

Originally Posted by Traveler

Getting the shells to latch is a real bugger too: I weigh, well let's just say > 200 lbs and even bouncing in the stirrups takes a while to get the shells to latch. Is this an adjustment problem of the torsion bars?


Glen and Laleh

I had trouble getting my rear shell to latch, also. With a thin mattress pad, sheets, and a blanket on the front bed, I found that if I pushed the bed in before I closed the rear shell, it was harder to latch. Now, I push the bed under the rear shell after I have closed it.....works a lot better. Close clearances.

Chap

Originally Posted by Traveler

... I may have to make a special trip just to get the torsion system checked... Not a big deal - the main worry is the gap between shells when it is closed after using up all the latch adjustment... Thanks, Glen

Glen, part of my point about having the torsion bars correctly adjusted is that the shells will be properly balanced and the gap will "disappear" when they close properly. The latch allow for some adjustment, but the primary cause of the gap is improper torsion adjustment.