What did you do to your HiLo Today?

[sam-HILO]

Misfit no propane

Dee In a back post Misfit said his HiLo would be all electric. That explains why you see no propane tanks.

 

[misfit429-HILO]

Yes Dee. I'm all electric mainly because someone had taken out the stove and just broke the line off to it. After seeing that I didn't trust the propane system. Made it to camp without losing any tile. All is well so far. Pulled good and smooth although the 242 cubic inch straight 6 is a bit underpowered but it made it. Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[Luckydog671]

I loaded it up and I'm ready to roll! Heading out now for maiden voyage. Wish me luck!

Good luck and have a great time!

 

[Elaine and Bill]

readied for winter storage

It was a beautiful fall day here in north central Ohio and the entire day was devoted to preparing to put our HiLo away for the season tomorrow. Saw things that we never noticed before as we made a few unsuccessful attempts to fix our marker lights.

This attachment is a bit blurry since I had to make the file smaller…we were hopeful it would solve our light issue once cleaned up, but it did not… Hoping to replace this part---can anyone give it a name?

Thanks so much!

 

[retiredcamper47]

Hi Elaine & Bill,

The part shown is a 12 volt breaker. Any rv shop or auto parts store will carry them. Take the two wires off the breaker and jumper them together. If the lights work, it means this breaker is bad.

Bob

 

[Elaine and Bill]

Thanks

Thanks Bob!

Hope you all had a nice end of year camp out with the Club this weekend. Hoping my work schedule will allow us to get out with the HiLo Club next year!

 

[JIM L-HILO]

It was a beautiful fall day here in north central Ohio and the entire day was devoted to preparing to put our HiLo away for the season tomorrow. Saw things that we never noticed before as we made a few unsuccessful attempts to fix our marker lights.

This attachment is a bit blurry since I had to make the file smaller…we were hopeful it would solve our light issue once cleaned up, but it did not… Hoping to replace this part---can anyone give it a name?

Thanks so much!

You will need to know the amp size of the circuit breaker. It should be printed on the breaker. If not readable then go by the wire size that is attached to it. For a #14 wire use a 15 amp breaker; #12 wire, 20 amp; #10 wire, 30 amp. For any other size wire, use the correct breaker for that wire. If you know how to use a multi meter, with that curcuit turned on you should read the same voltage on both post to ground.

 

[Pinn]

Took the UFO camping and broke the rear access door. Dammit . Didn't make sure that the door was shut when I lowered it. I want to kick myself.
Also got the water pump figured out...only took me two days. :/

 

[Elaine and Bill]

Thanks-It is written on the side-30 Amp.

 

[Garry-HILO]

Took the UFO camping and broke the rear access door. Dammit . Didn't make sure that the door was shut when I lowered it. I want to kick myself.
Also got the water pump figured out...only took me two days. :/

What a bummer. Wish I could say I've never done anything similar when lowering our trailer. When we had the 21 ft trailer, the lid to the closet cabinet in the bathroom was left up and the hinges were curled right off the lid.

 

[misfit429-HILO]

When getting ready to leave from my first trip out I forgot to shut the storage bay in front when lowering and didn't notice till the entire top was sitting at a major angle. Can't believe door didn't break. Those piano hinges are tough. Then after getting home and unloading, I forgot to close the cabinet door behind the shower and I tipped the top forward when lowering. Making sure everything is closed and out of the way is a major factor when owning a Hi Lo. Can do major damage from things being left out or open.

 

[JackandJanet]

Yup! Like I did when I left something on top of the battery compartment and forgot about it when I was in a rush to change camping sites at Yosemite. I learned this lesson when I heard the "crunch", and then surveyed the damage to the underside of the top section of the trailer.

Fortunately, I was able to repair it when we got home.

- Jack

 

[Garry-HILO]

When getting ready to leave from my first trip out I forgot to shut the storage bay in front when lowering and didn't notice till the entire top was sitting at a major angle. Can't believe door didn't break. Those piano hinges are tough. Then after getting home and unloading, I forgot to close the cabinet door behind the shower and I tipped the top forward when lowering. Making sure everything is closed and out of the way is a major factor when owning a Hi Lo. Can do major damage from things being left out or open.

I think we have all forgotten to check at least one thing that should be closed or moved before lowering the top to our rig.

 

[gus-HILO]

We have been lucky so far, whenever we are lowering our unit, I get the whole family involved, the person lowering it is watching the inside, one watching outside in the front, so the coiled wire doesn't get trapped, and one in the back just making sure everything is clear.

 

[bill p-HILO]

Checklist

We have used the checklist from this forum with great success. Raising and lowering is always slow and methodical.

Bill
2014 Toyota Tundra
2107 Towlite

 

[DeLana]

bill p, X2!!

gus, it is definitely a family chore.

Dee

 

[Pinn]

Usually both of us do a last look before lowering, I didn't know DH was off wandering around when I was ready to lower the top.. My fault was in the assumption that he had closed and locked the door after everything was put in.

 

[hilltool]

wife and I, now, always each do a separate tour in and out. FRESH EYES!. plus there is the added incentive of catching each other making a mistake.

 

[RichR]

When that happens you run the chance of taking tension off the cables allowing them to jump off the pulleys. It would be a good idea to take a look around underneath and up top.

 

[Luckydog671]

Still prepping for winter . . .

Crawled underneath and lubricated the lift ram, pulleys and cables. Lubricated the entry steps and the stabilizer jacks. Tested the manual lowering valve so I know how to do it when I take the batteries out for the season. Resealed some crack repairs I had done a while back to the plastic front cap. Tomorrow I'm going try and seal the marker lights.