LoriH-HILO
New Member
Hello,
My husband and I have just purchased a Hi-Lo camper as a project. We have the frame and the bare steel tube body. There is some rust, but nothing that can't be repaired. A good cleaning and a coat or two of paint for this will be one of the first items on our agenda! The raising mechanism is completely mechanical, no hydraulics, and appears to be in good condition. We cannot test it until we run new cable for it, though.
We have no interior components, with the exception of a bed frame that suspends from the ceiling. We do have the windows and doors, but no walls or ceiling to install them in as of yet.
Jack is quite handy and we usually do our own home maintenance and repairs whenever possible. We have a huge assortment of hand and power tools, and a good resource pool of knowledge of advanced carpentry and electrical skills that we can ask for advice and/or assistance. It may take us awhile, but I think we're up for the challenge.
We found the sales brochures for the 1971 campers on Hi-Lo camper's website, but don't see anything that resembles our model as far as length, width, and raising mechanism type, so we're kind of stumped as to what this critter used to look like. The title says it is a 1971 Towl (which we're guessing means "Towlite"), model TV, body type CT. The VIN number listed on the title is 19712584. The camper is 17' from ball to end of bumper. We are still looking for any kind of plate on the frame that will give us a model number.
Another user on the forums here was kind enough to share an owner's manual that he has for the 1971 models, and we have found and ordered a Hi-Low service manual on CD on Etsy that says it covers most models from the 70s & 80s. We shall see.
And so our grand adventure begins...
My husband and I have just purchased a Hi-Lo camper as a project. We have the frame and the bare steel tube body. There is some rust, but nothing that can't be repaired. A good cleaning and a coat or two of paint for this will be one of the first items on our agenda! The raising mechanism is completely mechanical, no hydraulics, and appears to be in good condition. We cannot test it until we run new cable for it, though.
We have no interior components, with the exception of a bed frame that suspends from the ceiling. We do have the windows and doors, but no walls or ceiling to install them in as of yet.
Jack is quite handy and we usually do our own home maintenance and repairs whenever possible. We have a huge assortment of hand and power tools, and a good resource pool of knowledge of advanced carpentry and electrical skills that we can ask for advice and/or assistance. It may take us awhile, but I think we're up for the challenge.
We found the sales brochures for the 1971 campers on Hi-Lo camper's website, but don't see anything that resembles our model as far as length, width, and raising mechanism type, so we're kind of stumped as to what this critter used to look like. The title says it is a 1971 Towl (which we're guessing means "Towlite"), model TV, body type CT. The VIN number listed on the title is 19712584. The camper is 17' from ball to end of bumper. We are still looking for any kind of plate on the frame that will give us a model number.
Another user on the forums here was kind enough to share an owner's manual that he has for the 1971 models, and we have found and ordered a Hi-Low service manual on CD on Etsy that says it covers most models from the 70s & 80s. We shall see.
And so our grand adventure begins...
