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Speaking of awnings.... - dspithaler@... - 06-11-2007 10:34
I must have cheated on that. I didn't use the two skinny guys or the fat
guy. I put a step ladder at each end & I got in the middle. It worked for me. I
also put one extra turn on the spring than what they recommended.
Don
89 SP 36'
Butler,PA
If the tube is bent but does not have any kinks in it
The remedy is 2 skinny guys and one fat guy
position one skinny guy at each end and place fat guy in middle the
skinny guys hold the tube and the fat guy GENTLY pulls down to
straighten tube
Stephen 77fc35 usually the guy in the middle
--- In _WanderlodgeForum@WanderlodgeFWan_
(mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com) , "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
> and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
> rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
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Speaking of awnings.... - Scott Forman - 06-11-2007 11:46
The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
Any ideas?
Scott Forman
86 PT38
Speaking of awnings.... - Steve Pfiffner - 06-11-2007 12:36
Scott,
Zip-Dee's website has the way to straighten the tube, need three people
if I remember correctly.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
To:
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Speaking of awnings....
> The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
> and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
> rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
Speaking of awnings.... - Stephen Birtles - 06-11-2007 12:42
If the tube is bent but does not have any kinks in it
The remedy is 2 skinny guys and one fat guy
position one skinny guy at each end and place fat guy in middle the
skinny guys hold the tube and the fat guy GENTLY pulls down to
straighten tube
Stephen 77fc35 usually the guy in the middle
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
> and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
> rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
>
Speaking of awnings.... - ronmarabito2002 - 06-11-2007 12:45
Scott: When it unrolls, can you see a bend in it? If so, then unroll
it to a point where the bow is to the bottom. Then standing on a
ladder, get your shoulder up under it. Have two other guys pull down
on the ends and bend it slightly. Then roll it up and check it again.
R.e. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
>
> The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
> and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
> rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
>
Speaking of awnings.... - Leroy Eckert - 06-11-2007 12:52
I may not have the answer but I have "my" theory. My large awning was reasonably
straight when I purchased my coach. It is the original awning and will soon be
replaced.
A few times over the past three years the awning was wet from rain when I rolled
it up to move on. I wonder if the weight of the water causes the aluminum
extrusion cover and the internal roller bar to flex over time and lose memory?
Mine has a slight but noticable dip in the middle. Plus it took a thrashing in
SPI over Christmas.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Forman
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Speaking of awnings....
The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
Any ideas?
Scott Forman
86 PT38
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Speaking of awnings.... - davidkerryedwards - 06-11-2007 14:01
There was no tube on mine when I bought it so I installed everything last year
after
purchasing new components from Zipdee. The tubes are made out of fairly thin
sheet metal
and gain their rigidity from their shape. It doesn't really surprise me that
they end up
sagging.
Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...> wrote:
>
> The big awning on my PT "sags" in the retracted position. It deploys
> and retracts just fine, no problems with the operation, but when it is
> rolled up, there is a definate sag in the middle.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 86 PT38
>