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12/9/2009 at 9:33pm
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hi to all i picked my tt up today got it home and set it up in the rear garder its 1980 so its had a few repairs but what do you expect it was 180 pound any way the awning sits much higher than her trailer i raised the trailer of its wheels with the drop down type legs (not the wind down type) im not sure if thats how its ment to go ??? and the tt is still lower than the awning some on said my gardens p***ed but still ? what if im on uneven ground on a camp site can i get ajusterble poles for the front of the awning can any one please show me some pics of the erka tt set up thanks for any help


12/9/2009 at 11:40pm
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I'm not sure how the erka tt works but you definitely shouldnt raise the trailer with the legs. These should just be used to steady the trailer and should not hold any weight, they shouldnt even be used to level the trailer. The only thing i can think of is that the trailer cabin poles perhaps extend up/out like on a conway and they werent out enough.

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13/9/2009 at 8:53am
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The weight of a TT should be carried on the axle wheels and jockey wheel(if yoy have one.) Never on the steadies! You'll warp the chassis and bend the steadies if you do that too much, so go and let it down right now.

There are several threads here on leveling TTs and adjusting the awning slope on the forum. (I wrote several of them, lol.) Not got time to write it out again just now but go and use the search button, plus my name, and you should find the most recent. Yes, check you've got the cabin poles extended up a fair bit. If the cabin canvas is dragging it's skirts, you've not got the pioles out fully.



13/9/2009 at 2:23pm
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how thick am i lol ...yea i never raised the trailer poles on the inside ,,,well now im very satisfied thanks to you who helped


14/9/2009 at 12:07pm
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If this is any help this is the thread in which Val helped me
Here , it is for a conway tt but it may be of some use.

Glad to hear the tt seems ok, you may have got yourself a bargain!

Clare



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