2007 Fleetwood Element- Cobalt: Advice needed
I will be helping a friend ready his just purchased 2007 Fleetwood Element- Cobalt for it's maiden voyage (to Burning Man). He is new to PU trailers. I had one 30 years ago. :oO I'd really appreciate...
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1) The roof will be fine, people have reported much higher winds than that with no ill effects. He might want to invest in a set of high wind popup gizmos to help keep it cool in the desert sun. popup gizmos
2) I would say use Dicor self leveling caulk along the edge of the rails. But put a long strip of 2 inch wide masking tape on the roof parallel to the rail leaving a small gap for the caulk the stick to the roof. Caulk it, let it set for a minute or two, then peel up the tape for a clean caulk line. (available at RV store or camping world online.)
3)you have to chock the tires tightly. Since you're in the desert, to level it dig a small hole under the high side tire then pull the trailer forward until the tire drops into the hole. On the other side of the trailer put a tire block in front of the tire and a block behind the tire. Now have someone put the tow vehicle in gear and pull forward a few inches until the tire climbs the block a little bit. They then stop with their foot mashed on the brakes. You kick the back block up tight against the tire and then get out of the way. The driver then releases the brakes and lets the trailer roll back and settle in the valley between the chocks.
4)Yes, and yes. Stop and finish with a hand crank. Coleman went out of business a few years ago and you don't want to have to go looking for repair parts. Depending on the crank type there are specialty adapters on Amazon or ebay.
2) I would say use Dicor self leveling caulk along the edge of the rails. But put a long strip of 2 inch wide masking tape on the roof parallel to the rail leaving a small gap for the caulk the stick to the roof. Caulk it, let it set for a minute or two, then peel up the tape for a clean caulk line. (available at RV store or camping world online.)
3)you have to chock the tires tightly. Since you're in the desert, to level it dig a small hole under the high side tire then pull the trailer forward until the tire drops into the hole. On the other side of the trailer put a tire block in front of the tire and a block behind the tire. Now have someone put the tow vehicle in gear and pull forward a few inches until the tire climbs the block a little bit. They then stop with their foot mashed on the brakes. You kick the back block up tight against the tire and then get out of the way. The driver then releases the brakes and lets the trailer roll back and settle in the valley between the chocks.
4)Yes, and yes. Stop and finish with a hand crank. Coleman went out of business a few years ago and you don't want to have to go looking for repair parts. Depending on the crank type there are specialty adapters on Amazon or ebay.
