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Geewizard
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Feb 22, 2018

Outfitter electric roof lift system?

Anyone have the Rieco-Titan electric roof lift system in their pop-up TC?

I'm thinking of upgrading and want to know if there are problems, issues, etc?
  • I'd call RT in Frankfort, Illinois and talk to them. I'm sure they will steer you right. Nice folks.
  • Geewizard wrote:
    You mean it doesn't have a travel limiter? So the operator has to stop at the right height?


    Not on mine. I have upper adjustable limit switches on each corner that sets the up travel and the down travel as well.

    Never had issue one. Very nice (and unobtrusive) system.
  • Our 2011 Apex 8 had the factory electric lift. It used a single HappiJac jack motor which was connected to the slideout channel of the HJ remote.

    It had no up / down end switches, you would just drive the motor into the clutchbif you continued pressing the button. But that was not an issue for us; the lift was very slow (maybe 2 minutes for a full lift).

    There is a manual emergency override at the camper side. You would need to stand on a ladder to use it.

    Never gave us trouble in the 4 years or so we used the camper.

    I think a conversion can be done, but it is a pretty involved project. I'd try to get the factory to do it.
  • You mean it doesn't have a travel limiter? So the operator has to stop at the right height?
  • We had it on our Outfitter and it worked well. My wife liked to hit the stop and keep on going, it broke the weld. I fixed it and that was the end of the problem.

    We liked the option.