We got a couple of ft. of heavy wet snow the other day. I noticed that a couple of my neighbours (all of us have covers on our TTs) got up and shovelled the snow off their TTs....I suspect they're just overachievers and I left mine to melt....for 3 reasons...1. I was afraid of damaging the cover, 2. I was afraid of damaging things on the TT top like AC, skylights, solar panel, TV antennae and 3. I was afraid of damaging me if I fell off...Opinions?

I wouldn't use a shovel - just too easy to hurt something up there and if you break something plastic, it will leak.I would try using a broom to get as much off as possible.Or, maybe a strong leaf blower!

Hope it is okay to leave snow on the roof. We are 3282 miles away from our coach.

Those are three very very good reasons. They are what we have been using every year and still find out that Spring takes care of it eventually.

I have never seen a RV dealer shovel the trailers on the lot...

Leave it alone, especially if your not going to be using it. Less chance of breaking something or yourself. Only reason I cleaned ours was that we were going/coming south and did not want the toad crushed.Beverley and Ken

Snow on covered TT...shovel off or not? | Good Sam Community

Doug33
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
You could risk damaging the one piece rubber roof removing snow with a metal shovel.
wkswenson
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
I have only ever removed snow when it was over 3.5' on the roof several years ago.... I look at it simply

If I remove the snow and damage the roof - I pay

If I let it sit and get some water in - the Insurance pays
limbery
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
loulou57 wrote:
We have had, like others, way more snow than other years. There has to be over 50 RV's privately owned within 2 miles of me. Not one has been covered or has had snow cleared off. I have never seen one covered around here or cleared.

I used to live on the prairies and had never covered a trailer but since I've moved to the Wet coast, I'd say that about 80% are covered (and a lot of those that aren't are used all year round)....I covered mine since I got a cover thrown in with my purchase deal and because most of the people I've talked to out here think it's a good idea....but I was thinking that perhaps it's not really worth the hassle....
(opening up another whole discussion topic here and it's been done before in the forum)
loulou57
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
We have had, like others, way more snow than other years. There has to be over 50 RV's privately owned within 2 miles of me. Not one has been covered or has had snow cleared off. I have never seen one covered around here or cleared.
rbpru
Explorer II
Feb 28, 2014
With the inordinate amount of snow we received this year, I removed the snow with “T” board whenever it was 6” or more, probably 4 or 5 times.

Yes you have to be careful to not snag anything and I do not think the dealers or manufacturers remove it from the TT in their lots. But I thought it prudent.

Next year I will use a trailer cover and judge accordingly.
limbery
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
On the plus side....there was an awful amount of weight on it and it looks to be very solid, of course the weight is distributed on the stabilizers, wheels and front tongue jack so I guess that would account to no sagging of the springs...
GaryWT
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
I don't cover mine either and I cannot see the snow crushing the trailer either.
jbrowning
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
I just tilt the nose of my trailer down in the front so when the snow starts melting (and yes it will start melting). Then it can just run off the roof.

Jim
limbery
Explorer
Feb 28, 2014
GaryWT wrote:
I have never seen a RV dealer shovel the trailers on the lot...

I've never seen a dealer cover trailers either...
ScottG
Nomad
Feb 28, 2014
GaryWT wrote:
I have never seen a RV dealer shovel the trailers on the lot...

IMO that's because they don't care.