Tent trailer

jbelson · Post by **jbelson** » Mon May 09, 2005 12:42 pm

I have beat up tent trailer that I dont want to part with.
One problem is this. There are 4 risers that lift the roof up via a cable system when you crank the lever. One of the risers broke a weld where it attaches to the trailer body and it doesnt rise anymore when you crank it up. Do you think that if I rewelded the riser it would all of a sudden work? Is there more to it than that?
Does anyone know tent trailers?

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Mon May 09, 2005 9:27 pm

Depending on what kind of trailer, it could just be a snapped strut... or it could have broke internally at a cable tie down point... or it could have taken down a hinge...

The good thing is they are repairable, but if the aluminum's rotten and that's why it broke it ma break again. We had made solid struts for the corners of ours (blown cable attachment points) and a couple strong guys lift that corner and it worked until we bonfired the damn thing a few years later. You can tear it down and fix it but make a ton of notes and don't get scared halfway through otherwise you're doomed. It's like a watch - seems complex but easy if you take it slow and logical and don't get lost!!

jbelson · Post by **jbelson** » Mon May 09, 2005 10:17 pm

the aluminum isn't bad. It broke as someone sat on the top in that corner to push it down.
Do you think if the riser was re-welded to the frame at the same point it would work again if the cable's are fine?

jbelson · Post by **jbelson** » Mon May 16, 2005 10:42 pm

Okay, come a lot further now. have found the pulley system and kinda figured it out. One of the cables detached from the wench part, but the side still isn't raising. maybe need to add a roller to make it smoother?

hunter S · Post by **hunter S** » Tue May 17, 2005 8:51 am

Sounds like your on track, make sure you have equal slack or tension in the cables. Their should be a pully wheele on the top & bottom of the corner suport bar theese can become dislodged or broken. if its a slide type bar(i.e. teliscopes up) you will need to get some friends to lift it from all four corners, have a 2x4 or similar ready to support the broken corner while you re bolt it to the trailor frame, a peice of angle iorn may be needed to strengthen the corner.

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cadaver · Post by **cadaver** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:28 pm

Ours did the same thing. Only it was a cable break. Upon inspection found that the pulleys were old and rotten and the cable was rubbing on the bolt instead of the pulley which had deteriorated and vanished. I made new ones and recabled it and it works fine now.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:32 pm

There's gotta be a way to raise the roof effortlessly using explosives of some sort...

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:19 pm

Captain Goddammit wrote:There's gotta be a way to raise the roof effortlessly using explosives of some sort...

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