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Will look at that as being an issue as well. We are out of the area today but will be looking at this as something tomorrow.
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We have stayed there about 6 times as an overnight stop on our way to/from NC and GA, the railroad ties and pea gravel were the tell tales.
We also have spent two weeks at Bar Harbor CG in MD last August, I saw you were there in the snow not too long ago.
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Yeah, we were there. That was Feb. I enjoyed that visit and the snow too.
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I, as Steve mentioned, have light duty springs that are slightly pre-loaded to hold these cords in place and expand out with the slider to allow them to "stretch."
I can't imagine that mangled mess of a coiled wire wouldn't have a means of holding it in place?
A spring did disconnect one time and I had some sag but we noticed it before any damage.
I can't imagine that mangled mess of a coiled wire wouldn't have a means of holding it in place?
A spring did disconnect one time and I had some sag but we noticed it before any damage.
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There probably was something to hold. Off to home depot/lowes or something today to find a weak spring
The connection at the trailer is zip tied but the does not appear to be any attempt there to use something to help the wires stay out of the way of the tire.
The connection at the trailer is zip tied but the does not appear to be any attempt there to use something to help the wires stay out of the way of the tire.
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End result
The wires were not hurt, just the outside rubber.
So I tried some bungie cords in a few places and I didn't like the way to was going to coil up. I figured within just a few miles on the road I'd have he hook of the bungie in my tires.
So I had some zip ties as the next best thing.
Thought about the springs that were suggested by there really isn't a good spot to hook it onto aside from the step.
So I rounded up the extra length at the trailer end. Twisted it and zip tied the extra right there with how the factory had done some of the connections.
So what do you think?
So I tried some bungie cords in a few places and I didn't like the way to was going to coil up. I figured within just a few miles on the road I'd have he hook of the bungie in my tires.
So I had some zip ties as the next best thing.
Thought about the springs that were suggested by there really isn't a good spot to hook it onto aside from the step.
So I rounded up the extra length at the trailer end. Twisted it and zip tied the extra right there with how the factory had done some of the connections.
So what do you think?
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