Re: Soft tonneaus in the cold

From: mike kulczycki (dakota1994@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Dec 06 2000 - 19:38:08 EST


i've had a downey sst on my 94 for about 2.5 years now. i've never had a
problem with it ripping due to the cold. or had snow collapse it. i think
it is pretty strong. here in michigan we have snow, but usually not that
much snow. so i've probably had at least 6 inches on it before with no
problem. overall i do like the cover. i would buy another...
mike k
94 V6, 2wd, slt, cc, auto, flowmaster, msda, jba headers soon to be on...

>From: Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
>Subject: DML: Soft tonneaus in the cold
>Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 12:46:05 -0500
>
>I got my soft tonneau back in April, so it's never seen cold weather
>till recently. How low should I let the temperature get before I start
>worrying about ripping the snaps/seams? As the temperature has dropped,
>the cover has been getting tighter and stiffer (as expected). I'm
>afraid that if things get too cold, the snaps will let go of either the
>rail or the vinyl.
>
>And about how much snow weight would y'all say it can take (it's a
>Downey SST, 2 bows). I haven't heard of anyone having the vinyl tear
>due to excess snow, but I figure anything's possible. If we get 18" of
>wet snow overnight (not outside the realm of possibilities), will I wake
>up to a collapsed cover?
>
>I do know that if I take it off in this weather, it'll take a few
>buckets of pretty warm water to put it back on. But I'd rather do that
>than risk losing it altogether.
>
>-Andy
>

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