Re: Soft tonneaus in the cold

From: JOE GLOWICKI (shelback@i-star.com)
Date: Wed Dec 06 2000 - 18:17:50 EST


look and see if the snaps are off center if thay are all you have to do
is to turn them over to have it loose for winter.

Andy Levy wrote:
>
> 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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