I had 3-4 inches waiting for me this morning, but living on the opposite
side of the Great Lakes from you, we get all the downwind weather (lake
effect). I'm a little more concerned about the cold, though; last
winter we had a stretch right after New Year's where we didn't get over
5 for a week.
mike kulczycki wrote:
>
> 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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