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Old 03-23-2023, 12:58 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by EZCAMPER View Post
Waverly, my wife and I will soon be in our 70s. It is getting more difficult for us to open. We have recently discovered that using the tongue jack to assist. We lower the tongue to open the front and then raise the tongue to open the back. Then level out. It makes a huge difference. Closing is the reverse, just remember to raise the corner jacks before you close!
Thanks for the thought. We know that. The issue with ours is that we put 2 solar panels on the front of the front roof and 2 on the rear roof. It wasn't a big deal on the rear roof but the front roof has the AC unit on it and the extra 30# does make a difference.

Lowering the tongue helps once you overcome that initial lift but it doesn't change that initial build much.
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