I am excited to find this forum! My wife just purchased a 1996 22ft. Hi-Lo Fun Lite at a ridiculously low price, so I expected may problems but only found a few. Those few I need help to correct.

The first is how to level the upper half? When lowered it is correct, but when raising it, the front raises two inches before the rear half joins in and then it raises as a unit, but crooked. I heard I would need 4 2x4 boards cut to same length and then lower the top onto them at each corner. Once the top was level and resting on the 2x4 posts and tension on the cables removed, I could adjust the cables tension and have it back to level at all times again. Is this accurate? And once it is lowered to level, where and how does one adjust the cable tension? Since I'll be under there, I'll check the hydraulic fluid and safety bar, etc. Anything else to check and maintain?

I'll put other issues in their coorect thread section as my time allows and items arise. We are excited to be Hi-Lo owners and already toook her out on a maiden voyage for 3 enjoyable days.

MangaFazer,
I'll take a try at some of your questions.
Concerning the leveling of the top half with the bottom half. Your owner's manuel should give you how to do that. I'd start there. I did mine just like they say and it is not hard.
I have had to do mine a couple of times. Don't think you'll get it perfect and never have to do it again. Maybe you will but I didn't. What I was looking for the most was for the top half to seal when in the upper position. If you raise your Hi Lo and then from the inside look for light where the upper and lower halves meet that's what I wanted to seal. Don't want air or bugs coming in.
Look at the manual and post any additional quesitons you may have. I remember the first time I did it I read the manual and then called Hi Lo and discussed it with Tom. It was simple after that. The manual will show you where each cable goes and where to tighten them.
I'd really check the manual to see everything that needed to be done. Folks like me with good meaning could forget something. So do what the manual says. You may end up adding a couple of things but then you'd have done what Hi Lo says needs to be done.
I do lubricate the hydraulic guide rod under the trailer and the cables and pullys.
Hope this helps
Papa

I just bought a 2009 1509t and the front of the trailer you can tell the top sags about 1 1/2". How do I lift the top Up onto the 2x4s?

If I can do that I can take up the slack in the front cables. Maybe I wont have all that cold air coming in the front of the trailer?

KF6GZH

I've not done this myself so I'm hoping that one of the more experienced members will jump in with some advise.

What I do have to share with you is that we have two documents in our library that I think will help you a lot.

The first one is the Hi-Lo owners manual, Library link. Look on page 25 of the manual (page 27 of the document), it describes the process.

There is also an excellent document written by a member that covers cable replacement and adjustment, it has lots of good pictures too. You can find it in out library at, Library link

Adjusting the cables on my Hi-Lo is on my short list of things I need to do too, the front of mine is about a half inch low. I'm actually looking forward to it

Let us know how it goes for you and remeber to always work safe!

Neal

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2001 Hi-Lo 22TL
2010 F150

I recently adjusted mine by the instructions in the manual. I used 4 4x4 cut to level the top and lowered it onto them (set on fram rails front and rear). Then I adjusted the cables. Where before the front was higher by some 2.5", it is now only higher by 1/4 to 1/2" at most. I was NOT daring enough to lower the top to 2" above the bottom rails and carefully drive around, as someone mentioned would help even it out even more.

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2003 F350SD, SC, LB, 4.30 V10
2009 Highlander Limited w/Class III
12 x 6 enclosed toy hauler trailer

Awesome! I really need to do mine too.

Neal

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2001 Hi-Lo 22TL
2010 F150

Well I got it level. It was not too hard. I lowered it onto some short 2x4s to get slack in the cables. It is pretty level now but I still get a lot of daylight coming in the front, so I know there is still not a good seal. That was what I was after to seal up the front. Back to the drawing board.

Can you see seal material on both the top and bottom halves, or is there some of it missing? If you have it it adjusted that well those seals should be pretty well together.

I can see both halves of the "gaskets" they line up but the gap is too big, I tried to post a picture of the daylight but it did not work. Maybe this will work here is a picture of the daylight -

Photoshop.com - aknotts eagles HI LO 105.jpg

The 2x4s I cut to about 8" per HI-LO's instructions I got over the phone.

The picture you posted, showes the roof is ajusted to high. You need to lower the roof to where the soft gasket seales to the hard molding on the lower section. If you still get light between the gasket and molding then the gasket should be replaced. There is a step by step instructions posted on this forum.
Sam