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sam 06-05-2018 09:06 PM

Have a friend that might want a Towlite.
 
Am I correct in saying the early Towlites had wood frames. What year was the frame switched to Aluminum?

RichR 06-06-2018 07:41 AM

By looking at the brochures, 1999 was the first mentioning a steel frame. No mention of what it was in any before that.

Bruce from Kansas 06-06-2018 09:49 AM

1976 Has Steel or Aluminum Square Tubing Frame
 
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Originally Posted by RichR (Post 43547)
By looking at the brochures, 1999 was the first mentioning a steel frame. No mention of what it was in any before that.

My 1976 2176B has square tubing. It may be Steel, but because there was no Rust, I believe it may be Aluminum. And, it was coated with the lite green primer type paint. :)

Bruce from Kansas 06-06-2018 09:55 AM

Oh, wait, I don't think "Towlite" even existed back then! Mine was/is a Classic.

Treeclimber 06-06-2018 11:26 AM

Bruce, that was zinc chromate primer (sp). In avaition, aluminum parts were cleaned, aladined, dried and primed. Very lucky you had little or no corrosion.

Bruce from Kansas 06-06-2018 06:39 PM

Right You are Tree! This old West Nile Brain couldn't remember it! Used it myself and specified it for commercial Jobs and as an architect. Just the Primer Red for Steel.

Treeclimber 06-06-2018 07:47 PM

If I tore my Hi Lo down to the frame, I'd clean ALL the aluminum and I'd find the aladine somewhere, apply that, then the zinc. Only corrosion after that is cause I didn't do it right.

campthewestcoast 06-06-2018 10:38 PM

I believe the first year that the towlite was switched to aluminum framing from wood framing was 2001

KnottyRig 06-08-2018 02:03 PM

So am I correct in saying there are two Hi Lo “classes”, the Classic and the Towlite, right?

So to make the towlight, wood framing for the body was actually *lighter* than using aluminum (or the steel).

I thought some had box steel, and some were box aluminum?

Oi vey, my head hurts. We need a chart for this stuff!

Grcmnky 06-14-2018 08:27 PM

I have an 1986 towlite it has a square tube steel frame

tcongdon 06-16-2018 12:26 PM

Steel frame
 
I have a 1994 Hilo Fun Lite and it has a steel frame. I know cause the back part of the roof leaked and the frame was really rusted. But all good now. A trailer that cost me $2500. actually cost over $3500. when done. I Still have work to do on it. Not like new but in very good shape.

TEC


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