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Just picked up HiLo 2510 and am in process of going through it testing everything and familiarizing myself with all. A definite step up from the jayco pup.

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new purchase. And though we have never had a Jayco pup, we did have a small Estrelle and it was a real pleasure when we got our 21T and then graduated to a 27T.

Welcome to the forum.
 

Be sure to check out the operational videos. We are here to answer any questions you may have. Best of luck with all your HiLo adventures.

Those videos are in the "reference Library" under "Hi Lo owners manual", says "sticky".

There some on U Tube also...Welcome and Enjoy

Welcome to the HiLo family. What better way to meet the family than to attend the 2019 National HiLo Rally in Ft Collins, CO. Click the link on this forum.

Hello, we just picked up our first camper this weekend. Its a 2000 170RK HiLo. Needs a little work but its going to be great fun. We are taking it out for its maiden voyage over Easter weekend.

We are going on maiden voyage this weekend!

Both of you, have a great time. Take your time setting up for the first time. Smell the flowers!
Tree

Thanks, we definetly will. Going with the previous owner so it will be a great learning experience as well. Thanks to everybody on this forum for all of the great information. Made it easy to say yes when we found our camper.

already set it up a couple of times, been going through it to test everything. i just have underside to go through lubing cables and pulleys and cylinder shaft.

We set it up in the driveway and now are having the fun of getting all of the necessities. going to be a very relaxing weekend.

aallred: Welcome to the forum. Where in VA are you located? If you need any help or advice with the HiLo get back. Jim

Hi Jim, Thanks for the offer. We are in Lyndhurst. Just outside of Waynesboro.

There has been a veritable treasure trove of information on this forum. I now know how most all systems on this camper work, Love it.

There has been a veritable treasure trove of information on this forum. I now know how most all systems on this camper work, Love it.

If ya wanna have some fun (educationally) on those trial set-ups, try laying UNDER the unit, near the piston, while it's being raised and lowered by another person. Lay FLAT, with hands on the ground. It's interesting how seeing everything in motion helps you understand how it works.
Tree

I know it is a rare occurence, but I wonder why Hilo didn't provide safety stands with the units for cable failures, Murphy and his laws live at my house quite often. I am aware cable maintenance is a must, just fear going to sleep and waking up wearing the top. :)

20 years as a millwright has taught me that if it can go wrong, it generally will

If your safety bar is working right, that won't happen. I periodically raise the top fully then lower it to ensure the safety bar works, then raise the top again. Carrying four 2X4s and the shimming material to put at each corner would be maddening to me.
Take care of your systems and they'll take care of you.
Tree

Hi; We are just over the mountain in Afton. Lets talk. I sent you a private message with my Ph#. We will be heading to Colorado in June to the national Hi-Lo rally, our 7th or 8th if I remember correctly. Jim

Safety bar covers hydraulic failure, and mine is in good shape as are the cables and rollers. I am more worried about catastrophic cable failure. I realize that this is a very slim chance as cables if taken care of and inspected periodically should not fail.Just a nagging thought in the back of my warped mind.

Hi Treeclimber; If you had a failure of all the cables the safety bar would not keep the top from falling tho I have never read of all cables failing at once. The safety bar only keeps the hydraulic ram from retracting if there was a sudden loss of hyd pressure such as a failure within the Hyd system. It also keeps the top from creeping down due to normal ware over time of the ram piston seals or hydraulic fluid bypassing within the pressure relief valve or the manual lowering valve. JIM

I understand about the hyd failure/safety bar. But the chances of all four cables failing at the exact same time are astronomical. If one broke then another, etc, the top would most likely fall a bit then jam and cock the top. Sorry, just don't see a four cable failure happening. And for that, I can sleep at night in my Hi Lo. Just my 2 cents.
Tree