camperD
Senior Member
We just got back from a seven week trip in our 2307C. This was the first sizable trip since we got it 3 yrs ago and we learned a few things. So I thought I'd pass them along before I forgot.
The bathroom door failed at the top joint next to the wall hinge. This is a folding door made of solid oak in a frame and panel style. The joint is a miter joint (a very weak joint) reinforced with a thin metal spline. The spline broke and the joint opened up. No abnormally rough roads. I did a temporary fix with a screw across the miter joint. We also braced the door with shims to support it while we were pulling the TT. Oddly, all the other doors in the 2307C are cabinet doors and they have mortise and tenon joints (a very strong joint). HiLo put the weakest joint in the highest stress service! I will be reinforcing the miter joints with dowels.
A mouse got into the trailer. When I checked the underside of the trailer I found all the openings had been well sealed. But I found that there was an opening from the power cord compartment into the trailer where the power cord goes in. I sealed it with some spray foam insulation. Maybe just a miss on mine, but I thought I'd give a heads-up.
The gaps around the top and bottom halves of the door definitely let in mosquitoes at night in buggy areas. Our easy and effective fix was to stuff the gaps using a towel.
The hook-up brackets on our weight distribution hitch got bent twice. Both times were during tight turns. But with our previous trailer of 15 yrs, I have made similar turns without a problem. I suspect the additional 1000 lbs of the 2307C vs. the old trailer is overloading the bracket on tight turns. I have upgraded to heavy duty brackets that have gussets welded unto them to greatly increase the strength against bending.
Overall, we are very pleased with our HiLo. Just a few relatively minor and fixable issues. We really like all the light and cross ventilation from all the windows on the side. And it is a dream to tow.
CamperD
The bathroom door failed at the top joint next to the wall hinge. This is a folding door made of solid oak in a frame and panel style. The joint is a miter joint (a very weak joint) reinforced with a thin metal spline. The spline broke and the joint opened up. No abnormally rough roads. I did a temporary fix with a screw across the miter joint. We also braced the door with shims to support it while we were pulling the TT. Oddly, all the other doors in the 2307C are cabinet doors and they have mortise and tenon joints (a very strong joint). HiLo put the weakest joint in the highest stress service! I will be reinforcing the miter joints with dowels.
A mouse got into the trailer. When I checked the underside of the trailer I found all the openings had been well sealed. But I found that there was an opening from the power cord compartment into the trailer where the power cord goes in. I sealed it with some spray foam insulation. Maybe just a miss on mine, but I thought I'd give a heads-up.
The gaps around the top and bottom halves of the door definitely let in mosquitoes at night in buggy areas. Our easy and effective fix was to stuff the gaps using a towel.
The hook-up brackets on our weight distribution hitch got bent twice. Both times were during tight turns. But with our previous trailer of 15 yrs, I have made similar turns without a problem. I suspect the additional 1000 lbs of the 2307C vs. the old trailer is overloading the bracket on tight turns. I have upgraded to heavy duty brackets that have gussets welded unto them to greatly increase the strength against bending.
Overall, we are very pleased with our HiLo. Just a few relatively minor and fixable issues. We really like all the light and cross ventilation from all the windows on the side. And it is a dream to tow.
CamperD