snowshoe
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Sure did.
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greenrvgreen
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Growing up on Puget Sound, I watched a few inches of wet snow on a covered marina sink the marina AND the boats moored there. So I carry a step ladder and I'll shovel snow as soon as there's enough snow to fit in a shovel.
I'm still learning about TT construction, but I can tell you this about snow accumulation: It dramatically raises the level of ingress for water through vents, etc. And don't forget that even driven rain will roll of immediately, while snow is holding moisture around and above your vent seals for as long as it sits there.
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blt2ski
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I cameoff of snoqualmie pass one time with an unknown amount of snow there, At north bend at the DOT weigh scale, I was some 3000 lbs over the base wt og the trailer, and I was down from 3+' of snow to around 18" or there abouts. In 12 winters of driving my trailer up and down weekly to the ski area at the pass, I think I shoveled one time early on, that resulted in a break in the rubber roofing material, I never shoveled or broomed the roof again! Altho usually, I never had more than a foot to maybe two ft up there. The time I had 3', may have been in Dec 95 right after christmas, when the Edmond marina roofs collasped! I was at the top of snoqualmie for over 48 hrs with now where to go, as the road was closed to avalanch danger.
SO any way, do as you please, I am one warning to watch how to broom/shovel the snow!
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genekiwi
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Just thought of another point to remember about snow load.
Check your rv policy and see what is says about roof collapse due to snow.
Mine isn't covered if the roof collapses because of snow. Fine if a tree falls on it though.
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Earl E
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Gdetrailer wrote:mwebber78 writes "If it can support me ontop it can handle snow!!"
You might weigh 200 lbs, 2ft of snow could weigh over 2,000 lbs. You have MUCH more faith than I would have that the RV manufacturers do a better job building these things.
Trust me, they DON'T build em' with 2 ft snow load in mind!
That 200 lbs gets concentrated in an area of approx. 4" x10" or whatever size his foot is every time he takes a step. That 2000 lbs is spread over a much larger area. I'd guess that 2' of snow the size of mwebber's foot wouldn't weight over 20 or 30 lbs--at the most.
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nny12972
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Every winter, the same Qs and As! A recent 20" snow fall here weighed 17#/sq.ft. on the deck---I'm quite sure it weighed about the same on the TT!!!!! That's over 3500# on my TT roof. My dealer talks about having left snow on new rigs---has had ice back up in roof and refer vents, damaging both and even some water inside.
Ya' pays your money and ya' takes your chances, IF YA' DON"T CAREFULLY REMOVE MOST OF IT. My snow rake works real well---and you don't need to remove it right down to the roof---just be careful.
J
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firemedic16
Between Boston and Providence
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I cleared ours off, It had about a foot of HEAVY snow and ice. Just protecting my investment.
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Mic_bug
S.E. Mi --- U.S.A.
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i just move our TT to the south and not worrry about it
2001 CC/SB...& 5 wheels
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trailrider325
somewhere
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cleaned mine off had about 2 feet on the roof
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wylecoyote
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trailrider325 wrote:cleaned mine off had about 2 feet on the roof
Hey, I know you 
Welcome aboard...
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edited 12/27/07 05:02pm by wylecoyote *
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