RonandConni
Greentown In
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I flipped mine down several years ago and have not had any problems. I am 6' tall so I do not have any problems reaching the handle. My wife can not reach the handle but that is ok cause it is not her job.
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Ron and Conni
Greentown, In
Cedar Creek 29LRLBS
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jgallego
Deer Park, Texas
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Mine was installed that way I have a quad fold cover on the bed.
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2009 Heartland Big Country 3355
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elwood1944
Mid Michigan
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Works good for me, I have had mine that way since we picked up our fiver
John Jane and "Little Dude"
2007 Chevy Silverado Classic 2500HD 4X4
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rick83864
Sandpoint, ID
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RonandConni wrote:I flipped mine down several years ago and have not had any problems. I am 6' tall so I do not have any problems reaching the handle. My wife can not reach the handle but that is ok cause it is not her job.
I should have explained better, I have the DRW fender to contend with. I can't reach the lock unless truck has weight on it.
06 Dodge 3500 Laramie 4x4 Dually
5.9 Cummins HO Automatic,Jacobs brake, Dodge Navigation
06 Grand Junction 34' Mor/ryde, 5500 Onan genny, Dual A/C, Fireplace
21500 GVW
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T-10 Parabolic
North Carolina
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With the hitch tilted up add a wood wedge between the jaws and the body of the hitch. This will tilt the handle down enough to close your cover.. Just remember to remove the wood wedge before trying to hook-up... T-10
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Charlie D.
Gonzales, La.
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I have the same bed cover as you. Tie that strap around the folding cover when open. Failed to do that one time and left it flapping. Wrapped around the drive shaft and sounded like a cannon going off.
Couldn't get over the side of the road quick enough.
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JJnLilly
Ohio
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I turned mine over long ago. It's not a problem to pull and it sure makes it easy to put my cover on.
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Bill1374
Saratoga Springs, NY
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I cut mine off just above the first bend and drilled a new hole for the cotter pin. That gave me a straight pull handle that would easily clear my bed cover.
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2006 Heartland Big Horn 3400rl
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arm
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I have closed my roll-and-lock cover over the hitch for years now. No Problem. I do clip the strap to something solid when towing so it doesn't flap around and get caught in drive shaft. Don't ask me why I do that now.
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CactusJohn
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Dayle1 wrote:The downside is having to reach over the bed rails to pull the lever and not having the handle end at shoulder heigth for a straight line pull. When I had a PU with a bed cover, rather than flipping the handle, I was able to drill a different hole and rotate the handle just enough to clear the cover when unhitched yet just above the bed rail when the hitch was in use.
I too drilled a new hole and rotated the handle just enough to clear the cover. Works great.
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