MikeDahlager
Senior Member
Coming home from deer hunting I had a really scary experience. I had just entered the freeway and was about to pass a tractor-trailer rig when I happened to glance in my rear view mirror and saw the top on my 8' NCO lifting about 5" off the base unit! Talk about a pucker factor. I slowed down and the top lowered back down.
I pulled over and found that I had left the narrow crank window on the front of the camper wide open. Apparently, this created enough lift at 70 MPH to lift the top section. I shut the window and drove the rest of the way home with the top section firmly in place.
I must admit, I had my doubts about this happening to me. The top section always sat firmly in the down position. I could see how this might be a problem with a cab over unit if the wind got underneath the overhang, but how could it be a problem with a NCO?
The bottom line? ALWAYS CHECK TO SEE THAT THE FRONT CRANK WINDOW IS CLOSED PRIOR TO HITTING THE ROAD!
Mike
I pulled over and found that I had left the narrow crank window on the front of the camper wide open. Apparently, this created enough lift at 70 MPH to lift the top section. I shut the window and drove the rest of the way home with the top section firmly in place.
I must admit, I had my doubts about this happening to me. The top section always sat firmly in the down position. I could see how this might be a problem with a cab over unit if the wind got underneath the overhang, but how could it be a problem with a NCO?
The bottom line? ALWAYS CHECK TO SEE THAT THE FRONT CRANK WINDOW IS CLOSED PRIOR TO HITTING THE ROAD!
Mike