Snow Removal and Roof Concerns

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  ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,485

  December 2021

  I take a snow rake to mine after each storm. Maybe it's not necessary but it's easy enough to do. I'm less concerned with the weight of the snow per se than of freeze-thaw cycles creating a thick layer of ice over the top of the cover. The effects of ice can be a little unpredictable.

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  VictoriaP Member Posts: 1,494

  December 2021

  Thinking about the year we had back to back to back to back heavy wet snowfalls, I’d likely do as ScottG does simply because if I left 12”, it might be three feet tomorrow. Better to clear it each time and not risk it.
  
  (Off to note “sturdy carport” on today’s gratitude list. LOL)

  2019 320s BD Lite, white with blue (“Haven”)
  2015 Subaru Outback 3.6r (unsafe 200lb tongue weight limit until 2020 models)
  2020 Subaru Outback XT
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  manyman297 Member Posts: 1,228

  December 2021

  Good points. Putting on my boots now

  2021 400 BD
  2020 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 

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  bergger Moderator Posts: 1,045

  December 2021

  I also clean the snow off after every storm.  

  2021 T@b 400 BD  "Vixen Gail" 
  2018 Nissan Titan Pro 4X "Big Bird"
  Leadville Colorado

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  dragonsdofly Member Posts: 1,927

  December 2021

  We clean snow off any time we get more than 4 inches in single event. Being only a few hundred yards from the water (Detroit River to Lake Erie) we sometimes get several events in a day or week. Usually by March or April, there is a 4' snowdrift between our house and the t@b and access is more difficult, but for the health of our t@b, it's worth it.

  2017 t@b sofitel(Dr@gonsFly)TV 2015 Silverado 2500hd(Behemoth). Wyandotte, Michigan.
  Draco dormiens numquam titilandus.

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  ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,485

  December 2021

  Just make sure you check for loose limbs, too!  :-O
  
  
  

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  BrianZ Member Posts: 1,763

  December 2021

  That looks like a whole tree, @ScottG!  Was there any damage?

  -Brian in Chester, Virginia
  TV: 2005 Toyota Sienna LE (3.3L V6)
  RV: 2018 T@B 320S, >100 mods 

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  Michigan_Mike Member Posts: 2,861

  December 2021

  I just greased the old girls bearings a few days back
  when the temps hit 60°.  Got her all nestled nicely in the barn, fed her some oats and she’ll be ready to roll west to New Mexico on the 28th.  

  
  

   
  

  Mike - Elmira, Mi / 2019 T@B 400 / 2021 Chevy Silverado LTZ

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  ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,485

  December 2021

  BrianZ said:

  That looks like a whole tree, @ScottG!  Was there any damage?

  It was more of a large branch that just laid down gently in the bed of snow on top of the T@B. Other than to my cardiac tissue when I discovered the scene, there was no damage save for a tiny dent at the top of the roof.

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  ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,485

  December 2021

  Rub it in, @Michigan_Mike.  ;-)

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  Michigan_Mike Member Posts: 2,861

  December 2021 edited December 2021

  ScottG said:

  Rub it in, @Michigan_Mike.  ;-)

  What a difference a few days make!  I can’t get outta here soon enough!!!  This mornings view!!  😲  😂
  
  
  

  
  

  Mike - Elmira, Mi / 2019 T@B 400 / 2021 Chevy Silverado LTZ

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  ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,485

  December 2021

  At first I thought you forgot to post upload something, but now I get it!  ;-)

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  Michigan_Mike Member Posts: 2,861

  December 2021

  It’s cold here this morning, data is flowing a bit slow!  😂

  Mike - Elmira, Mi / 2019 T@B 400 / 2021 Chevy Silverado LTZ

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