Moving Out

The first powered move of the trailer is done when all the windows and trim have been installed. All that remains are the items on the roof and the awnings. The door to the factory is just a bit tight for a high profile model over 35 feet. Some of the higher and longer units actually have some air removed from the tires to allow them to clear the door frame. We made it out with full tires and almost an inch of clearance.
			The unit is picked up by a forklift with a fifth wheel towing attachment on the fork and the wheels that have been added to the front jacks to allow it to be moved inside the factory are removed.
			Several spotters are positioned around the unit as it approaches the doorway. This is a delicate operation and the folks take great care to insure everything goes smoothly.
			Once the bathroom has cleared everyone can relax a bit. You can see why they wait to install the air conditioner and roof vent covers. We had about two inches at the roof and the sewer hose holders came within about an inch at the lip of the concrete floor.
			Outside at last. The crew will now attach all the awnings and roof mounted equipment.
			The unit is finished. We decided to leave the unit white with no striping. Automate offers several different colors of stripes or you can do something custom... Plain was not a big hit with the factory crew until they saw how clean the unit looked hooked to our un-striped truck.