Camper Trailer Gas struts

Submitted: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 09:07
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G'day All

Last year I purchased a 2006 Campomatic XTC rear fold camper and looking to replace the rear struts. I had some work done on the trailer at a trailer shop and asked them to replace the struts while it's there as I don't believe they worked properly. They fitted new ones - 500N large struts and 300N small struts. I can open the camper on my own but cannot close the camper on my own so wondering if these are the wrong "Newton" struts ? There were no specs on the old struts as I believe they were the original ones which lost their markings.

I researched on this site and found an old thread where someone replaced his with 700N and said that they worked nicely. Then I found on a camper trailer site where someone replaced theirs with 1200N and that works perfectly.

Also, if 1200 N makes it easier to close would that then make it harder to open ?

I have since installed a small electric winch to replace the hand winch the camper came with (fitted by the previous owner) which works well but when these campers came out they didn't have a winch and were designed to be opened and closed by one person. This was confirmed after talking to a 65yo lady who has an identical camper and opens and closes her camper without a winch by herself.

Or would anybody know the correct spec struts ?

Hoping the great folk on here can lead me in the right direction to sort this out as I would be happy not to use the winch if possible.

And before the jolly jokers start with maybe I should visit the gym, I can say that I am fit, big and very strong lol lol

Cheers
Gazz

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