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Old 02-27-2015, 06:16 AM   #17
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You're welcome. Yes, the bulk of the weight (from a vertical and horizontal perspective) is placed on the two awning support brackets. However, the awning rail will take all the lateral forces when the awning is extended. Additionally, the "anti-billow lock" as Carefree calls it, will put some significant jerking pull on the awning rail when the wind hits the extended awning as well as when the wind gets under the awning roll during travel. The lock makes that an abrupt pull rather than a "spring mediated gradual pull" as the spring unwinds.

If I remember (and I may well have forgotten or may be confused) there used to be the same warning in the rail installation step that is currently in the bracket installation step: "The mounting surface must have sufficient framing or backing to support the brackets and allow the use of the screws. Aluminum or fiberglass skins are not adequate to support the installation."
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