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Teamfour
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May 04, 2014

5X5 Fence Post Mod - Length Question

I have all the stuff to install the 5X5 fence post sewer hose mod - except my TT. I want to pre-assemble as much as possible before going to the storage lot next Friday for the install. I have a "full width" camper, so is it safe to say will use the entire eight feet of the fence post? I know I have to cut the gutter shorter.
  • I never cut 3" off mine. The end where I get the hose out is almost flush with the side if the 5'er. The other end is back a few inches.
  • goducks10 wrote:
    I never cut 3" off mine. The end where I get the hose out is almost flush with the side if the 5'er. The other end is back a few inches.


    What did you use to paint your post/cap?
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    Ron3rd
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    Barney,
    I assume the plastic piece you use for the slide-out tray is rain gutter, correct?
  • Ron3rd wrote:
    Barney,
    I assume the plastic piece you use for the slide-out tray is rain gutter, correct?

    That is correct. There are two types. One is U shape and the other a K shape. Make sure you use the U shape and that it is the correct size to fit inside the tube. If I remember correctly, there were two sizes available at Lowes where I purchased it.
    Barney
  • goducks10 wrote:
    I never cut 3" off mine. The end where I get the hose out is almost flush with the side if the 5'er. The other end is back a few inches.
    I never cut any off mine as well, flush with the outside of the trailer.
  • Sifter, I used a clear coat for a primer and the just some Rustoleum paint that's for outdoor plastic patio furniture. I 1st took the sheen off with a scratch pad then sprayed the clear on. It acts as a primer. The clear bonds better than the paint. Follow that with your color of choice. I used to race remote control cars when younger and I would buy different bodies for the cars. They were clear and needed painting. We always painted the clear bodies on the inside with clear to help adhesion. So I just applied the same theory to my fence post.
  • I drilled two holes in the lower flange of the 5er frame. I took a piece of angle iron and used that for a support under the fence post. I ran two bolts up thru the angle iron into the lower flange of the 5er frame and bolted them to the I beam. I had to put some 1-1/2" spacers between the fence post and frame because of the propane line running under the frame.

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