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BobsYourUncle's avatar
Aug 30, 2019

Some poor fellas waste tank broke!

Calgary, driving down our ring road coming home from work today, saw a fairly new TT on the side of the road with 4 ways on.

I got closer, 2 people standing on the shoulder looking under the back of the TT in dismay.

There was a gusher pouring out of the center bottom of one of the waste tanks and a huge mess on the shoulder of the road, under the back of their rig.

Don't know if it was black or grey tank, hopefully only the grey....

Poor folks, that's awful.

TT wasn't very old either. I failed to note the make. I was too busy looking at the mess pouring out the bottom. Must have just happened moments before I drove by. Ugh....

I can relate to their woes. I lost a black tank myself about 12 years ago. Only thing that stopped it from hitting the highway was one corner got hung up on a leveling jack. I was lucky.

22 Replies

  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    All I can say is .. The guy who was tailgating them when that tank let loose.

    Won't ever again tail gate an RV
  • It's not the first time in these forums that someone either had a tank break, or even completely fall out. If it was the black, hopefully he didn't get cited for contamination etc. It would be a very miserable feeling to have that happen. Plus a residual stink on the rig would keep you awake at night.

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