Bunk End pole support brackets

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CommaHolly wrote:
Now to try and find some,,,,,,,,if you find them, let me know where LOL.Thanks.

I emailed Dutchman directly for the pole bracket and the reply is:

Thank you for contacting the Dutchmen RV Customer Service Department. Parts can only be obtained through an Authorized Dutchmen Dealer. To find a Dutchmen Dealer near you please go to the Dutchmen website www.dutchmen.com and click on Find a Dealer at the bottom left of the home page.

So I am off to find a Dutchman dealer near me. We will see where that leads me.

tailgater wrote:
Seems to me like the ends of the poles may be causing it. Do both ends look the same?

Yes the ends look the same; although the poles for the front are not the same length as the back which is understandable as the front bunk end is higher off the floor than back.

tailgater wrote:
Are they the original poles? Maybe if someone replaced the poles and squished the ends flat, the round portion of the pole may still be putting pressure on the inside of that support receptacle.

Not sure if the poles are original, they seem to look as original equipment. They do not look like homemade or from a different camper. With you mentioning that the round portion of the pole may still be putting pressure on the inside of that support receptacle. It seems that you maybe onto something. I will look closer and see if the flat ends are fully in the bracket and if at the right angle. If not I may flatten the pole more and make sure it fits fully inside the bracket.

I just bought a 2003 Dutchman Hybrid. We need new support poles too,,,,,,

apparently, whoever sold us the travel trailer, made their own poles,,,,,,,

:E

we don't have the bowing problem,,,,,,,,but the metal poles they used are so thick, they don't fit right.

Now to try and find some,,,,,,,,if you find them, let me know where LOL.

Thanks.

I have the same supports on my Jayco. No issues with bowing out.
Seems to me like the ends of the poles may be causing it. Do both ends look the same? Are they the original poles? Maybe if someone replaced the poles and squished the ends flat, the round portion of the pole may still be putting pressure on the inside of that support receptical.
I'm not the most cautious guy on these boards, but I wouldn't sleep on that until it was fixed.

Try Dolney RV center, I have purchased a lot of parts and gaskets from them in the past.

http://www.dolneyrv.com/

It is a 2004 CUB 236c. I will email Dutchman Parts.

tbolt2000 wrote:

bikendan wrote:

it would help if you posted year/make/model of hybrid unless you want to add it in your signature line.

It is Aerolite CUB 236C.

you could try Aerolite/Kodiak/Dutchmen parts dept.
i'm assuming it's a 2000?

bikendan wrote:

it would help if you posted year/make/model of hybrid unless you want to add it in your signature line.

It is Aerolite CUB 236C.

We had those on our PUP and our old 2003 HTT. Never had an issue with them bending though. Try calling a dealer. I recall seeing these hanging up in a bubble wrap at our dealer some years back. I thought about buying a couple "just in case", but now our new on has cables.