Hauling water

JBarca wrote:

Huntindog wrote:
John.
My tanks are like ktmrfs as far as the mounting goes.

I did have a sagging problem with the FW tank. I fixed it with a welded metal support system. I don't believe in using wood in any way for tank supports.

A trip that we take at least once a year across the reservation has horrendous frost heaves on the road. This road will defineatly show any weak areas. So far, so good.

Thanks, good to know.

I agree on the wood concerns for tank supports when it is in a structural pulling capacity which mine has with the screws holding the black & gray. Since Sunline made my fresh tank cage so beefy, it is an assumption they never intended the black and gray to haul long distances full at highway speeds. I will address this if we change camping needs requiring us to not have ready access to a dump.

And yes, backcountry roads show up all the weak areas of a camper, hangers, frame attachments, axles, tanks you name it.

Thanks

John

I'll agree on not using plywood for tank supports. In my case, the fresh tank support is by 4 pieces of angle iron crossways under the fresh tank. The plywood I addded above it is for load distribution, rather than support. keeps the tank plastic from sagging down between the angle iron when full of water.