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JStrube
Groupie Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Topic: Rhino Flex storage Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 12:37pm |
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Self tappers sink perfectly into the frame. No pilot hole needed with the 1/4", use medium speed on the drill, until you break through, then slow it down. Thinner ones, like #10 or #8 are more fragile, so may need pilots in thicker material like the frame, but the 1/4" is fine. Yes, you need to push hard when drilling. The tube doesn't seem to sag much, they design it to go wide, the frame rails on my pod are 63 or 64 inches apart I believe. I needed the middle sized one, it was $57 shipped.
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2012 181G
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 12:50pm | |
Tech, you have the same slider tube? Did you have to support it in the middle?
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 12:56pm | |
True, but is that going to leave you with enough hose? I think the factory storage in like 27". Compacted from 27" what is the result on an expand hose? Is it enough? I dunno, I have zero stick time at the dump station. But, I am thinking the stations differ from place to place and having a short hose without reach could be a real bummer. Thoughts? What is the longest hose needed to ensure you can make the trip? 10' 15' 20' ? I want to be prepared, I don't want to have to ask to "Borrow" a hose...ewww.
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 1:40pm | |
I don't think that model was available when I bought mine. I believe I ordered one 61" long. No sag that I could see.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 8:05pm | |
I don't know how long my hose was before I cut it or how long it is now. It all fits in the original tube. I might have cut off 4 feet, if that much. I suspect that means I have 21 feet left. Whatever it is, I have never yet had to expand it all the way to reach a dump station. I only have about 2 years of experience with a camper with waste tanks, so I'm sure I could run across a dump station that was out of reach. Some people have strange ideas and do odd things (there a post recently about a truck stop dump station that was installed by someone who was looking at the plans upside down and backwards and was just about unusable without 40 feet of hose), but dump stations have always been within about 4 feet of where I could pull up. With black and grey dump gates, one may be 4 feet from the dump and the other might be 10 feet. If you can't reach you can usually move or go to another dump station. TT |
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2010 176
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 8:17pm | |
OK well, I am referencing the stock storage tube on my 178, it's 27" long. I have a 15' hose and just measured what would fit in the 27" factory tube. It turns out that if I cut it to fit into my current storage, I end up with a 10' hose. I wonder what kind of distance is typical for on site hookups? Are they typically right next to the pad?
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 8:51pm | |
A few points from my experience:
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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Markie
Groupie Joined: 22 Sep 2013 Location: Chambersburg PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 67 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 9:49pm | |
I did the square post sewer hose mod just the other day. You have to be careful not to get the 4X4 fence post covers, they aren't big enough. You have to get the larger post covers in lawn and garden section of Lowes. (I think they are 5"X5"X 8' for around $27).
The 1/4"x1" self tapping screws have a 3/8 hex head and cut a hole through the frame with no problem. I previously measured the pod frame center to center so I new how far to space holes to ensure I was going to hit the frame on both sides. I drilled four holes large enough to allow a socket with an extension to pass through on the bottom side of the post. I wedged the post up against the frame with some 2X4's to get things straight and stable before drilling. I then placed a screw on the socket, place the socket through the hole, used a 1" flat fender washer and drove the screw home into the frame. For one of the end caps (curb side) I used small sheet metal screws to hold it on permanently. The other end (road side) I drilled two holes on either side of the post, slipped a piece of 1/4" bungy cord through and knotted the ends on the inside. I drilled and mounted a drawer pull to the center of the cap for a handle. To secure the cap I simply pull the bungy over the cap and twist it around the knob. Works great. I painted the post and caps black (strictly optional) before mounting and it took longer for the paint to dry than it did to cut and mount the assembly to the pod. If you have any questions PM me and I can email some pics. There are some detail pictures already online if you look around. The original designer of this modification had another great idea. There is another part to the modification that is a nice touch. Lowes sells plastic spouting that slides into the post rather well. Simply cut to length and attached a wooden dowel or PVC pipe across the ends of the spouting as a handle and voila a drawer. The Rhino hose, clear elbow, and other accessories fit nicely. I can't take credit for any of this engineering, someone else came up with the idea and it's a good one. I thought about mounting another post to allow storage for other stuff like fishing rods, tent poles, outside string lights etc. Good luck with your project. |
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Mark & Vicki
R-POD 178 & 2015 Silverado 5.3L Weimeraner "Zeke" |
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Podster
Senior Member Joined: 16 Sep 2014 Location: San Antonio Online Status: Offline Posts: 1108 |
Posted: 01 Oct 2014 at 10:16pm | |
I appreciate you'all taking time to comment. It's now crystal clear to me that I need to do something. A 27" tube is worthless for sewer hose storage, except for maybe a small extension for the rare situation that calls for it. I, like everyone else, refuse to store the sewer hose inside the POD storage bay.
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Cliff & Raelynn
Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 02 Oct 2014 at 5:01am | |
grats on the mod, it's a good one!
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