Black tank fell from r-pod - Event Date: 03 Nov 2016

Make mine root beer please. Either that or Ginger Ale.

I'm going to have to try that. It sounds good.

Originally posted by Retroactive I think this is the point in the discussion where we all need to sit around the virtual campfire and have virtual beer. At least arguing about the Rpods is a lot more productive than arguing about sports or politics!

Originally posted by jstrenn Originally posted by Retroactive I think this is the point in the discussion where we all need to sit around the virtual campfire and have virtual beer. At least arguing about the Rpods is a lot more productive than arguing about sports or politics! You are 100% right!!   StephenH, I apologize.  After reading my posts I was more than a little harsh.  I hope you get your situation all worked out to your satisfaction.  The design is not the best, but I suppose Forest River engineers figured it was good enough... Once again I am sorry.

I looked at my post again. I am sorry that I sounded like I was questioning your abilities. I should have looked up some of the information about screw strength first. Even so, in my case, the brackets and screws did need repair as it did have gaps and threads showing. That included at least one screw that was bent.

The good news is that I got a call today to tell me that the work is done. My wife and I will be driving up Monday to pick it up and bring it home. I'll be able to get a good look at it once I get it in my own driveway again, although I will crawl under while we are there to at least do a basic check of all the brackets.

What do you think of taking a small piece of angle iron, as long as, or a little longer  than the width of the cross-bar brackets and drilling and tapping it as additional support under the bracket? Would that do any good or would punching more holes in the frame tend to weaken it more than the additional supports would strengthen it? This might be something I would consider if the gaps are not completely closed on all supports. That is, if it makes sense.

Drill a hole through each bracket and through the center of the frame and add a bolt with lock washers...not hard at all.  No idea why they don't come that way.