Beware of losing septic hose storage tube

[Rideblue51]

Hey all,

Just a word to inform you of how my septic storage tube came loose. As the wife and I exited the freeway for a short stop, she noticed the septic storage tube was hanging down from one end and dragging the ground. Fortunately it must have just happened because the plastic wasn't worn much. We had been traveling some fairly rough roads during our 6,000 mile trip. Come to find out that the end that we all access the door to open the tube is mounted to a 6 inch piece of 1 inch square steel tube and secured with 2 bolts (see photo). This square tube is welded to an "L" shaped piece of steel that starts the square tube and extends into the underneath of the rig and under the cover. The other end of the storage tube had only one bolt (self tapping) holding it to the same "L" shaped steel (I only know this because I just followed the steel by feeling for it through the underside cover). Although the plastic bracket has one hole for bolts in each end, there was only one bolt on one end secured and the plastic broke off around the one bolt. There is no 6 inch square steel tube under there to secure it to. Sorry for the long explanation. But I built a "T" out of 1 inch square tubing and secured that to the "L" shaped steel. But since one of my plastic mounts was now broke off I just wrapped this steel tape around it and was able to secure both ends.