AN EXPLOSIVE SITUATION
by Dick Cain

While traveling on Interstate Highways at normal Interstate speeds, I stopped at a restaurant to get a bite to eat and when we came out of the eating spot I noticed something about my rig that did not look right. I approached it and realized that I was looking at one end of my horizontal LP gas tank hanging to within 4 inches of the ground! \

Raising the access door and assessing the situation revealed that two of the supporting brackets were totally broken loose and the other two (the rear ones) were about half-broken through! I trembled at the thought of what would have happened if the tank had dropped down onto the highway at 50 mph with cars all around (the traffic had been quite heavy) and the two rear tires on the right side had ran over it!

I finally resorted to removing the LP tank and putting it inside the motorhome (no other choice) so we could continue to our destination as we were on a fairly tight schedule for a reunion in New London, CT.

While in CT, I got a mobile repairman to come out and reattach it properly. The manufacturer (Tiffin) had done a pathetic job of welding the brackets on at the factory and I was lucky they had lasted as long as they had. I took photos and sent them to the manufacturer who was not the least interested, and didn't even give me the courtesy of a reply.

Another case of poor quality control in a very dangerous area of a potentially catastrophic happening.

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