RickNB
Well-known member
Went to drain my holding tanks on Saturday and when I removed the cap was greeted with a fast flow of BLACK tank contents. Luckly I had placed the hose in the drain end first and had the tank end in one hand and was able to get it pushed on before the entire tank dumped on me and the ground. After the flow was controled I looked at the handle that opens and closes the valve and it was in the closed position where I had left it the last time I dumped. Because it was a Saturday on a long weekend and service from the dealer would be almost impossible I decided to investigate my self.
What I found was the outside jacket of the cable running from the handle to the slide valve had become unconected from the crimping at the handle end and because the cable is so long it would not actuate the valve to the closed position. This cable routes through the underbelly of the unit then exits out through the frame then back through the frame so it can get to the valve at a proper angle. The holes in the frame that allow the cable to exit and enter the frame have been cut with a torch by somebody that apparently does not know how to use a torch.
If the cable is replaced then it will likly fail again in a short time this unit has only been used 3 months and it has already failed. The design and workmanship of this system needs to be looked at and revised or somebody else will be getting a bucket of ***** in the face.
One does not have to look far under the belly cover to see some very poor workmanship the same as the 2 holes that were gouged with a torch in the frame. Has no one at heart land have a drill and 1/4 inch bit.
What I found was the outside jacket of the cable running from the handle to the slide valve had become unconected from the crimping at the handle end and because the cable is so long it would not actuate the valve to the closed position. This cable routes through the underbelly of the unit then exits out through the frame then back through the frame so it can get to the valve at a proper angle. The holes in the frame that allow the cable to exit and enter the frame have been cut with a torch by somebody that apparently does not know how to use a torch.
If the cable is replaced then it will likly fail again in a short time this unit has only been used 3 months and it has already failed. The design and workmanship of this system needs to be looked at and revised or somebody else will be getting a bucket of ***** in the face.
One does not have to look far under the belly cover to see some very poor workmanship the same as the 2 holes that were gouged with a torch in the frame. Has no one at heart land have a drill and 1/4 inch bit.