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Old 04-07-2014, 03:20 PM   #1
CHIEF MK
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Passport 23 RB propane bottle mount.

Were going on a trip next week , so I pulled the bottles out to get filled up, and I noticed some shoddy work from whomever installed the propane bottle mounting plate to the trailer frame.

The oval tray the bottle's sit in is held down with 4 sheet metal screws. Now the screws are large enough to secure this plate, but the plate has 4 long slots to give the installer plenty of options.

Here's what I found; The first thing that drew my attention to it was rust around every screw. Lots of rust. The rust was from them not cleaning the metal shavings off the plate after they were done. Lame! The next thing, and is why I am telling you this was a safety hazard. The screw heads are barely large enough to cover the whole slot. In fact all of the screw holding this plate down were really only securing about half of what they could have. The heads were half in the slot and half way on the plate. Lame Lame Lame.

I cleaned the whole mess up and sprayed a lubricant to the rusted area , and put some good size flat washers under the screw heads to insure they were holding 100% of that plate down.

You might want to check yours. My 23 rb is a 2014.
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Old 04-07-2014, 03:25 PM   #2
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I recently had mine off as well and noted only 3 screws and the head was broken on one of those three. There might have been 4 screws at one point, but that head is who knows where. So yes, I agree with the OP, you should check the propane tank bracket.


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Old 04-24-2014, 08:50 AM   #3
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Angry LP tank bracket loose

We just picked up our new 2015 Bullet 308BHS and when we arrived home with it from the dealer I noticed the LP tanks were not alligned to the frame. I didn't have time to remove the tanks yet but I know it's not connected the the frame anymore on one side. I just glad the other side held up until we arrived home. So it's not just the Passport line it's also happening on a brand new straight out of the factory Bullet.
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Old 04-24-2014, 04:20 PM   #4
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With this post in mind, I checked mine this past weekend. Rock solid. I was a bit concerned since I hadn't thought of that being a weak point.
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