New mods to my T@B

Two mods this past weekend on my T@B.

I wasn't happy about storing my sewer hoses in the tongue tub, especially since at Tearstock after Austin (Marvin #2) thanked me for having a sewer hose in the tub that had not been used for black water. That got me thinking about the less than sanitary storage inside the tub. I installed a Valterra A04-0153XBK Black 64" EZ Hose Carrier on the passenger side of the tongue. I can fit a 5' and a 15' sewer hose in it. (The 10' extension hose goes in a large Ziplock in a 5 gallon bucket in the pickup bed. It comes with two built-in plastic clamps with a screw hole at each end. But, it's really intended for the frame of a larger RV/travel trailer, so I couldn't put a screw on both ends of the clamp. I was able to drill the hole for the top screws. I'll be adding 2 metal straps to make sure the hose carrier stays in place. And, regardless of the reviews on Amazon, the Rhino Flex sewer hoses do fit in it easily.

The 2nd mod is replacing the stock safety chains with Reese Towpower 7007500 Safety Cables. My safety chains were barely long enough, so these longer cables are definitely much better and safer. They are self coiling, so they don't fall on the ground, invariably in a mud puddle . According to the package, they're good for 5,000 lbs. The most fun part about it was that I was able to actually cut the old cables off of the tongue!  24" cable cutters and a lot of umph! Thanks to my brother for loaning the cable cutters to me.