What kind of a coach design builds four separate types of support mechanism into the "design" intentially so as it can be considered "By Design"?
I have:
2 hatches with manual props that must be engaged in a hole on the coach to support the hatch. (rear most compartments on both sides)
3 hatches that open with struts to about 170 degrees. (genset compartment, one storage compartment on curb side and the dump compartment on street side)
2 hatches that open with struts with a cable attached such that they are restricted from opening more than 90 degrees (one front hatch is this way to prevent the door from hitting the "prong" which holds the coach door open and one compartment that is under the bedroom slide on the curb side)
4 compartments with no support whatsoever (front elec., LP, hydraulic compartment, and water service compartment)
On the street side GS could try and argue that the reason for no support on the hydraulic compartment, water service, and LP compartments is due to their concern that the compartment would be left open, forgotten, and then crushed by the slide when it was closed. This sounds logical until you realize that they restricted >90 degree opening on the curbside under the bedroom slide with a cable on the strut. The electrical compartment is forward of the slide so there is definately not reason to "design" it that way.
CONCLUSION: There was no "design". It was a mixture of "lets do this on this one and that on that one and by the way, those service compartments don't need struts, no one ever goes in there that often." TOTAL LACK OF THINKING ON THIS ONE!
And, the same way this poster scratched his door is possible on mine. If the forward most curb side mini compartment (the one that only opens 90 degrees) were to be left open and then someone opened the door...whack...a dent, scratch, whatever...again poor "By Design"
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2004 Ultra Supreme Class A 30'
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- Added Safe-T-Steer
SLC, UT
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