Quote Originally Posted by phorner View Post
Bruce,

Mine failed exactly like yours: the small nipple shearing between the tank and regulator.

This has been re-engineered to eliminate the small nipple. Apparently, this has been the trouble spot. Even nipples that have been replaced have failed, which leads me to believe that it wasn't simply a batch of defective nipples in the original setup.

Good luck in your repairs. I know what a PIA it can be. The good news is that Peter will see to it that you get a replacement unit installed.
Thanks for the heads up on this Paul. It is a shame that AFO did not contact each of us to offer the fix, even if it was not the right one.

No one has mentioned the possibility that when this failure occurs while driving over the road, toad attached, maybe even heading down a steep grade finding ones self needing to apply full braking to both the bus and the toad, what then???

I am feeling a bit stupid, and somewhat skeptical now about Rally deals, doubt if I will ever fall prey to these types of carefully crafted products at rallies.

The fact is that even the so called mainstay products can fail, as my Blue OX did which led me down the AFO path in the first place.

I will report back when AFO has weighed in on how to handle the problem.