Genny flexible exhaust

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My 87FC35 has an 8k diesel genset (never figured out whose 3 cyl engine it is...
doesn't say on it). My genset is fixed and not on a sliding tray.

Anyway, I've replaced the flexible piece of the exhaust 3 times in 5 years, and
it just broke again. The piece is about 12 inches long and is of course designed
to absorb some of the vibration off the genset. But I'm tired of replacing that
thing.

Does anyone have a thought on what it would do to just replace the flex pipe
with a solid pipe? I'm thinking the exhaust hangers would then just have to
absorb any of the vibration.

Thanks,
Alan Johnson
87FC35