Thank God for Walk Arounds
Last weekend, we set off for our annual dry camping experience at Sand Lake, Oregon. It is a OHV park and we spend three days riding and eating...or is it...anyway, we headed out and as we hit Astoria, OR, I stopped for a potty break and dinner. I was walking Walt, our dog and decided to do a walk around and make sure the bearingi were ok etc. As I rounded the back of the trailer, I noticed something metallic on the inside edge of the back drivers side trailer tire. I got down and with a couple licks from Walt, realized I had something sticking out of my tire. I checked and it was either a rivet or tire stud. I looked close and felt I may have been lucky as it was in the tread, but as soon as I touched it, air came out. I left it alone and was going to change the tire, but we had a long way to go and was not comfortable going without a spare. I hit the button on the GPS and it showed a tire shop less than a mile away. They closed in ten minutes, but agreed to say and get me fixed.
I limped over to the tire store and of course the tread and damage prevented them from repairing the tire. 20 minutes later and $145.00 less, I was back on the road and retrieved the crew to continue our adventure. I was so thankful I found this before we got on the narrow and dangerous roads of US 101. The story would have not been nearly so chipper. Be sure to always walk around your entire rig everytime you stop. You never know what you may prevent!
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