Close Call…
Posted: 23 May 2007 10:59 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Whew…on my last trip, I was on my way home and got caught in Rush Hour traffic. I’m creeping up the hill towards Del Mar Heights Rd. with the boat in tow, when a guy pulls up next to me and yells over that I have a huge bulge in one of my trailer tires. I pulled off, and sure enough, the right trailer tire had a bulge the size of a grapefruit on the inside wall. That would have been disastrous at 65 mph!

Thank God for Good Samaritans. I replaced the Carlisle tires with some Goodyear Marathons after I got home. I learned another lesson - don’t get slack! I usually do a walkaround and check the tires before I go any distance, but hadn’t been doing it lately.

Also, when was the last time you made sure you could take your lug nuts off??

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Posted: 24 May 2007 05:57 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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John i give my lug nuts a shot of WD-40 each time when i get home. I also have a bulge in my tire on the old Clouserhead. I’ve been delaying changing it. I guess it’s time f I’m going to sell it.

Randy

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