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I can't post pictures from my phone but trust me when I say THE STUPID TRAILER TIRE IS SHREDDED. We are just north of the Utah border on US89.
No spare, rim damaged and roadside assistance 45 minutes out. Mr Glock is now chambered just in case we get an unwanted visitor out here in the dark.
Thank goodness for mobile dvd players...
OJD
Trailer Tire Essentials to Avoid a Repeat of This
A blowout with no spare in the middle of nowhere is exactly the kind of thing you can plan around ahead of time. Keeping a proper trailer spare tire and mount on hand means a blowout costs you twenty minutes instead of a tow truck bill, a tire pressure monitoring system warns you before a tire fails instead of after, and a compact trailer jack makes the actual roadside swap far easier than fighting with a factory jack. Cheap insurance compared to being stranded on US-89 after dark.
I've always found it odd that the UHaul trailers don't have spares. Although the way they are now, they'd probably charge you extra for using it like they do the blankets and dollies!
ReplyDeleteDid it have the flip down fenders on it? Easily the best feature I've seen on a car trailer. I hauled a 64 Impala years ago and I would never have been able to get out without them. Car was about as wide as the trailer!