Wow! More tires!
You can’t be serious!
Last August, we were travelling from
Montrose, Colorado to Marysvale, Utah when we blew two tires on the camper.
Montrose, Colorado to Marysvale, Utah when we blew two tires on the camper.
Though we bought 19 tires last August, that did not include
our Dodge Dually. We drove all the way
from Virgin, Utah to a campground near Branson, Missouri with only one cracked
rim on the camper, which is quite common for us. That happened somewhere between Grants, New
Mexico and Amarillo, Texas. My husband
was doing his normal check of the tires, rims, and motors before we would head
out the next day when he came across the crack in the camper rim. He found a local tire place that got us one
pretty quick and we got it put on and left the next day.
our Dodge Dually. We drove all the way
from Virgin, Utah to a campground near Branson, Missouri with only one cracked
rim on the camper, which is quite common for us. That happened somewhere between Grants, New
Mexico and Amarillo, Texas. My husband
was doing his normal check of the tires, rims, and motors before we would head
out the next day when he came across the crack in the camper rim. He found a local tire place that got us one
pretty quick and we got it put on and left the next day.
But, back to the current wheel problem.
Thankfully, my
husband is very meticulous when it comes to motors, campers, vehicles, and
basically anything you would consider “a guy’s job”. A couple of days ago he came in and broke the
bad news, “Honey, we have to buy tires for the truck.” Oh no, I thought. Seriously?
We just bought 19 tires last fall and now we have to buy six more! Plus, the truck tires cost more than the
other ones.
husband is very meticulous when it comes to motors, campers, vehicles, and
basically anything you would consider “a guy’s job”. A couple of days ago he came in and broke the
bad news, “Honey, we have to buy tires for the truck.” Oh no, I thought. Seriously?
We just bought 19 tires last fall and now we have to buy six more! Plus, the truck tires cost more than the
other ones.
Shae was looking over all of our machines, motors, tires,
and equipment – on an almost daily inspection – when he spotted the bulge in
the back outside tire of our dually. He
told me how thankful he was that we had made it to Missouri without it
busting. So since my oldest son needs
our van for his new job, I asked my husband to get new tires quick, which he
had already planned on doing.
and equipment – on an almost daily inspection – when he spotted the bulge in
the back outside tire of our dually. He
told me how thankful he was that we had made it to Missouri without it
busting. So since my oldest son needs
our van for his new job, I asked my husband to get new tires quick, which he
had already planned on doing.
Today we made the 40 minute trip to Walmart to get the new
tires on. We have always used locally
owned tire shops but this time we thought we would go with a nationally owned
shop in case we have problems down the road.
When we go to a local shop in a particular town we can almost guarantee
that we will not be going back to that town again. If the shop does bad work, we can’t just
bring it back and say, “Fix It!” We
might be 1000 miles away before we catch their mistake! Believe me, this has happened to us.
tires on. We have always used locally
owned tire shops but this time we thought we would go with a nationally owned
shop in case we have problems down the road.
When we go to a local shop in a particular town we can almost guarantee
that we will not be going back to that town again. If the shop does bad work, we can’t just
bring it back and say, “Fix It!” We
might be 1000 miles away before we catch their mistake! Believe me, this has happened to us.
After we arrived at Walmart, my husband glanced at the tire
with the bulge in it and the bulge had tripled its size in just a short
drive! The Lord really protected us, as
usual!
with the bulge in it and the bulge had tripled its size in just a short
drive! The Lord really protected us, as
usual!
He decided on a NITTO Dura Grapplor tire. We hope it will do good for us.
Tires are definitely something we have to budget for.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nitto-205-130/19473690 These are the tires that Shae decided on.
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| The rim was welded back at one time. Now, we just replace them. |
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| Shae checks our tires often which has saved many a problems on the road. |
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| Sometimes we get the same rim and other times we do not. |
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