Rite of passage, first blow out
On the return trip from a successful night of motorcycle Flat Track racing at Tarheel Speedway, near Lumberton, NC, I experienced my first blowout, 70 miles from home. Traveling south bound on I-95 near Summerton, SC, the passenger side, inside tire shredded it's tread. Replaying the event in my mind, I recalled that many miles prior to the blow out, encountering a bad spot in the concrete, not really a pot hole, but a spot broken up enough to make the 2001 Four Winds 31C Funmover shudder a bit. It wasn't too long after that, that I thought I could feel a slightly different vibration through the steering wheel. The tire tread shredding apart confirmed my suspicion that it was a different kind of vibration.
Long story short, with it being an inside rear tire, AAA RV roadside assistance was of no use(their policy). However, the company they initially contacted to assist me was outstanding. The rep that called said that AAA's policy of not changing out inside tires on site was ridiculous as they did that regularly. He then offered that even though AAA was of no help, he'd be able to do it as a regular service call. That appeared to be the most expeditious choice, so I gave him my tire info. Fortunately, he had tires in stock and dispatched the service driver to my location. Much to my surprise, he arrived within 15-20 minutes, he told me he would take the wheel back to the shop and mount the new tire and would be back as soon as possible, probably around 45 minutes. He was close to his word and apologetic as he explained he had an emergency delivery of a tow cable to another driver who's cable had snapped and gone through a lady's windshield as he was hoisting it up on the roll back( and I thought I was having a bad day!!!)
15 minutes later, tire mounted, bill settled up, and on my way to a uneventful remainder of the trip home.
Should any of you have the need of road side assistance, I would not hesitate to recommend Taylor Made Towing and Rec LLC. Really high marks for their customer service!!!
It's an adventure, right?
Long story short, with it being an inside rear tire, AAA RV roadside assistance was of no use(their policy). However, the company they initially contacted to assist me was outstanding. The rep that called said that AAA's policy of not changing out inside tires on site was ridiculous as they did that regularly. He then offered that even though AAA was of no help, he'd be able to do it as a regular service call. That appeared to be the most expeditious choice, so I gave him my tire info. Fortunately, he had tires in stock and dispatched the service driver to my location. Much to my surprise, he arrived within 15-20 minutes, he told me he would take the wheel back to the shop and mount the new tire and would be back as soon as possible, probably around 45 minutes. He was close to his word and apologetic as he explained he had an emergency delivery of a tow cable to another driver who's cable had snapped and gone through a lady's windshield as he was hoisting it up on the roll back( and I thought I was having a bad day!!!)
15 minutes later, tire mounted, bill settled up, and on my way to a uneventful remainder of the trip home.
Should any of you have the need of road side assistance, I would not hesitate to recommend Taylor Made Towing and Rec LLC. Really high marks for their customer service!!!
It's an adventure, right?
