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We recently completed a trip from Cincinnati to Harlingen, TX where we spend almost six weeks. We then went to Big Bend National Park for a few days and then started out on I10 for Escondido, CA. We were between Fort Stockton, TX and El Paso when we had a blow out of the inside dual on the passenger side.
Good Sam had a tire guy to us in forty five minutes, which I think is pretty remarkable. Even though we had a spare, it was unusable because of its position under the RV and uncovered. So, it was struck by everything passing under the RV. LESSON: If you have a spare, and it is under the RV, cover it with something to protect it.
As a result of the spare not being good, the tire guy drove 75 miles to El Paso to pick up a new tire. Naturally, Good Sam would only pay for the cost of the guy to get us off the road. It was almost 10:00 PM when tire was finally mounted and put on the RV. We spent the night in a dirt field behind a Mexican Restaurant. The next day, we drive to Las Cruces, NM and stayed in a campground/RV repair shop named RV DOC. This shop kindly performed temporary repairs quickly so we could get back on the road.
These tires were only four and a half years old, covered when parked, inflation checked every other day when traveling, and inflated to the proper pressure. It is just one of those mysterious that happen on occasion. I did,however, buy five more tires just for the satisfaction of safety. They were Michelin XRV's 235/80/22.5.
THEN, while pulling from a fuel stop in Alpine, CA the "low water" light came on then went out. I added a little coolant, but when in Las Vegas, I noticed a drip on the parking pad. A visit was paid to the Freight Liner Oasis there and a broken radiator was found. That visit cost an extra three days and two nights in a hotel , plus a substantial repair bill.
However in seven years of RV'ing, this was our first real trouble on the road. We are home now, and by the way, I don't want to give the RV away anymore.
Good Sam had a tire guy to us in forty five minutes, which I think is pretty remarkable. Even though we had a spare, it was unusable because of its position under the RV and uncovered. So, it was struck by everything passing under the RV. LESSON: If you have a spare, and it is under the RV, cover it with something to protect it.
As a result of the spare not being good, the tire guy drove 75 miles to El Paso to pick up a new tire. Naturally, Good Sam would only pay for the cost of the guy to get us off the road. It was almost 10:00 PM when tire was finally mounted and put on the RV. We spent the night in a dirt field behind a Mexican Restaurant. The next day, we drive to Las Cruces, NM and stayed in a campground/RV repair shop named RV DOC. This shop kindly performed temporary repairs quickly so we could get back on the road.
These tires were only four and a half years old, covered when parked, inflation checked every other day when traveling, and inflated to the proper pressure. It is just one of those mysterious that happen on occasion. I did,however, buy five more tires just for the satisfaction of safety. They were Michelin XRV's 235/80/22.5.
THEN, while pulling from a fuel stop in Alpine, CA the "low water" light came on then went out. I added a little coolant, but when in Las Vegas, I noticed a drip on the parking pad. A visit was paid to the Freight Liner Oasis there and a broken radiator was found. That visit cost an extra three days and two nights in a hotel , plus a substantial repair bill.
However in seven years of RV'ing, this was our first real trouble on the road. We are home now, and by the way, I don't want to give the RV away anymore.
