Re: [Fot] The MITTY...reprise...

["william r tobin" <william.tobin31@verizon.net>]

Bill, I carry (but haven't used yet!) a thing called a trailer buddy, I 
think. Just a small ramp.  In case of a flat, put the ramp in front of the 
good tire and pull the trailer onto it. The flat tire just dangles there and 
can easily be changed.
Be sure to loosen the lug nuts first.
You can make one yourself using some 2 X 8s, but they are heavy.
Also useful when greasing wheel bearings.
Note to any PRDA members: This will NOT work on single axle trailer! (A 
little humor)
Bill---- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillDentin@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 3:42 PM
Subject: [Fot] The MITTY...reprise...


> Amici...
>
> Shirley and I stayed over night in Buford, GA on Sunday, and left for
> points north on Monday morning.  Just below Knoxville, TN, in the 
> Appellation
> foothills, we had a violent blowout on one of the trailer tires.  There 
> was a
> hole I could put my fist through.  Thank God it was on driver's right, and
> not the traffic side, as there was little or no shoulder to make repairs.
>
> The biggest issue was getting the trailer high enough to get the wheel off
> and a spare on.  The loaded trailer is at least 6,000 pounds, and my jack,
> while rated for 4,000 pounds, does not operate (roll) all that well in the
> gravel/grass..  I sure did not want to have to unload the race car out 
> there
> on the highway in order to raise the trailer.  So I used a jack stand to
> maintain lift, while taking four or five separate bites and lifts with my 
> jack.
> It was a big deal, but I finally got it up high enough, and after that it
> was a piece of cake.   We bought two new trailer tires in Knoxville, and 
> were
> on our way.  Back home now, I think I'll buy two more tires for the other
> side.  I usually cover my trailer tires when it is standing for any length 
> of
> time.  These tires looked great, had plenty of tread, but were 
> manufactured
> in 2002 and 2004.  Obviously age is an issue.  No one has to tell me that.
>
>
> That same evening we stopped overnight in Frankfort, KY, just in time for 
> a
> two hour tornado scare (sirens the whole time).  The sky looked very bad.
> We did see trailing funnel clouds, but as far as I know none of them 
> touched
> ground.  Shades of TRIUMPH at Hallet a few years back.
>
> Racing is sure exciting.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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