How my day has gone...
Feb 19, 2014 12:36:23 #
First the wife had a flat in her brand new tire...after I couldn't jack it up..I was force to call the tow truck...$75.00 to take it to the shop....estimated 500.00 for a new tie rod and CV joint and tire...
And then was force do take a cab just to get to work....
Oiy vey..what a day....
Both shots taken with my X100S with the wide angle converter on it...
And then was force do take a cab just to get to work....
Oiy vey..what a day....
Both shots taken with my X100S with the wide angle converter on it...
Feb 19, 2014 13:15:01 #
Why did it need a new tie rod & CV joint? Having just had a call from my wife that her car needs a new front wheel bearing & stabilizer bar. Of course, its all wheel drive, so the bearings are buried in the wheel around the brake.
Feb 19, 2014 13:15:14 #
rpavich wrote:
First the wife had a flat in her brand new tire...after I couldn't jack it up..I was force to call the tow truck...$75.00 to take it to the shop....estimated 500.00 for a new tie rod and CV joint and tire...
And then was force do take a cab just to get to work....
Oiy vey..what a day....
Both shots taken with my X100S with the wide angle converter on it...
And then was force do take a cab just to get to work....
Oiy vey..what a day....
Both shots taken with my X100S with the wide angle converter on it...
You should get AAA roadside insurance. They've never let me down. I had 3 or 4 blowouts on my motorhome, a couple of dead batteries and a wrecked car, and they always came and got me back on the road again or towed me to a repair center for an annual cost of something like $70
Feb 19, 2014 13:40:10 #
EdK wrote:
Why did it need a new tie rod & CV joint? Having just had a call from my wife that her car needs a new front wheel bearing & stabilizer bar. Of course, its all wheel drive, so the bearings are buried in the wheel around the brake.
It might not need a new one...but I'm guessing it will...it's never been replaced. They might just have to pop it back in.
The tie rod...not sure...if it's straight or bent...that depends also.
Feb 19, 2014 13:40:37 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
You should get AAA roadside insurance. They've never let me down. I had 3 or 4 blowouts on my motorhome, a couple of dead batteries and a wrecked car, and they always came and got me back on the road again or towed me to a repair center for an annual cost of something like $70
Well..I used to have it..it's cheap...but not sure, I'll be getting ahold of Geico to find out.
Feb 19, 2014 13:42:41 #
And here I thought my week was bad, Sunday I had a 1000 gal water tank with 800 gals of liquid fertlilzer in it, pulled off highway to gas well road , bam stopped and found a blown out tire and a busted leaf spring, boss was filling spray rig while i went to shop and got tools and 2 tires (1 looked like it could blow out any time) came back changed tire (got to love them portable air compressors and impact tools) towed it back to shop very slowly and tied axle in place with a come a long and wired a 4x4 block between axle and frame to finish day.
Monday had 700 gals of fertilizer in tank pulled off main road to county road going to field and noticed a rear tire wobbling , lost 5 lug bolts 1 1/2 way out, luckly still had tools etc in truck, jacked up robbed a lug bolt from other 3 tires n was back in business.
Tuesday almost same place as Monday pulling a 800 gal ( empty ) anhydrous ammoania tank bam tire blows out, 1 spare tire n tools still in truck so its time to change my 3 tire in 3 days mind you these are big ass farm implment tires.
Is tired of tire problems .
Pete
Monday had 700 gals of fertilizer in tank pulled off main road to county road going to field and noticed a rear tire wobbling , lost 5 lug bolts 1 1/2 way out, luckly still had tools etc in truck, jacked up robbed a lug bolt from other 3 tires n was back in business.
Tuesday almost same place as Monday pulling a 800 gal ( empty ) anhydrous ammoania tank bam tire blows out, 1 spare tire n tools still in truck so its time to change my 3 tire in 3 days mind you these are big ass farm implment tires.
Is tired of tire problems .
Pete
Feb 19, 2014 14:33:55 #
dooragdragon wrote:
And here I thought my week was bad, Sunday I had ... (show quote)
Sounds like you could use some vehicle maintenance and/or new tires on said vehicles.
Feb 19, 2014 14:47:03 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
Sounds like you could use some vehicle maintenance and/or new tires on said vehicles.
Farm equipment gets used once a year just dry rots.
Feb 20, 2014 20:38:53 #
jeep_daddy wrote:
You should get AAA roadside insurance. They've never let me down. I had 3 or 4 blowouts on my motorhome, a couple of dead batteries and a wrecked car, and they always came and got me back on the road again or towed me to a repair center for an annual cost of something like $70
I think roadside insurance added to my State Farm auto insurance is only a few dollars a month.
Feb 21, 2014 03:34:13 #
Wenonah wrote:
I think roadside insurance added to my State Farm auto insurance is only a few dollars a month.
I found out that I do have roadside and Geico is paying me back..that's ONE good thing :)
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