Not off to a very good start

[RetiredRR]

I've heard something about bumps in the road lately. You've already had enough to last the remainder of the trip. Hang in there.

[NeonMoon]

Thanks guys, trust me, I've learned it can always be worse. I thought that once, and found out it could, lol. As far as the bus tires, both were rears, which left the other dual to get me off the side of the Interstate, coulda been worse.

Did get out for a couple hours yesterday evening and fished a little, that always seems to "help" make the little things seem even more insignificant. From now on, and DVDs I buy I'll open before I leave the store .

[feeshrman]

Good luck, sounds as if you have got a good bead on things. After this front moves thru you should catch some feesh.

[NeonMoon]

Ahhhh, the saga continues. Left HF at 10:15, got to Reelfoot Park about 12:30. Stopped for fuel about 5 miles away, and notice the trailer setting funny, but thought I was parked in a dip or something. Walked back to look at it, and the tongue of the trailer had kinked, and bent upwards making the front of the trailer set about 6" off the ground.

Once I got parked at my spot, I unhooked the trailer. Now I gotta figure-out how I'm going to fix it. I'm here for 21 days, so hopefully I'll figure-out something between now and then. I don't carry a lot in it, so I don't think it's overloaded, likely just inferior materials used in its construction. I KNEW I should have brought my MIG! lol

I'm hoping at some point this trip gets better



Out side of all that, nice Park. Water looks rough here as well. I haven't looked around too much yet, as I skipped breakfast, so made some lunch after kicking and cussing the trailer

Not many here, I'm kind of surprised. I was actually worried about getting a spot.

[NeonMoon]

Well, with a little ingenuity I got the tongue pushed back in place.



And my 48" straight edge on the bottom of the frame shows it's about as close to perfect as it can get.



Now I just gotta figure how to keep it there, and find the materials to do it with. There's a crossmember just behind where it folded, so it's not gonna be as easy as adding something to the sides of the tongue. Not gonna be in any hurry, I got 3 weeks here, so plenty of time for head-scratchin'. When I get back to Indiana, it'll get some major reworking to be sure this won't happen again.

[jimp]

you definately got a dark cloud following you around on your trip. Bet there is a welding shop around close that can get it fixed for ya. GL

[Phantom309]

JB Weld ! ! ! !

[NeonMoon]

you definately got a dark cloud following you around on your trip. Bet there is a welding shop around close that can get it fixed for ya. GL

lol, it ain't just on this trip! Unloaded the Kayak and Scooter earlier, brand new battery in the Scooter (3 weeks old) dead. It was a Warranty Replacement, I'll never buy another X-treme battery. Got it on the charger, but it's probably junk.

JB Weld ! ! ! !

JB Weld ? We don't need no stinkin' JB Weld

[RetiredRR]

One of my all time heros, Red Green.........

[huls1]

Setting with my 2nd flat tire today (on the bus) near Eddyville KY (closed weigh station), 1st flat set me back about 4 hours, and a good chunk of change. Anyone nearby run a Road Service and have a 10R-22.5 and wants to make some money?

Looked on the internet, got a couple numbers, one guy couldn't help but was nice enough to give me a couple more places to try, will have to wait until morning. I'm spendin' the night here, had all the "fun" I can stand for one day.

Gloom, despair, and agony one me................

All I can say is I better catch some nice fish (if I ever make it to Hillman Ferry), this has been an expensive trip, and it's just started.

10R-22.5's are getting hard to find, might want look into some 11R22.5 or lo pro 22.5's they are easer to find