The RV had started vibrating while we were going down the road and Peter was trying to determine what it could be... he went through all the possibilities hoping to get to the KOA where we had a reservation before anything bad happened. He had just told me that it was possible that it was the drive shaft coming loose when it fell off.. The middle yoke bolt looks like it broke and dropped the shaft front first. Since we were going 60 mph it ripped itself out of the back and the drivers side back tires rolled right over it.
God was sure watching over us because the shaft could have done alot of damage to the under carriage, but yet there was none. He is so good, our Protector!!!
We called the insurance to see if they would pay for a tow truck, sure the first 16 miles LOL we were out in the middle of nowhere, 120 miles from Tallahassee where there was a big enough truck that would tow us to the people who could fix this. Since we're so long with a tag axel, not everyone will tow us. Plus we had to have the trailer towed also since the tow truck cannot tow the RV with the trailer on behind because the trailer would pop off the first bump that was hit.
KOA recommended a repair place that had proven themselves to them and we followed their recommendation and happy that we did. These guys "Rising Son's" were great, they found places to construct all the parts, found out that the front part of the shaft was bent also and made sure that it was made too. We stayed overnight at their place, and they pushed everything through in good time.
We made it to the fairgrounds in Tallahassee in time to set up our booth for the show.
This was a very small show but also had some agility going on. The public came in and there were quite a few people enjoying the nice day. Overnight and in the mornings the temp was very cold (23 degrees) and being that we were setup outside I layered all over and wore my boots. It warmed up during the day into the high 60's and off came the layers LOL.
2 comments:
Oh my word! Did your insurance cover the cost of the tow and the fix? I thought you just had something done to the drive shaft? I'm glad you're safe and sound.
Love Connie
No the insurance covered only 16 miles and in the wrong direction, we had to cover it completely! We've been pretty broke this week, waiting for the credit cards from the show to clear. God is good and we thank Him that we were not hurt.
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