16 June 2018 – Starting trip to Alaska
Headed north out of home through Wyoming today. Our plan was to get 800 miles in, and make it to see our nephew Brady in Idaho for a little bit before he headed off to basic training in the Army.
Roads were quiet and dry – it is so nice not to hit the typical Denver morning commute traffic as we started this trip (it was Saturday).
Things went well until they didn’t
This is a bit of a long story. We chose a set of Raceline rims (yes, properly rated) to put on the Truck. While we were in southern Utah two months ago, one of the tires started losing air. Found out it was losing air not through a hole in the tire, but through a crack in the rim. Raceline said it was a structural defect, and that they’d replace it for us, but they don’t make those wheels anymore. (But we are working on some sort of credit deal for replacing all four).Through a lot of hunting, our tire shop (discount tires) found one that was close to our pattern and we put that one on while we waited for a new set of other ones that we liked to get through “backorder”. The new rims were still on backorder when it was time to go on this trip, so we put new tires on the old mismatched wheels and off we went. Now, a second wheel has started to leak (in Sheridan Wyoming)and is also cracked. We have located four Fuel wheels of the right size and ratings in Post Falls, Idaho and will get them put on Monday morning. Fun times!
Hi Chuck and Karen, I hope that things start getting going smoother for you guys. But, I guess it’s better to have these things happen before you get stuck in AK along the long lonely road up there. Good Luck
Thanks, Jerri!