Since we’ve been traveling with our 5th wheel we have always done a pre-trip inspection. We do a walk around to make sure nothing is loose, we make sure the tire pressures are at 80psi, and we check the fluid levels and that there are no fluid puddles under the truck. We stayed the night at Cabelas in Hamburg Massachusetts and in the morning before leaving we did our pre-trip inspection and noticed that there was a small puddle of oil under the truck. It turned out that the oil drain plug had loosen and was dripping oil. We tighten the drain plug and topped off the oil, problem solved. A saving of thousands of dollars to replace the motor. We noticed that one of the trailer tires had a air bubble where the tread meets the sidewall. We called our roadside service Coach-net and they were able to direct us to a tire shop so we could replace the tire. We ended up having to replace 2 tires because of broken belts in the tires due to pot hole and just bad roads we’ve been driving on in the East. When tires come a part at 60 mph it generally does some kind of damage to the trailer which can cost a lot of money to fix. We’re glad that we have developed this habit of pre-trip inspections.

Where are they now?

We are currently in Edinburg Virginia, we’ll leave tomorrow morning and head to the Cabelas in Bristol Virginia to lay over for the Labor Day weekend. From there we’re heading to the Great Smokey Mountains for 4-7 days, and than on to see the Grand kids in McMinnville  Tennessee.