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About half way across the Salt flats about 200 ft from the Dugway Rest Park exit and we have more tire trouble. We had to wait about 3 hours before Les Schwab arrived with two 14 ply tires to get us back on the road. Caleb was about 6ft6inches tall and probably weighed in at around 350 lbs. without an apparent ounce of fat. He broke down and mounted both tires with a hammer and two tire irons. A very nice young man.

Trouble in River City (Marysville CA)

Well it is Monday afternoon June 28th the temperature is just about 103 as we leave Marysville CA on highway 20. The car behind flashes their lights and as I check the mirrors I see smoke and pieces of tire flying from the right rear of the fifth wheel. The road has a wide shoulder so I pull off as quickly as I can. Not a nice way to start a long journey east. Except for the hole in the bottom of the trailer and the completely demolished tire we are OK and with the help of a stranger (Gene Starr) we are back on the road in about an hour. A little bit shaken but not much the worst for wear. Except now we have no spare tire for the trailer. But not to worry we know a fellow in Heber City that ownes a Tire shop and he can resolve that problem. I decide now to keep driving through the night so that it is cooler for the tires.