<VV> Trekking

[henry kaczmarek]

> Wonder why Smitty  didn't convoy when he went to Alaska..towing a house
> trailer.......

For those who obviously don't know,

Smitty was going to AK on one trip, towing his Coleman Trailer---not a pop 
up camper for those who haven't ever seen it.

 I believe he was in Montana whan his crankshaft cracked.  He never made it 
to AK on that trip. He managed to get a U Haul, built wooden ramps to get 
the wagon inside(over the wheel humps in the truck, towed the trailer behind 
the U Haul and got to some relatives in KC, where with some local 
assistance, he got the engine out, put in another crankshaft, got the wagon 
back on the road, and if memory serves correctly, went back to Virginia.

I believe if you look in the Communique, he wrote up the complete story. Its 
been about 15 years now, so it could have been in the club newsletter.

If memory serves correctly, he did make it to AK on another try.

I'll be certain Smitty can correct my dim memory of that event if I got any 
of it wrong.

Contrary to the opinions of some, there are some failures you just can't fix 
on the side of the road. Broken crankshafts are on that list. Of course, 
some people probably carry a spare running engine, just in case.

Hank