Re: $&#@Trip Report

Ralph E Lindberg <email@domain.com> wrote:

On 2025-07-18 17:00:09 +0000, George.Anthony said:
 

We left the Seattle area this past Monday headed toward Utah and made it as
far as LaGrande,Oregon. Then the bad news. Leaving the RV park, something
broke on the towed vehicle base plate. When I glanced at the rearview
camera I could see the truck swaying left and right. Uh oh!
 
One of the tow bar connections was hanging down almost touching the ground.
Disconnected the truck from the motorhome (with some difficulty) and headed
back to the RV park. We were able to drive the truck so we found a local
dealer who got started on repairs right away. However the old parts
availability bug bit so we will be here a while.
 
Nothing against LaGrand but there are better places we could be stranded.
More to come as information becomes available.

 
 Thunder RV is the best repair shop in the region, hopefully that's
where you went.
 
 If it was a week-day a tour of the Northwoods or Outdoors factories
could be interesting...
 
 We've stayed at Grande Hot Springs (for the Arctic Fox Rally)
 
 

Thanks for the info but the problem is not with the coach, it’s with the
pickup I tow. Brought the truck to Goss Motors, a GM and Chevy dealer. Been
around for 103 years so I guess they are doing something right. They happen
to be a preferred repair shop for my insurance company. They have been very
accommodating to us so far.

I think we will be visiting some of the lake areas tomorrow (Sunday).

We took a ride to Baker City and spent a nice day at the Oregon Trail
Interpretive Center on Friday.