On the way home from the Western MD Rod Run in Cumberland Md I was in a "little" accident. The axle on our wagon broke and sent me out of control. I fought the wheel for about a half mile with the car jacking from side to side. It eventually came around and the camper flipped on its side. I guess the camper acted as a cushion against the guard rail. I was lucky to come out of it without a scratch. Someone or something was looking out for me. The wagon isn't in real bad shape either. both quarters are dented and some scratches here and there. The camper and the stuff inside didn't fair so well. The camper was destroyed. I called a couple of buddies and they hurried to the scene with their rollbacks. Mikey and Sandie both brought their rollbacks to get the wagon and the camper (remains) home. Jr was there with the van to pick up all the contents. We had lots of help cleaning the scene up. Johnnylonghair was running with us and helped pick all of our stuff up. The rest of the boys showed up to help load the remains of the trailer. It's nice to have good friends when you're in a jam.......thanks guys!!! Clark
Jesus thats scary looking, looks like the wagon is alright for the most part though huh? As for the trailer, its just sheet metal, it can be replaced, the important thing is your alright and you kept control the bst you could so nobody else got hurt.
Good to see your ok that must have been a wee bit of a hair raisin half mile. Again real good to see that you walked away. Its cool to have friends there to help. John
Wow!! Glad everyone is all right.....now you have an excuse to get a Chevy wagon like we talked about .
looks like it was a e ticket ride good fight you put up...........glad your ok sorry about the trailer but it can be replaced .................
Clark,you mentioned that the axle broke.What exactly broke?That has a 9 inch rear,right?Did the housing break? First Sawzall,now you,this shit really sucks!!
looks like one those races you see on the usa channel, carpcoclips or somthin' like that. it sure could have been alot worse. someone was looking out for you and you others. thanks to the man upstairs..... and good drivin'
Oh man! Isn't that what happened to that T-bucket wreck recently. Anyway anybody can check for that. Tear down the rear end, rebuild. Things to check for?
Did I say I hate this wagon???? It has been nothing but trouble. It's a 9" rear and the axle snapped just outside of the bearing. Looks like it may have been cracked for a while. There was a little rust where it snapped. I feel worse about the camper than the car....did I mention I hate that car??? If it woulda happenned to my 48 I woulda cried. Luckily my wife was in the 48 behind me. She was really scared watching it happen from behind. She was actually more shook up than I was. Here's the camper before. Clark
sorry to hear that Clark... I'm glad you ok Bud,,, Get rid of the wagon and fix the camper..."We have the technology we can rebuild" So what time are you going to church?
Bluenlow...I think he'd sell the wagon cheap! Mazda...Heres a pic of the broken axle Clark glad you didn't get hurt. Looking at the camper on the rollback I think when it gets rebuilt you should bag it.
Holy Crap You're very lucky!!!! Glad to see nobody was hurt, sorry about the car and the trailer though.
The trailer would also perform better if it were bagged ...Lower center of gravity,faster times through the highway slalom course .Ill give you $500 for the wagon HaHaaa...
Only because it is you and I would expect the same back if it were me...1. you will do anything to get a photo on the HAMB! 2. you really fit all of Sues stuff in Jr's van? 3.Was Sandie excited that he got to turn on the spinny lights on his rollback at a REAL accident? 4. I feel better after seeing the photos. Sue told me the camper was "split in half" I imagined the split in a different (and much uglier) direction 5. Yeeeawwwwlllll!!! 6. Glad you are O.K. see you in a day or two.
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