| [GMCnet] Rough roads, not across Canada, but in the US [message #180729] |
Sat, 18 August 2012 10:56  |
Gerald Work
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As Jim Hupy said in a recent post, we are also over 2000 miles on this trip but are now sitting at beautiful Wallowa lake near Joseph, OR. The Snake river carved the near by Hells Canyon over eons. Other rivers did the same so this area is one of roads that go 3000-4000 feet up and then 3000-4000 feet down, over and over. The drive from Lewiston, ID to here is as challenging a road as you would want to ever see, especially as hot as it has been. I pumped up theair bags yesterday and used my on board bottle jack and jack hook to safely support the bogies while I climbed under to tighten the rear drum brakes. What I found was that the lower shock holding nut had come off and the shock on the forward PS bogie was hanging loose. As soon as we get back to civilization I will have a tire store remove that wheel and put the shock back on. Too hard to do safely here and I don't have a nut that size with me. So far the only ouchie on this memorable trip across BC and now south
into the hinterlands of NE Oregon.
From here we go back north to visit old friends in Spokane, WA, then to Portland where I hope to pick up a new Brompton folding bicycle. Those of you who like really well engineered mechanical gizmos would love the way Brompton's fold and ride (http://Brompton.co.uk).
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed & hand crafted
in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building
in historic Kerby, OR
Http://jerrywork.com
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