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I drove from sweet water Texas to Vista Ca, home, in one sitting. Thru all the Crap weather!!
 
So before I left West Virginia, I bought 5 new trailer tires. Had them put on, the spare on the spare tire holder....:thumbsup:. Then comes 32 degree weather and Ice. Pull into truckstop in Texas, had a blow out! CRAP!! So, I pull out to the back to change it, no problem, right? NO!! the dumb *** at the tire store tightened the lugs so Fing tight I could not get them loose with the lug wrench I had!!!!! No problem, tire shop at the truck stop should help, right? Wrong!!! The wrong kind of tire!! NOT on a "Semi" So I ask where can I get a breaker bar and a 3/4 inch socket? No clue!! It is real cold for a So Cal boy, so I go into the truck stop looking for the tire guy, and end up talking to the cashier. Her son in law has a road service and she gave me his number. No answer. She goes out to get her phone and calls him. He comes out to truck stop. He gets the lugs loose, threads are striped by having them over torqued. Had to change all five wheel studs!! Well I knew all the wheels were put on by the same guy, so I could be in trouble later if I get a repeat problem. On goes the spare. All is good. .... I will post more in a few minutes.
 
'Probably' NOT = might :lol:

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So before I left West Virginia, I bought 5 new trailer tires. Had them put on, the spare on the spare tire holder....:thumbsup:. Then comes 32 degree weather and Ice. Pull into truckstop in Texas, had a blow out! CRAP!! So, I pull out to the back to change it, no problem, right? NO!! the dumb *** at the tire store tightened the lugs so Fing tight I could not get them loose with the lug wrench I had!!!!! No problem, tire shop at the truck stop should help, right? Wrong!!! The wrong kind of tire!! NOT on a "Semi" So I ask where can I get a breaker bar and a 3/4 inch socket? No clue!! It is real cold for a So Cal boy, so I go into the truck stop looking for the tire guy, and end up talking to the cashier. Her son in law has a road service and she gave me his number. No answer. She goes out to get her phone and calls him. He comes out to truck stop. He gets the lugs loose, threads are striped by having them over torqued. Had to change all five wheel studs!! Well I knew all the wheels were put on by the same guy, so I could be in trouble later if I get a repeat problem. On goes the spare. All is good. .... I will post more in a few minutes.
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So before I left West Virginia, I bought 5 new trailer tires. Had them put on, the spare on the spare tire holder....:thumbsup:. Then comes 32 degree weather and Ice. Pull into truckstop in Texas, had a blow out! CRAP!! So, I pull out to the back to change it, no problem, right? NO!! the dumb *** at the tire store tightened the lugs so Fing tight I could not get them loose with the lug wrench I had!!!!! No problem, tire shop at the truck stop should help, right? Wrong!!! The wrong kind of tire!! NOT on a "Semi" So I ask where can I get a breaker bar and a 3/4 inch socket? No clue!! It is real cold for a So Cal boy, so I go into the truck stop looking for the tire guy, and end up talking to the cashier. Her son in law has a road service and she gave me his number. No answer. She goes out to get her phone and calls him. He comes out to truck stop. He gets the lugs loose, threads are striped by having them over torqued. Had to change all five wheel studs!! Well I knew all the wheels were put on by the same guy, so I could be in trouble later if I get a repeat problem. On goes the spare. All is good. .... I will post more in a few minutes.
That's grounds for an arse whoop'n!
 
But not his best work

you had 'stripped' and 'lugs' and went with just 'lugs'? Even with the vowel change,You never worked the 'stripped' back into it. I am disappointed . :BangHead:
I feel horrible that i let you down! I'll try not to let it happen again. I might have huffed too many bits of metal shavings earlier.. yuck..
 
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