Post by jimjr on Sept 6, 2022 20:18:40 GMT -5
Once upon a time, there was a new RV'er couple. One fine February day, the price of a barrel of oil reached an all-time-high, so they bought a 2022 Sonic Venture 231VRL. Even though towing it was expensive, they loved it! They camped at least once every month for the first seven months they owned it.
Of the myriad of things they were told when they bought the trailer was that there was this cool tool that was the Tool To Do All. It was amazing! It was a piece of rod that was bent into a handle and had a 19mm socket on the end. You could remove the lug nuts, lower the stabilizers and even operate the power jack manually with it! Wow! The TTDA was GREAT! The only problem with the TTDA was that it was manual. So they found and bought a 19mm drill bit socket to supplement the TTDA. Now they had a battery powered TTDA! Even driving the trailer got easier. They were able to back up and even impressed the folks at some of the RV resorts with their skill at backing the Sonic into their spot. Life Was Grand!
Then one day, they needed to stop for gas. They stopped in a Speedway outside of Winston-Salem, NC and even though the lot was tight, they almost got in place next to a pump the numbskull driver (your writer!) attempted a quick, blind backup to get the rig into a better position. He saw the pallet of mulch and skillfully eluded backing into it, but didn't see the 4-foot diameter steel pole that held the Speedway sign that was visible for at least a mile in every direction. Oof! Luckily he only backed into the huge pole with the spare tire. He was relieved! He noticed that the spare was loose and needed some attention, so while the gas was pumping, he pulled out the BP-TTDA to remove the lug nuts from the spare when... it didn't fit! The TTDA fit all of the lug nuts that were on the operational wheels, but the lug nuts on the spare were bigger! Oh no! Luckily and without a good reason, there was a 21mm socket in their toolbox. It fit! Oh Joy! He was able to reconfigure the spare and retighten the lug nuts with the stowaway socket and a breaker bar and the rest of the trip was uneventful. Whew!
The moral of the story... Check ALL of your lug nuts and make sure your TTDA fits them all! I will be replacing the two lug nuts on the spare ASAP.
Of the myriad of things they were told when they bought the trailer was that there was this cool tool that was the Tool To Do All. It was amazing! It was a piece of rod that was bent into a handle and had a 19mm socket on the end. You could remove the lug nuts, lower the stabilizers and even operate the power jack manually with it! Wow! The TTDA was GREAT! The only problem with the TTDA was that it was manual. So they found and bought a 19mm drill bit socket to supplement the TTDA. Now they had a battery powered TTDA! Even driving the trailer got easier. They were able to back up and even impressed the folks at some of the RV resorts with their skill at backing the Sonic into their spot. Life Was Grand!
Then one day, they needed to stop for gas. They stopped in a Speedway outside of Winston-Salem, NC and even though the lot was tight, they almost got in place next to a pump the numbskull driver (your writer!) attempted a quick, blind backup to get the rig into a better position. He saw the pallet of mulch and skillfully eluded backing into it, but didn't see the 4-foot diameter steel pole that held the Speedway sign that was visible for at least a mile in every direction. Oof! Luckily he only backed into the huge pole with the spare tire. He was relieved! He noticed that the spare was loose and needed some attention, so while the gas was pumping, he pulled out the BP-TTDA to remove the lug nuts from the spare when... it didn't fit! The TTDA fit all of the lug nuts that were on the operational wheels, but the lug nuts on the spare were bigger! Oh no! Luckily and without a good reason, there was a 21mm socket in their toolbox. It fit! Oh Joy! He was able to reconfigure the spare and retighten the lug nuts with the stowaway socket and a breaker bar and the rest of the trip was uneventful. Whew!
The moral of the story... Check ALL of your lug nuts and make sure your TTDA fits them all! I will be replacing the two lug nuts on the spare ASAP.
