Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Petit Jean breakdown

Not as bad as the title might suggest.  We had a great time at Petit Jean with sons, Dustin & family and Stephen.  The weather was perfect for late March.


Stephen, with his new pop-up manned the kitchen


Dustin was nearby on the hill in his Rockwood "hybrid".


After 5 days, Joyce and I headed to Monticello, Ar. to Stephen's house (he needed some "dad" assistance on his house wiring).  While there, Stephen drove us down to Vicksburg, Ms. where we toured the town and the battlefield.  Had a nice time.

Saturday I was prepping Pumpkin for the trip home and while checking the tire pressure made a disappointing discovery.  The passenger side air suspension top bracket had broken a weld.


This may have actually happened last September on our trip up north.  Joyce said she heard a popping sound once in a while and it may have been the bracket moving a bit.  I did notice on this trip that the passenger side always required greater extension of the leveling jacks no matter where we parked.  But, it's fixed now.  A local guy (just up the hill actually) has a body shop and heavy welding equipment.  Took a couple of hours and $80.