T-Hoe has new tires! Four! You would expect that many, but then again, we're relying on Farmer H to get them... It's only been four or five months since he declared that he was getting tires for SilverRedO, and that T-Hoe definitely needed tires by December.
I can definitely tell a difference. I noticed it when I walked into the garage. As someone who agonizes over climbing into a vehicle, I'm attuned to such things. I swear that T-Hoe sits at least two inches taller now. Which is in addition to the two inches he gained when the suspension system was finally repaired.
Farmer H says they are the same size tires as before. I don't think so. Even from outside, before stepping up on the running board, these tires seemed bigger. They filled more of the wheel well. The Pony couldn't tell a difference on Errand Day. That's traitor behavior! I needed VALidation.
It's possible that the extra nine lbs of air pressure makes a two-inch difference, I suppose. Having the regulation 35 lbs of air as opposed to 26 lbs will make a car sit higher. It's not just hoisting myself in that makes me notice. It's also when I slide out. I feel like my feet aren't going to hit the ground!
The engine puttering noise was also supposedly "fixed." But Mick the Mechanic told Farmer H that he wasn't sure if that was it. That we'd just have to see if it worked. It seemed to, until yesterday, when I thought I heard the puttering upon starting. Farmer H stands by his story that it could be a lot of things.
Anyhoo... that little two-day sojourn at the shop cost us over $2000! Labor was $625. We used the money that was paid back for Farmer H's replacement of his wrecked trailer. Plus the rest from my miscellaneous fund that I add to every week.
At least T-Hoe is rolling on good tires. He even seems to drive better, though Farmer H says the tires were just put on, and not balanced or anything. Which seems odd. I thought that was part of the procedure for putting on tires. Farmer H probably didn't hear my question, and just made up an answer.
4 comments:
New tyres!! Woo-Hoo! now keep nagging about other things T-Hoe needs.
River,
I mentioned that the engine puttering noise is back, even after that $2000 fix. Farmer H says he'll take it back to Mick and see what else it might be. Heh, heh. He made no specific statement of whether it would be in this decade!
I thought they automatically balanced the tires with new ones. Not that I have ever purchased or taken a car in for tires. Maybe I think that just because it makes sense. I have trouble getting into the truck and there are running boards, but a short stool would be a big help. Sometimes The Man will park next to a curb and that would be just the right height for a stool.
Kathy,
I thought so too. Farmer H must have been trying to be a know-it-all. Or more likely, he misheard what I was saying!
When I used to watch "My 600 Pound Life," I saw a lady who had a little stepstool on a rope. She'd use it to get in, then reel in that stepstool to use at her destination. Not that you're 600 pounds, heh, heh! But that solved the problem of having the stool every time.
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