Y'all be careful out there! {wrecked my old RV!}

[Robert W]

I wrecked my RV on the 16th, and it is on its way to becoming beer cans now! One less 1963 Grumman Kurbmaster on the road.

For the second time, I had wheel studs snap and lost one side of the dually rear end. After the first, which I got away with by the grace of God, I replace all the rear wheel components. New drums, new studs pressed in, new brake pads and cylinders while I was in there.

Never knew what broke them the first time, and I dont know what broke them this time. 1st time, all studs were sheared off. This time, 3 studs were sheared off and the other 5 appeared to have had the lug nuts ripped off, leaving distorted threads.

The machine dropped and hooked a hard left, then rolled over onto the right side. No seat belts in 1963...I was launched into the passenger side violently, where I got to watch the pavement slide by in the passenger window. It slid into the median, where it stopped just as violently, and I was tossed out the passenger windshield!

Amazingly, I was unhurt other than a scrape on my ankle, a sore foot that smacked something hard, and an overall butt-whipping I got riding in the blender. I'll be looking for another motorhome or small travel trailer.

Y'all be careful out there!

[Ken Nolte]

Sorry to see that happened to you...

Obviously wasn't your day to go on that trip. I would hate to see an old classic of any type in those straits. Good luck on your search for a replacement.
Safe travels there man.

[Robert W]

Thanks y'all for the kind wishes! I am quite thankful for how it all turned out. I could have been in a hospital or casket, but ended up in my recliner. It was an expensive day, but also a cheap day. I will stick with the cheap day. I was blessed/lucky/made a karma withdrawal!

I dont know what caused the studs to shear, didnt really have the time to look much. No alignment pins on the rims or drums, that is for sure! The wheels were centered by the hubs. I did all the work myself, and I'm rather meticulous, and had a  proper '63 Chevy truck manual to reference.

Just be careful. If what happened the 2nd time happened the first, my wife and daughter almost certainly would have been injured.

[Lakota Wolf]

Ouch Robert,, You definitly had an RV Angel watching over you.. Glad you came out in pretty good shape.

If you by chance figure out why the dully studs snapped/sheared, please let us know. (I myself run duals).

I wish you luck on another Rv/trailer.