So it's almost fireworks time, I get in my truck ('57 3100) to go over to a buddy's place to watch the festivities.
I'm tooling down the freeway doing about 70, and I get a funny vibration, and then the whole truck goes sideways, which then starts spinning. I end up sliding off the road into the ditch between Vasco and First St. When I left the road the truck started to feel like it was about to roll over, but it didn't, and I came to a stop a few feet from the fence. I thought I was gonna die!!
A few people stopped to see if I was okay, I was more freaked out than anything. A Highway Patrolman stopped to see if I was okay, and give me a sobriety test to make sure I hadn't been drinking.
Turns out most of the tread on the left rear came off the case of the tire in one long strip. I picked it up! It was an older tire, but it had plenty of tread, so I thought they were fine. I'd driven on much worse before!!
Luckily, another of my buddies happened to be going my way, so he stopped and helped me out. After we got it dragged out, I was able to drive it home slowly.
I got pictures from my cell phone of the truck on the side of the road!
Picture One Picture Two What a night!! Glad no one was hurt!!
