Getting rid of the shakes the new way

Over the last couple of years, the motorhome has shown increasing shakes or vibrations while underway. The shakes start at about 42 mph and disappear in the high 40s. So...enough is enough.

The crew arrives...
Scott and his crew arrive at our site at the agreed time. The truck is equipped with an industrial air compressor and the biggest impact gun I've ever seen. It zips off the lug nuts like they were only finger tight.

The crew breaks the edge of the tire off the rim using a tire hammer and breaker bar.

Scott Matthews of Scott's Tire Center, Mission Texas (956-369-5121) slips in a pre-measured package of beads of Magnum Plus tire balancing compound into each tire. Surprise surprise. This stuff is made in Canada by  M & R Tire Products Inc.  and the head office is in Simcoe Ontario!

The final step is to swap the left and right tires to even out the tire wear.

Once the tire starts rolling down the road, the bag breaks and the beads distribute themselves around the tire to cancel out the imbalance. Magic.

Bonus.
We did not have to pack up the MH and disconnect the water, sewer, and electrical connections. We stayed put right where we were.

Risk.
Will it work? We won't know until we leave the campground and head into Mexico.

Believe it...this technology has been around for years, mostly used in the trucking industry.

Tune in the first week of December to find out the results.