New Tire & Valve Stem

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Elephant Butte State Park

Elephant Butte New Mexico

 Today was a non-travel day, taking the time to get a new tire and valve stem for another tire.

On my way at 8:30 this morning to get a new tire, I first tried a tire shop in Elephant Butte, no one there, so moved on to Truth or Consequences, these are two cities that are side by side.

The second tire shop didn’t have any in the size that I needed and recommended Reed’s Tire Shop at the other end of town.

Reed's Tire Shop

Sure, enough they had one, asked if I could leave it and come back in an hour and a half, no problem. Told them that I had a leak in another one, which I suspected the valve stem and would bring it when I returned to pick up this one.

When I got home, I took the other tire off, it was completely flat and took it with me when I returned.

Pat's photo

Yes, it was the valve stem and it was replaced at no charge. Returning to the trailer, I had them both remounted by lunch time.

Pat's photo

The rest of the day was just relaxing, good to take a day off from driving.

Pat's photo

Thanks for stopping by, don’t forget to check out Pat’s blog HERE for the bigger story of the day.