Motorhome bummer

[davidkerryedwards]

Having been in a Toyota FJ 55 when my wife went off the road and rolled it, and
talking to
the owner of my old Travco, the same mistake was made in both instances: They
both
aggressively tried to get back on the road, which results in the vehicle
shooting fast to the
left once the pressure needed to get back on the road over the edge of the
blacktop is
overcome. This momentum easily leads to a rollover. In both instances it would
have
been far better to simply ride out the problem with the right wheels off the
shoulder.
Don't try to jerk the vehicle back onto the roadway. If you have to get back on
the road
due to an impending obstacle such as a bridge abutment or something, be prepared
to
immediately counteract the tendency to turn sharply to the left upon regaining
the
roadway.

Kerry
82 Fc 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw" wrote:
>
> Kerry and the rest of the forum members,
> What I am getting from this thread is that once you hit the soft
> turf on the side of the road you are very likley to have a
> rollover. I can understantd the physics, but hoped there might be
> ways to handle the situation. Any advise would be appreciated. I
> know that after reading the proper way to handle a steer tire
> blowout I was very glad I took the time to read the document. Are
> there similar techniques to handle soft turf?
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
> wrote:
> >
> > I sold my Travco on Wednesday to a nice gentleman from Atlanta who
> flew out to drive it
> > home. He rolled it and totalled it not too far from Denver after
> a momet's inattention put him
> > off the right side of the road. What a terrible experience. He
> was not hurt, which is a credit
> > to the structural strength of the Travco, one of the main reasons
> I owned it for such a long
> > time. He sold it to the tow company which is now selling it on
> Ebay:
> >
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> > ViewItem&item=280045578643&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:2
> >
> > Be careful out there.
> >
> > Kerry
> > 82 FC 35
> > Denver
> >
>