$132 Flat Tire

Over the years most of us have experienced having to change flat tires on our fishing and hunting trucks. I've changed a couple in the dark. Changing a flat tire is no big deal. Having it repaired later for a nominal fee is a minor inconvenience. This wasn't true of my Ranger's latest flat.

The evening before I had to change the tire, the flat tire indicator on my dashboard lit up. The next morning I strolled out to the garage and found the flat. I couldn't change it in the bay where the Ranger was located in the garage, so I backed Donna's SUV out of the garage so I could use its bay.

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