Waco, TX: A Near Disaster

After saying goodbye to our friends in Hillsboro, we were going back through Waco toward Austin. At the light in front of the Flying J Truck Stop, we felt a big thud in the rear of the Yukon. Our first thought was that someone had hit the trailer, but no one was behind us. We pulled into Flying J to assess the problem and were shocked to learn that our hitchbar weld on the GMC had broken loose. Our trailer was hanging onto our vehicle by a mere "thread of metal!" We slowly eased the Airstream to a stop in the parking lot and headed for the nearest GMC dealer a few miles away. The service manager, Mike, could not have been nicer. It was already 3:00 p.m., so there was no chance of getting the work done that day. Mike promised that if we would return the next morning early, he would overnight the hitchbar and intall it as soon as they opened. We went back to Flying J for the night and returned to the dealer next morning per Mike's instructions. To our amazement, we were back on the road with a new hitchbar and our trailer securely in tow by 10:30 a.m. Mike said that we would not have gotten down the road a mile with our old hitch. One can only imagine what might have happened had our 34 ft. 10,500 lb. "silver bullet" cut loose from our vehicle as we were cruising down I-35 at 60 m.p.h.

Our total bill, parts and labor, was $198. If you ever need GMC service in Waco, be sure to call Karr-Hunter CMC-Pontiac. If you tow a big trailer, don't forget to pray for safe travels every day. The Lord really came through for us on this one.