All I know is that the battle continues.

I went to put new bearings in the hub that were shot last weekend, got almost all done and discovered that the hub had been machined out where the grease cap goes in because the inner bearing had disintegrated and that caused the wheel to kick over and the hub to rub against the spindle nut.

The cap no fit no mo’.

So after work yesterday I hauled ass across the bridge to an outfit that I used to do business with and snagged some parts.

First thing I snagged was a new hub, bearings, seal, two new spindle nuts and a grease cap.

I already have the greasable bearing caps and might throw those on today instead.

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While I was there, I also picked up a swiveling tongue jack with a wheel on it so I don’t have to throw my back out every time I need to move the damn trailer.

I got that on last night, in the rain of course.

While I was there I got a price on a set of 12 inch wheels and tires. I was going to pick up a couple at Horror Freight last week but I wasn’t sure of the bolt pattern. Shoulda Coulda Woulda, the tires are shot on this thing.

Yeah Shoulda, this outfit wanted $80 apiece for them and they were two for that price at the Chinesium Emporium.

I went over there this morning to grab them but sure as shit, someone snagged them while I Dilly Dallied.

Crap.

However, thanks to some EXTREMELY GENEROUS readers, you know who you are, I was able to dip into Phil’s Temple of Tools Emergency Fund and get something else that I was wanting for this little unit.

Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!

Yes siree, I want to mount that little Bad Boy and a small battery on the front of this little bugger so I can DRAG shit on instead of trying to PUSH shit on.

Sweet!

So I am now getting ready to go back out there while it isn’t pouring rain and swap out the bad hub, redo the other one that the bearings are also shot in and start looking at what it’s going to take to mount that little winch on the thing.

I am also waiting on some plastic fenders I ordered last week that are supposed to show up today.

I will have to make brackets for them but that will be pretty easy with some 3/16’s X1 flat bar, a couple of bends and drilling a few holes.

So as usual, I am busier than a cat trying to bury shit on a hot tin roof.

I still have the engine swap to do on the mowers and I still have that 220 volt motor/ VFD to install on my Smithy 3 in 1 machine. That thing whispers my name every time I slip by it sideways and it’s driving me nuts but first things first. My Father In Laws lawn is going to be knee high by the time I get this trailer done and that mower going.

So off I go.

My sincere thanks again to you for stopping by here and my very sincere thanks to those who have chipped in to the Tool Fund.

You have made my lower back very happy.