Man i fought that stupid push cap wheel/axle lock for over an hour trying to get it off last night to replace front wheels. I needed to reuse it so was trying to save. I didn't know where i would find one and figured my luck it would have a hardened axle and would be hard to drill a hole for cotter pin.

Called Tom to see if he had any ideas or would stop by and give a hand later when he got home from work. He asked me what size axle, told him 1/2". Then he said guess what i just bought. I thought maybe the Hd3500 after all.  The then sends me a pic of 3 push cap locks. Said i just picked me up one, and thought he might as well get an extra 2 pak just to have. What are the chances of that happening😁

Got here about 9:30 so i  just cut it off with cutoff wheel. Got it all back together this morn and edged my curbing. Boy it really rolls easy across the grass to do that. Before i would basicly have to drag it. Yesterday i measured how much blade i used to edge my nieghbors place. Just about 800' of sidewalks, walkways and drive way. Just right at 1/4". Those factory blades i probably would have wore down at least 1 and 1/2 blades.

Ah shoot, my buddy Tom was bidding on an online auction site for another HD 3500. He bought a 1996 Chevy several years ago to retrofit the drive train, (front axel disc brakes, rear axle, tires/wheels etc) on his old 1958 Chev C60 Viking wheat truck. This past week he's been waiting out the bidding, he didn't miss it by much. He quit at $850 plus 10%, plus tax, plus 60-80 gal diesel fuel to go up to Grand Island Nebraska after it.

He wanted the extra tires/wheels, brakes spare rear diff and mainly was after the 5 speed overdrive manual trans w/ the old style emergency brake mounted on tail shaft.
Sold for $925 + 10% +tax.

Nice to get parts when they were built to last!

Got rear wheels replaced this morn and edger serviced. They went right on, they were 1/2" center hole. They used a shoulder bolt, looks like fronts are similar, but not sure how axle comes out yet. Decided to get my neighbors sidwalks and drive done while it was cooler. Also he couldn't object, they went to Dodge to get theirJeep windshield replaced😁  Breezed right thru it. Sure rolls easy with real bearings👍

Sorry your having pond problems. When my brother was having his pond cleared of cat tails they hit his water line that fed it from the windmill. Had a heck of a time gluing it back together as it was below later level.

My uncles place had two big buffalo wallows that always held water from rain/field runoff. He decided to dig a pond there. Dug and packed it with betonite. He tried to get a local rancher to bring cattle in to pack it good, but the guy said he couldn't as it would be putting too much nitrates in the ground and the liability becaude of his well water. It never held water.

Yep! That time of year. My friend and I have been clearing years of willows from around my springs and water tanks. I thought I was filling my pond but a leak developed when it was a foot from the overflow. I'm dumping 1700-2000 gallons a day into it and I'm loosing ground. Don't know what to do about the thousands of tadpoles that showed up while I was trying to fill it. The water must have found some roots or a way back to the aquifer. I can't see it anywhere. I need goats, lots of goats!

I was out this morn trying to beat the heat with my old walk behind edger. Did part of my neighbors drive way and busted another plastic wheel center. Just replaced on 2yrs ago. Noticed fronts are cracked in the centers. Talking to neighbor after dinner tonight, told him i was gonna do more but...

He asked what size because when he sold his parts store he had a bunch of NOS old ones in back that he had moved to the round top behind me. We walked over and found the pile. Picked up two 7" fronts and two 8" rears. He said they were stocked in the 50s or 60s. These are steel wheels with rear bearings and solid rubber tires. He says hell, just take them. I tried to pay him, nope.

They will darn sure out live the machine. Tomorrow project, they have 1/2" center hole, mine are probably 7/16"  or possibly 3/8". Thats ok, i have brass shim stock if i need it😁

Looks like he'll get more edged. He has one, but it doesn"t work that well.  He usually just weed wacks the side walks.
My edger has enough power to whisle thru. I cut down my old mower blades to use on mine. They will do 1 or 2 seasons instead of 4 edgings with the factory cheesy blades.

Sounds like you had a good time👍

I bought tickets to Monster jam world Finals last year. What a great way to spend the 4th. Monster trucks, beer and fireworks. The finale they had 5 trucks do backflips and another do a double backflip. Crazy what they can do with a 10,000lb truck.

Thanks, TFoch, especially on a black car, the black tags
look so much better than the white ones.
To some it makes no difference, but to me, the tags are a part
of the overall look of a car.