Wat_Tyler
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Finally, I have caught up! I started late tonight. I was on a call with a dear friend who helped me with something called a "cotter pin." It looks a bit like a bobby pin.
My PINK wheelbarrow was delivered today. Of course, I was excited to see it. The box looked smallish; when I opened it, I realized I would have to assemble the wheelbarrow! I did really well until the last part, putting on the wheels. It said to put the "cotter pin" through the hole on the axle. I did, but it fell out. I was going to call my boat guy tomorrow to see if he could tell me how to make it work. My wonderful friend had me go to the garage, put the camera on the assembly, and told me how to make the cotter pin work. Now I know what the needle nose pliers were for! I was supposed to twist the ends of the pin around them.
So here I am, past curfew, but with a functioning really cute wheelbarrow!
I'm heading to bed so I can mow my back yard when I get up. I also need to start on my taxes. It's a crap shoot whether I pay or get paid.
Enjoy Sunday, everyone!️
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Wats are good at cotter pinning, also called Carter keys by some folks. They get a lot of use on old front wheel drum brake assemblies. Of course, those went disc 50 years ago.