The Engine Shed
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- Joined
- Feb 2, 2011
- Messages
- 34
- Location
- W Mass.
- Occupation
- Self Employed heavy truck and equipment mechanic
I thought all of you might like to see the repair I came across the other day , I thought at first someone was just playing some kind of practical joke but once I looked closer I found a different scenario.
This is on a good size Bandit Chipper
My thoughts are that the wheel became loose and the holes got all hogged out , the fix got to several stores and buy seven wrenches and seven extra thick washers , remove the lug nuts and install the wrenches , washers and then the lug nuts , the pressure from the wrench handles is the only thing holding the wheel on because the lug nut holes are twice the size of the nuts .
My hope is that this was done to just get it off the road , I think it would have been wiser to get a new wheel and do it right the first time .
This is on a good size Bandit Chipper
My thoughts are that the wheel became loose and the holes got all hogged out , the fix got to several stores and buy seven wrenches and seven extra thick washers , remove the lug nuts and install the wrenches , washers and then the lug nuts , the pressure from the wrench handles is the only thing holding the wheel on because the lug nut holes are twice the size of the nuts .
My hope is that this was done to just get it off the road , I think it would have been wiser to get a new wheel and do it right the first time .