Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

Ted,

Congrats on the rain … sounds like you’re getting a good dose …

Will keep my eyes peeled for anything headed this way …

 

[sodamo]

68°F and .24 inches rain.

Trip to the other side for a Costco run today. Down to last bag of dog food otherwise a short list.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Rain stopped briefly for about 2 hours, radar shows another round should be here shortly.

At the least, these rains will help the firefighters increase the containment of the 2 big wildfires still burning. The one is at 364,000 acres and 68% contained. The other is 324,000 acres and now 64% contained.

The bad news is the flash flooding that's happening in the burn scars. Those folks just can't catch a break.....

 

[daugen]

there’s no way the front u-joint can be assembled out of phase with the rear.

ahhhh, the sound of famous last words
We have faith in you RS

more rain for you Ted, fingers crossed and no dirtnados

 

[sodamo]

Drew I was thinking galvanized, like Southland 1/2 in. x 4 in. Galvanized Steel MPT Nipple 563-040HN of appropriate length or longer cut down to size

 

[rswyan]

Currently 92.3F, hit a high of 94.6F earlier, starting to cloud up. It was pretty brutal earlier.

Still haven't made it up to the shop.

Plants out front were very droopy, got those all watered. Also plants moved out of garage.

Plants out back in wading pools doing great ...

Woman got home, made BLT's ... I had a Mike's Hard Lemonade ...

Suppose I will go move the Cub out of the garage and refill the hopper feeder.

But first fill and bait chipmunk trap out front.

 

[daugen]

Drew I was thinking galvanized, like Southland 1/2 in. x 4 in. Galvanized Steel MPT Nipple 563-040HN of appropriate length or longer cut down to size

exactly, they had nothing in pipe, required a trip elsewhere. Copper didn't crush at all when I put pressure on it. That nipple cut in half would be perfect.
Or a tap and die set to cut more threads on that bracket.

my best mechanical friend here took one look and said:
Rude, crude, and effective--in other words, my idea of perfection. If you
make it any more elegant, you'll graduate from Hillbilly to Hillwilliam.

 

[daugen]

Safety **** reporting in here.

I wouldn't be very comfortable using that soft copper, Drew. It'll for sure deform and let the nuts come loose. I like your idea of double nutting. On my trailer, I welded a couple long bolts to the top rail, and used nyloc nuts to secure the spare. Been that way for fifteen some years with no issues, other than probably needing new tires because they're so old. If you're inconvenienced by all the extra thread sticking out, cut it off with a hacksaw and use your bench grinder to cut a taper on the ends so the nuts will start again. That way you won't need those copper spacers at all.

$0.02, and probably not worth that...

you are 203 percent correct. Of course it's the wrong metal. Nyloc nuts getting purchased tomorrow, real pain though since felt like a hundred turns, maybe just regular nuts.
Just look on the bright side. I didn't pick brass...
And yes to cutting off excess, doesn't stick out past edge of wheel but too close. Frankly it just looks kinda stupid.
Apparently I can do stupid pretty well.
and upon reflection, if I had just bought a new bracket properly sized this would never have happened.
But what's the fun in that.

 

[Popgadget]

Safety **** reporting in here.

I wouldn't be very comfortable using that soft copper, Drew. It'll for sure deform and let the nuts come loose. I like your idea of double nutting. On my trailer, I welded a couple long bolts to the top rail, and used nyloc nuts to secure the spare. Been that way for fifteen some years with no issues, other than probably needing new tires because they're so old. If you're inconvenienced by all the extra thread sticking out, cut it off with a hacksaw and use your bench grinder to cut a taper on the ends so the nuts will start again. That way you won't need those copper spacers at all.

$0.02, and probably not worth that...

I had the same thoughts. Much better to use a steel pipe nipple.

 

[RoyJackson]

you are 203 percent correct. Of course it's the wrong metal. Nyloc nuts getting purchased tomorrow, real pain though since felt like a hundred turns, maybe just regular nuts.

If you go with free running nuts, use lock washers!!!