Revitalized With New Wheels
The new solid rubber wheels I ordered for the hose cart came in sooner than expected. I was concerned about the hub length, which none of the venders provided dimensions for but it was exactly the same hub length as the old wheels. My leap of faith paid off and within 10 minutes, I had the old wheels swapped for the new ones. The new ones also came with extra bearings for a larger axle but since the installed bearings fit my axle, they are unneeded. They will go into my parts bin where I will most likely forget about them until someone spots them before my estate sale starts up. If I'm lucky, the right project will come my way and I'll have a handful of bearings to repurpose. Since as I write this, right before leaving for our vacation, when it was still very cold outside, I didn't get the hoses sorted out and some of them removed. There is plenty of time for that when spring is here in force. Best of all, I won't have to air up the tires on the hose cart when the ti