Because our sap wagon broke one of its wheels off, I brought it up to the farm last night. This morning my dad and I got it fixed and put back together. Dad bent the tongue of the trailer back to the way it should be, and then I welded on some steel plates. The plates add some strength and rigidity, and help prevent and future bending on the tongue hopefully. Dad got the wheel taken off the hub and then clamped it back into place on the frame where it had sheared off from. He welded the break area thoroughly and then I put the wheel back on the hub and fastened it on with the lug nuts. I hooked the tractor up to it and pulled it out of the shop before heading back to the woods to gather sap with it once again.
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