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themadevil t1_iy6p6fe wrote

Reply to comment by themadevil in Lawn Mower Issue - No Nuts Holding The Wheels On - How To Fix? by PrettyMuchAMess

Edit: On second thought, it should be enough to add threads as long as the axle is thick enough per spec, I'd just suggest doing a manual pull check once it's done to make sure you're not going to be three-wheeling it home.

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PrettyMuchAMess OP t1_iy78j1b wrote

It's over 1cm in diameter, too blobby (hand cutting a lawn with a sickle is "fun") though to haul it out of the garage to check. Think it's about 1.2-1.4cm roughly. Hence why I thought it could take a thread and nut.

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PrettyMuchAMess OP t1_iy78xiz wrote

> I'd just suggest doing a manual pull check once it's done to make sure you're not going to be three-wheeling it home.

Hah, I can easily carry the stupid thing it that happens. After all it's at home and only for home use.

Worst comes to worst I'll no. 8 wire it and jerry-rig a solid solution. Already had to do that with a flat pack bed that fell apart due to too short screws and no anchors for the bolts.

Or I can just transplant the new motor into the old lawn mower, since it's wheels have stayed on. Unlike it's metal exhaust cage, which is still held in place by annoyingly thick wire from old climbing plant fence support wire.

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themadevil t1_iy7sd7r wrote

Sounds like threading is an easy first option, and you have other options if that doesn't work for some reason. Let me know how it works, and good luck.

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