showcrop
Well-known Member
One of my forks was falling off and no matter how well I tightened them they would still fall off. I was sure that I would have one fall off into my burning brush pile. Inspection revealed that the 6M screw that holds the heavy disc onto the end of the big screw which turns down onto the bucket was extending beyond the disc. Only the head of the 6m screw was holding the fork. Every time that you clamp them on there is just a half inch diam. by half inch long end of the big screw pushing against the thick disc. It wears down into the disc causing slack which makes the 6m screw take the force. I picked up a new 6m screw and put in a thin washer at the wear point but this is only temporary. I drew a v shaped bead of weld just forward of the point where the heavy disc engages so that when it loosens it will catch there. Maybe I will have to permanently separate the heavy disc from the big screw so that I can put adequate clamping force on it.