Tire Replacement

The tires are the OG set that came with the trailer, so they are LONG past overdue. Fortunately, Tiny hasn’t moved around much, but the last thing I need is to get her on the road and have one or more of the old rubber donuts blow out.

Tire removed from axle

Three of the 4 came off without a hitch but that last one’s last lugnut refused to budge. I was cranking on my impact wrench and no luck. After some head-scratching, I figured I’d get some Break-Free and that would do the job.

None of the local shops had any in stock, so we looked for the “second best” option, and it turned out to be a winner.

PB B’Laster

This stuff is incredible. We soaked the hell out of that nut and waited for 5 minutes, then soaked it again and waited for a minute.

As soon as I pulled the trigger on the impact wrench, the lugnutcame right off.

The only downside to PB B’Laster is you have to double-bag it in a ziploc when transporting it, otherwise the residue in the tube will fill the car with toxic fumes and give you The Cancer within, like, minutes.

Can of PB B'Laster Penetrating Catalyst

♪ Do Fence Me In ♬

Fence with "Posted no trespassing, keep out" sign

Events have conspired to move the timeline up, so I bit the bullet and got the fence installed. Originally, I wanted a fence with metal posts, but we needed this done quick ‘n’ cheap, so treated pine it is.

The most time-consuming part (for me) was getting the lumber ordered from the Big Box store. I normally would’ve gone with a more local lumberyard, but it was more of a matter of getting it done.

Once the wood was on-side, the guys got it done. Took one day for the fence, and one for the gate.

Yes, that’s a Master Lock. Yes, Master Locks are the absolute worst.

But it’ll have to do for now.

For someone to open the gate, they’ll have to intentionally B&E, and that’s at least something.

Fence gate with locks