What happens when you don't tighten down the lug nuts on your golf cart and drive for several weeks as they slowly loosen? The lug nut threads get worn, creating a problem that requires a replacement.

A trip to the local hardware store proved the special nuts were not a common item, but a regular one was that had the same thread ratio, and to compensate for the lack of shoulder I just added a beefy washer. We've been driving it this way for a couple of months now with no problem.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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