The Continuing Adventures of Jud

Great news! The tire replacement worked just fine: ECV'ers take note! Instead of a 20 dollar tire I replaced it with an 8 dollar tire. (See additional details in next entry.)

And I removed the hose clamp and the 'cast' is apparently holding. I will be adding some additional fasteners to make it as secure as possible, but here it is as it is. (See additional details in next entry.)