More Goodies from the Trash! Restorations and Knowing When to STOP.

[@carpentryfirst3048]

I genuinely wish you did longer videos too. Once every week or two? Podcasts can be 3-4 hrs and people, including myself eat it up. I listen while Im using the bench grinder or organizing the shop. I don't even have the words to articulate the amount of knowledge you have. I'm "the guy" when it comes to tools for people who know me but the amount your teaching me is insane. I would watch hours of your content. It doesn't all need to be brand new, exciting stuff every week, it's not just the information, it's the way you deliver it. You almost have an obligation to the world to put out as much as you can 😊 Thank you for what you do. Genuinely appreciate it

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that! 😃👍

[@joemoach832]

Knowing when to stop is tough. Can’t wait to see that shovel finished.

[@greghomestead8366]

I'm soooo jealous of the poor man flea-market. We live in the country where houses are 1/4 mile apart. Very rare to find anything good set out. Enjoyed the show Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@805ROADKING]

Good stuff Bud!! I still have a unopen NOS quart of Nitro Stan on the shelf, I haven't used that stuff since the 70's!! I came across a guy in a Flea Market a few weeks ago that had a gallon can of it for a $1!! It made me laugh, the guy said it was his Fathers and the Dude selling it was older than Me!!☻

[@ScoutCrafter]

The new stuff I showed is almost identical. 😃👍

[@lotsatrains]

Awesome finds even that can of nails 👍 Those would cost a fortune at Home Depot with the prices now 🤩

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ken- Nails went crazy! 🫣😂👍

[@timeflysintheshop]

Ahhhh now I have to look more closely at the vintage sparkplugs at the antique engine shows! Your killing me smalls!!! 😉😁👍

[@wilde1909]

I have no interest in spark plugs, however that Edison Spark plug is a fascinating piece of history. I was so curious I looked up when they were manufactured - from the late 1930s to the 1940s by the Edison-Splitdorf Corporation which was a subsidiary of Thomas A. Edison Inc.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Even the packaging was spectacular! 😃👍

[@tonymaiettasr.7340]

Love the flea market. Also, that flash picture of your go cart was cool. Old roller skates for wheels. Fun times..Great video. Thanks

[@GuntersGarage]

Wow, what a mosh, good episode today. That really stinks about the entrenching shovel. I have my fathers from when he was in the service. I got it just in time it seems. The nut spun a little bit so I just kept spraying it and running it in each direction to stop. It slowly worked its way further and further. Its good to go now.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes- if you can get even a 1/16” move you can free it up eventually, however when these are solid locked up you have to walk away! 😂👍

[@philcappellini2820]

Aluminum and steel being together over a long period of time make for a great weld. Good decision on not pursuing trying to free it up the shovel head. Thanks for the video.

[@kadmaster]

Fantastic episode...I love that shovel...

[@EVILDR235]

I had one of those same shovels I found at work in a wrecked car. Mine was also froze solid. Never did un-stick it. Wound up giving it away.

[@alexstools]

I thoroughly enjoyed this episode! I think the shovel is a great find, I'm so curious how's it's turned out and also about your other purchases that you haven't shown yet from the tool meet!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Alex- So glad you enjoyed it! 😃👍

[@jackthompson2132]

I’m glad you shown the army shovel because a friend of mine gave me one. I have tried the vinegar with no luck. I even tried the 50/50. Don’t do that! Now I’m looking for a new nut because the 50/50 did it in. If you have any idea where I can get one I would appreciate you letting me know. Great video today. Thank You for sharing! Oh, you should have grabbed that lamp!

[@ScoutCrafter]

No, If they were common I think I would have tried harder knowing I could get another. 😂👍

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Cool stuff! I can't relate with what you find. Nobody where I live throws anything away and once they are useless they try to sell them as antiques. Pretty much just old useless junk.

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

I just love it, thanks Scout.

[@andyc972]

Cheers John, what a great mosh this was, some great finds there on your walk, thanks for going back and sharing the highlights with us ! Never feel bad for leaving something on our behalf, I'm sure many of us know the feeling of not letting something go, but you have to be realistic about space !

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Passing up the big light(s) was tough but where you gonna' put it! BEAUTIFUL plug and I always wanted an entrenching tool BUT by the time I got through demolishing the lock and finding a couple of big nuts to replace it with...............nope. Better leave w3ell enough alone along with no Estwing hammer. Happy later week and God Bless!

[@lv_woodturner3899]

I appreciate why you did not take that light home. I also would have had to pass on it. Much too big and too little room for storage at my place. It is a shame the nut on the shovel is rusted shut, but as you said, aluminium and steel is not a good combination when allowed to rust. Dave.

[@BudBush]

Great mosh and really enjoyed the entrenching tool cleanup and info. Back in the fifties there was a great army surplus store in our town and every birthday, Christmas, etc. We got items from there: helmet liners, canteens, gas masks, web belts and so on. I still have my entrenching shovel which I take camping. Unfortunately it's the shovel with the little cross piece on the wooden handle and can't be modified for hacking roots but I've used it continuously over the the years. It still has it's canvas cover. Made to last. That chandelier was a beauty.

[@JackScurlock]

Did you try freezing the nut? Years ago we would use a co2 extinguisher freeze the nut and then hit it with a blow torch. The shock would often break the rust bond...Good video...stay safe...captjack...

[@richardross7219]

We had those entrenching tools(ET) in 1976, in the Army. A couple of years later, they went to the trifold ET. I found that 6 months of PB Blaster on a bleeder nipple did eventually free it up. Maybe you should soak it for a few months. I've still got a 40 year old tube of nitrostan and its banana smell, Last time I used it was 4 years ago. Good Luck, Rick

[@ScoutCrafter]

Rick- Nitro Stan!😂👍

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

You forgot that the coffee can that says “NAILS” might be a family collection of toenails. The world is full of all kinds.

[@overseas_demogod]

I just bought an axe handle from the old school hardware store here in LA (Lower Alabama). $35. Good score on that.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I don’t know what happened with handles, they, along with hardware, tripled in price! 😃👍

[@tomdale1313]

I've 5 of those shovels, two with covers all are in working order, txs to 50/50 and not being stingy with the 50/50...

[@Maidrite1960]

I love poor man flea market episodes, wish I could still get out with you sometimes. So many things you leave it kills me 😅, although I understand there is only so much room to store stuff 😮

[@terryrogers1025]

It has occurred to me that if I were in your neighborhood doing a poor man’s flea market run I would probably just walk right on by your place because nothing of any value would ever be thrown away, in fact I would probably skip the whole block because some Scout Crafter guy has already picked it clean, a guy wouldn’t stand a chance in your area!!!!!!😮😊😂😂

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂 the key is look for houses with a for sale shingle outside. 😃👍

[@mikerobinson6606]

Drill tiny holes 1/16" in the shovel nut and put some evapo-rust in the holes. Later, plug weld the holes shut and dress the welds off.

[@tshusker]

Hope I'm not too late, but please *please* consider not doing anything further with the shovel's blade! It looks perfect. Also, love your neighborhood finds!

[@ScoutCrafter]

🫣😂👍. I think you will like the finished product..

[@CarlJohnson-ry3gc]

Nitro Stan, that brings back memories.

[@patjohnson3100]

What a great treasure hunt. The stuff you find on the poor mans flea market is so cool. If you look at the shovel blade closely you may find a manufacturers name and date. Mine says Ames and is dated 1944. I inherited it from my WW2 veteran father. Fortunately the nut still works, and I wonder if spraying a little white grease into the threaded area would help prevent the galvanic reaction.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! This is Wood 1944. 😃👍

[@57WillysCJ]

That threaded part is a bear, thankfully I have been able to free the two I have. I think the last one I heated then sprayed with 50/50. It didn't loosen all the way so I put it in a container of transmission fluid and it finally broke free. I have a terrible time with vehicle parts that are aluminum bolted to iron or steel. Cost me a transmision and transfer case on a Toyota truck and I spent two days on my Grand Caravan trying to seperate the CV joint from the hub and aluminum housing. Not done yet, I have everything out and need to go to a friend to see if it can be pressed out It is costing me a hub assembly I didn't need, 2 three jawed pullers and a piece from my porta power. That piece was cast so it's not great, but those pullers are built with the wrong threaded rod. This is a common problem that many professionals have and why the mechanic I use him and hawed about not wanting to do the job. All because of a ripped CV boot. Road salt on steel is bad, bad on aluminum too. Add the three and you have a nightmare.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Those CV boots used to be a major problem once they got a split and dirt got inside. Very common years ago. 😃👍

[@namleets57]

I walk the dogs every night and on trash night all I find is trash

[@guataco]

Say hello to Snoopy.

[@saigaking]

Boom 🎉

[@RobertBosworth]

I was so afraid you were going to find pounds of toenail clippings in that tub. Too bad about that entrenching tool. Still, though, should turn out nicely. Waiting for the update.

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂😂😂. Me too! It was a real gamble! 😃👍

[@ihrescue]

I was was just the other day trying to hel[p a friend find a home for her Model A Edison home phonograph from around 1901. It included a big collection of recorded cylinders.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have one!!! 😃👍

[@chrisrowan2289]

Hey scoutcrafter, I miss the intros you did from your porch and the shots of your flag against the blue sky. Have you thought about bringing that back?

[@larryborkstrom3580]

That's neet to see the old old Edison spark plug I always like the poor man flee market

[@patcb829]

I would have taken the fan, bet it just need some oil. I really want to take an air hammer to that jack but yes you have to know when to quit.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Pat- the oscillator bolt was broken. It is a one piece part with a gear attached. I took the grill! 🤤

[@patcb829]

@@ScoutCrafter I appreciate you letting me know. Awesome!

[@Rudimentary007]

I can’t stop buying wooden handle screwdrivers 🪛. 💪👍🇺🇸 love them flea markets.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tight handles are what to look for. 😃👍

[@billmccabe9601]

Great video. Maybe just turn that trenching tool into an 'Emergency' truck shovel after you paint it up. Good size for travel, and will definitely help dig snow from around wheels so you can throw down a handful of sand to help someone out.

[@barryfarnsworth3360]

Love the poor man’s flea market .

[@johnkelley9877]

Great Mosh! I think you made the right decision in passing up the chandelier. The shovel is looking good. Thanks for sharing this.

[@rawbacon]

Every older person is either moving or dying in ScoutCrafter's neighborhood............So much of that stuff you can tell belonged to older people.

[@ScoutCrafter]

My neighborhood had a lot of older homes with big attics. Stuff accumulates and when the owner passes away the adult kids want nothing to do with the junk and toss it. Then I come along. 😂👍

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Makes ,me so sad when that happens. A lot of forested property around here is being broken up and sold to developers for the same reason.

[@larrydemaar409]

That Edison spark plug was gorgeous! Do you know what vehicle or engine it is for? Too bad about the frozen nut on the shovel.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Larry- I’m not sure what vehicles that plug fits. I need a reference source. 😃👍

[@timeflysintheshop]

I have three "cool" hanging light fixtures hanging in my shed ight now that were all garbage picks. I have a hard time getting rid of them because they are so expensive to buy new, but I have probably had them almost a decade already (boy where does the time go?) and they are still hanging there. I should just donate them to H4H and if I ever need anything like them, I can just go to H4H and look for one. It will be reasonably priced there. I gotta make room for all the sparkplugs i'm gonna be buyin! 😉😁👍

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

I think you gave that E-tool a fair shake at a new life as a display piece. Nobody would expect to use one that old when modern ones are more portable anyway.

[@357magdad]

The free pile provides again!

[@metalwork.]

Great finds! ... Nails are $6 a pound now! Shovel looks great, even pitted

[@tonylenge424]

Your neighborhood is a first class garbage picking event! WOW

[@PantherCityEDC]

John my friend, you are a man in need of a wagon, might I recommend the Gorilla Cart, mine sees lots of duty for a variety of uses including a monthly trip around the Canton, Texas first Monday trade days. I'm thinking a six month soak in your 50/50 penetrating juice would free up that ornery aluminum nut on the trenching tool. God bless you and those you hold close.

[@Ricopolico]

Scout, I've tried the Poor Man's Flea Market, but the beaters in my neighborhood don't even throw away yesterday's paper, and I live in one of the better neighborhoods in our burg. At least it got me off my duff,

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂 it’s true, some neighborhoods only throw away garbage. Keep an eye out for for sale shingles in front of the house. 😃👍

[@lotsabirds]

Man, you find some great stuff! I wont bust your chops over that chandelier! What chandelier? 😂 Anyway that trenching tool was a great find! Theres gotta be some history there! Have a great week! I dodged the Idalia bullet. Just some rain and nearby tornadoes! Ill catchya Friday!

[@RestorationbyAlabamaCreeks]

You never fail to impart one or two nuggets of wisdom. I’ve got my eye open for an old eTool and now know what not to do. Thank you sir!

[@paulsworkshop4179]

You always find great stuff out there! The spark plug is really awesome. I love all the Edison stuff. I grew up very close to West Orange. I just did a set of spark plugs from NGK. They pack them in a pretty nice cardboard package.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I like NGK plugs too. Japan!

[@almacli8360]

What’s up Johnny - 💙 the poor mans flea market ~ That WW2 shovel was a great find : can’t wait to see what it’s going to look like when your done with it 👍🏼 on the last trash night I found a Foshan Shunde Huawei Air Blower SW-2L 115v 60hz 3.8a but the only problem was someone just cut the plug ( Not the 23ft cord ) so I brought it home and spliced a GFCI Saftey Plug (also found that on a poor mans flea market walk months ago) I turned it on and it WORKS so that was a nice lil score for the beginning of the week - I’ll tell ya these people that live in those million dollar 💵 homes in Malba by us throw brand new stuff out if it has a lil scratch on it - better for us kido 😂 See you Friday John ✅

[@ScoutCrafter]

Al- they don’t throw a lot away in Malba but when they do the stuff is gold! 😃👍

[@mikebrunosgarage5338]

Great episode, love the shovel and the spark plug was very interesting! Thanks again!

[@choppermike3329]

Man that galvanic corrosion is tough. You're right about not be able to free it up. The newer garden hoses have aluminum couplings on them so after a little time goes by they end up like that shovel. Some hose manufacturers anodize the ends a shiny brass color so you don't notice. They are like a crooked politician. I guess anti seize needs to be used. Frustrating! Great video, love the entrenching tool.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mike- I found out the hard way when I used zinc fasteners on my aluminum steam engines! 😂😃👍

[@mraamohamed]

Good find on the nails, but I have to share a story of when I was doing Apt Maint for Mpls, MN Public Housing back in the early 2000's and we found a coffee can similar to that that also said "nails" and we too thought wow pay dirt. Wrong, little did we know the old resident was a EDP person, and it was almost 3/4 full of toe nail and finger nail clippings. I still have nightmares to this day when I open an old can or something......just thought to share. hehe

[@Patrick-bw1zv]

quick story, my father who passed had about 20 cans of nails screws and whatnot in the basement. Each one had about $100 cash in the bottom, he figured no one would steal a can of worthless nails. He didn't tell my mom about it, luckily we dumped a can out before she gave them away to a neighbor!

[@danceswithaardvarks3284]

Some nice finds there. The big pick handle reminds me that I need to get one to make stock for two large hammer handles and one medium hammer handle. I've started doing this because I get 3 good hickory handles for £10, which the cheapest way since the world went crazy. When I rehang a hammer I also keep the handle to turn down for a smaller size hammer.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Smart!!! 😃👍

[@geraldschrader8511]

I've got two of those WWII entrenching tools and like yours the nut is frozen. You're right: nothing will make those nuts budge!

[@patrickbaughman2917]

Ahh... The entrenching tool🙂... As a grunt private in the 80's the best use for the newer style trifold ET was to fold it so the blade was at 90 degrees to the handle and then use it to sit on. That was until anyone with any rank started getting close 😁

[@charliekingpin8568]

That was a nice night walk and I'd picked that stuff up to, love a good handle always handy.

[@thunderstruck1078]

I thought you were going to say it could be two things: rusty nails or fingernails.

[@brianlittle3452]

Uncle Fester had an easier way to test lightbulbs.

[@mrmicro22]

PB blaster did it for mine but it did take awhile.

[@ProvinceOfPosen]

Give that military shovel a shot of your 50/50.

[@kevinbrassil9836]

Thanks ScoutCrafter!

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Got no room for this.... 👍 🤣

[@LoStivale]

Gotta love the poor man’s flea market!

[@13thworker45]

It’s hard but even I know when to stop. There is a shovel similar to yours in an old wood tool box in the garage. By Friday I’ll open it up and check it. It could be one like yours. Great show , thank you.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jess- I have a few of these, one of them needs a spot of weld to repair and I always said it’s my first job if I get a welder. 😂👍

[@briantraxler1407]

This maniac really likes the midnight walks...! 🇨🇦

[@steve.b.23]

The secret of life is knowing when to stop. -Alan Watts

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John. You amaze me at what you always find. Did you try rapping leather around that nut? I have had good luck with that sometimes 🤨..I also like the look of old spark plugs. Can't wait to see how that shovel turns out. Will be a great wall hanger. I agree that those nails would cost a lot today..lol. you have a great day. 👍👍😊❤.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Larry- I was putting all my weight (that’s a lot!) on that nut and it wasn’t even budging. I know if I go anymore it will split the aluminum nut for sure. 😃👍

[@wkb373]

Have same US GI e-tool that was rough and frozen as yours. $1.00 flea market find. I just stayed at it with much oiling and easy pressure and it eventually cleared up. Linseed oil on the furniture, wire wheel and OD paint made it ready for war again. There should be a date and makers mark on the front blade of the shovel. Mine was Amboy or Ames? 194?. It too was corroded so i couldn't lift anymore letters or numbers. I did scratch up the nut a bit but not badly, used a file to tone the scratches down. I believe I used a large plumbing wrench to free the nut.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes- This is US Wood 1944. 😃👍

[@ericinoregon5726]

Regarding the poor man’s flea market. Where I live in Oregon, we cannot put stuff on the curb. The company that does our garbage collection will not pick up stuff like lamps and stuff that you see on your poor man’s flea market. I wish we could do what you were doing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

It’s fun to find stuff that can be fixed or restored. Can’t beat free! 😂👍

[@johncrable3349]

Hi Scout 👋....thanks for putting this together. I use cheap sockets as handle ferrels sometimes. Thanks again and as always , have a happy day.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Great tip!

[@archived_turkeys6487]

Hey scout - trying to make wood stain from rusty metal. I have 2 packages of new steel wool from modern sources (big box). Wont rust ! I tried vinegar, i tried water. 2 months. My magnet indicates "steel" wool is not steel at all anymore. Will try rusty nails next.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I never was a fan of that color stain. Minwax Gunstock is my favorite! 😃👍

[@wkb373]

Edison Works is still in W. Orange NJ and part of National Park Service. Full of great stuff and well worth the visit.

[@ScoutCrafter]

On my bucket list! 😃👍

[@alansmith4734]

Speaking of Spark Plugs, I saw a video of Jay Leno showing a classic car that had spare Spark Plugs kept in the engine firewall.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Years ago Plugs had to be changed often. Now we can go 100k miles without Changing them. Amazing. 😃👍

[@readysetsleep]

I had the same problem with the seized aluminum nut on the military shovel. I broke it and had to scrap it 😢.

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is so common! 😃👍

[@Russ0107]

I thought FOR SURE the second option you listed was going to be Toe Nails or toe nail clippings!

[@ScoutCrafter]

🫣😂👍

[@griffm5]

Mister John, you asked me to send you old "Snap on screw drivers " instead of tossing them in the bin!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! Don’t toss them. 😃👍

[@diannelogsdon6107]

Those nails are a hardened masonry nails.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes, I never used them in masonry. I can’t imagine them working? They worked good on go karts! 😂👍

[@toolrestoration]

What a great mosh of many things . I bet that candlelabra chadalier would fetch good money on ebay ....

[@TheKidFromYTown]

Always enjoy the poor man's flea market. I often wonder how you get all that stuff you find home though?? Do you have to make multiple trips?

[@ScoutCrafter]

My hands were cramping up carrying the handles, nails and shovel! 😂👍

[@TheKidFromYTown]

@@ScoutCrafter - I can relate to that believe me! Just to mention, I had some luck too. I got an aluminum extension ladder and a set of old metal car ramps all in very good condition. It's been awhile since I came across anything really worthwhile.

[@americansewingmachineresto1545]

Hi John, Great job on the pliers. You passed along a bunch of skills, fixing threads, deforming metal back into position, using heat, straightening using an adjustable wrench, and your expert finishing. I so much enjoy seeing your videos. Your inserts crack me up. That dog picture was the best. Not to mention Beep Beep!! Acme. Old Glory looks great against that pretty blue sky. Best Regards, John

[@alexmorris3106]

I have one of the same ones.it was frozen also.but I soaked in MMO and with a piece of scrap wood taped it back an forth and it works.ECK USMC.

[@setdown2]

Wow that trash can had shovels,a sanding poll and stuffff...what a neighborhood...must be a society hill type...please pass the yellow mustard 😂😂...🖖

[@bobbyw9046]

SC, I have done dozens of full restorations on vintage fans from the 1920's. 30's and 40's. I have NEVER had one yet that was more than a broken wire, clogged gears, or frozen bronze bushing. I have never encountered a broken motor. I did have to hand make a brass gear once by hand when I could not find a factory gear, and it works like a charm!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Bobby- This fan had a broken oscillator bolt. I did take the front Cage as I need one for another project. 😂👍

[@alanpecherer5705]

A few years ago I was active in tube amplifier electronics building & repair. I put an ad in the local paper advertising "I buy old tube amps and hi-fis". I actually got a superb Radio Craftsman mono amp that I bot for $20 and sold for $600 but I also got a full garage of WW2 radio gear. Probably 2000 tubes, most in NOS cartons. Unfortunately, they had been in that hot dry garage for decades and merely touching the neat colorful cartons they were in (like your spark plug) caused them to disintegrate. I got a kiloton of tradable stuff out of that garage. Other than that.....I'm an old New Jersey scrounger much like you, Scout, and the number of times I have actually been able to utilize found treasures, I could have paid list price for them and had them delivered by chauffered limousine for the amount of space they took up. Most of it ended up in the trash or better still, hauled off to the dump where I paid a dump fee. Chandeliers, not socket sets! Ah well, it's a fairly low-cost obsession.

[@beerdrinker6452]

Like everyone is I am jealous of your free flea market. Sorry but I would have made three or four trips. That fan looked right up your alley. $40 bucks worth of axe/pick handles, OH MY! I would still be grinning. Your army shovel is great. Good to hear that even SC says enough is enough once in awhile. Love your videos. Thank you.

[@JamesThomas-gg6il]

Just a little info on that e tool, it's a 43 model, or m1943. If you look carefully it will be stamped with the manufacturer name and a date. WOOD manufacturing or AMES being the most common amd 1944 or just 44 being the most common. That aluminum collar nut is best left alone as you have discovered. The color spec is OG 107. I've collected those for years and at least yours in the open position os still functional as garesning shovel if ever needed. Kudos from the south.

[@everready19373]

Every Sunday evening I take a drive around my neighborhood as Monday is trash day. A few weeks ago I found two containers filled with nuts/bolt, taps and dies, drill bits and 4 stepper bits. There is probably close to $200.00 worth of tooling. I can't understand why anyone would throw that out.

[@alexmorris3106]

I have one like that that was also frozen, tip it up and used marvel mystery oil and let it soak over night point down and taped it with a block of oak easy and it works,stay with it, Eck usmc

[@saigaking]

Love the mosh scout some fantastic stuff in the poor man’s flea market crazy what people throw away god bless take care 🗽🇳🇿🇺🇸🪖45

[@LittleRestorers]

The amount of cool stuff you come across at the poor man's flea market 😁

[@billwest7274]

After watching this episode I went digging through all my stuff and found my old entrenching tool. Fortunately the shovel was opened and that made it a lot easier to get a grip on the aluminum nut with some Kroil Oil and vice grips with hot wax on the teeth plus twenty minutes of work the nut is free. But it is a little dinged up. It was a fun challenge, thank you.