(BR008301) TIRE ASSEMBLY,480X8,INTEGRAL HUB (777799.DOS)

Very satisfied

after taking off dust cover cotter key was not thru the packing nut bearing was loose. after replaceing wheel still loose so had to add a washer so cotter key would fit in packing nut

Decided to replace complete tire assembly rather than change tires on 30+ yo Brave splitter. Was pleased to find the parts in stock at Foards and shipping was quick. Decided to add the dust caps to the order to have a nice clean job. Ordered them from Foards even though it added as much to shipping as the cost of the caps ($10) as I figured it would be guaranteed good fit to the wheel. Was disappointed to find I paid $10 to throw the caps in the box with the wheels, but oh well. The kicker is that the caps were near impossible to install (not my first rodeo) and I bent one up pretty good and destroyed the other one (ended up using the old cap, which went in easily). If I had it to do over, I would have reused the old caps or sourced a better cap elsewhere. So, in the end very happy with the wheels but disappointed in both the cost of shipping and the quality of the caps - a waste of $20.

Fortunately I haven't needed many repair parts for my older Brave log splitter but the few times I have needed parts, Foards came through. They were very helpful looking up and cross referencing parts and getting me what I needed quickly.

You sent the wrong nuts to connect to the axles on the log splitter. You sent 1 inch opening nuts and the log splitter has three-quarter inch axles.