i have trouble keeping the forks tightly clamped to the bucket. they come loose and slide left, right or fall off. any suggestions?
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John from Rome...The forks have slots on the bottom rear and on the front 2 x 4 holder. Hook a piece of chain from the bottom slot going under the bucket and around to the top of the bucket. Next connect the lag end of the chain to a ratcheting load binder which will lay over the bucket. Connect the other end of load binder to a short piece of chain which is connected into the front chain slot of the horizontal 2 x 4 holder. Tighten and adjust the chains and load binder so that the forks are pulled into the bucket. The chain and binder going around the bucket will add support to help spread load around the bucket and avoid warping from too much load on the bucket lip. You will still need to tighten the forks with their clamps but once everything is adjusted the forks will stay in place better and your bucket will be better supported. I cut my chains to length once I had everything set up to make installation quicker.
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After you remove the thin metal disk with the gasket around it to reveal the basket thing you speak of, pull that basket thing off. You should see a nut attached to the thinga-ma-jiggy that your pressure release valve sits on. If it sounds like marbles in there, it may be that the nut is not properly tightened. Mine was finger tight, just checked it now. See if that's the problem.... hopefully it is...tighten up the nut, then just pop that basket back on.
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I've had a similar problem. The only thing I've done is squeze the handles together above and below the pivot with a screwdriver. This has worked for me - I hope this helps. Best Regards - Philip
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I've had a similar problem. However, I realized that i wasn't pushing the screwdrivers down far enough into the handles after use. That's the only time that I experienced an issue with the pliers getting caught or stuck on the screw drivers.
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There is a clamp that is further to bottom that probably needs to be tighter than what it already is. The same thing happened to my son. If that does not work try taking it to the nearest bike shop to see if they know what to do.
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I haD the same issue with my bike as well. seat will always come loose no matter what you do to it !!! Sorry to say but this bike isnt of high quality . i wish I would have spent more money and buy a more sturdy bike.
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Had that problem too. Lift the handle of the basket and make sure the ends go completely into the recessed area for them.
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You could try checking the tension using the instructions in the manual. If it's too loose it will come off.
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Maybe, these things happen though with this tubing but a little more scary with an arrow in it for sure. Try to wipe off the end with a little alcohol and also put a drop down the end of the tube then rub a q-tip or twisted piece of tissue with the idea being that it will help remove any oils from ones fingers that might cause slippage. The without touching the area you cleaned push the tubing back on. If it is hard put a drop of water (yes, a little spit is just fine. Lol) on the tang to help slide on. If this is going to work it seems you would know right away but perhaps wait 30 minutes or so for the moisture to lessen. Having had quite a few wrist rockets this is an annoying think that happens at times. I figured it would be the case and got a couple heavy duty replacements. These are beefier than the one included. I also think climate play a part in the life of the bands and storage in a plastic bag for something might be best. I think of how a rubber band gets over time. Mine works well and no problem with the band's yet although I have been tempted to swap them out. If going on a trip or walk in the woods an extra band would seem important. Only problem I had was the wisher biscuit started coming out so I used gorilla glue to secure it. I hope this helps you.
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If you are saying the forks are too far apart, you could use a clamp to draw the the forks together. If you can post a picture, then we can get a better idea of what's going wrong.
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We had no problem....we placed the lid on the bucket then my husband pushed down one section at a time which snapped the lid on. One bucket we had a screw on lid and the part that snaps on the bucket did so in the same manner as explained above. A friend did have a problem solved with a rubber mallet...perhaps that would help you. OR, send them back...maybe you got a bad batch?
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Make sure you have the handle pushed down completely before you roll it out. I did not do that with my first one and that is when I started having trouble with it.
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Hi Sam, I had a similar situation with mine. I noticed it was getting a little loose. I opened the jaws of the pliers all the way and placed the head of the rivet on my vise and used a large centerpunch and "re-peened" the rivet. Since it is a stainless steel rivet it worked very well and hasn't loosened back up since then. You just need to make sure the centerpunch diameter is large enough so it won't just hit the center of the rivet. Hope that helped Kevin
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Make sure you can not push them in after you have tightened them . If you can still push them in there maybe something wrong with it . I haven't had any problem with mine and I was using it on a not so leval terane
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Same problem here. Sorry to say we've had no luck getting the wheel(s) to stay on. Keep reattaching, but still no luck.
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These forks clamp on the front (bottom edge) of the bucket. I have never seen anything they would not fit on, unless the bucket has been modified in some way.
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Yes, the forks work great. I bought the heavy duty forks. The only issue I had was, I picked up a very heavy load and it bowed my bucket slightly. But again, the forks was everything I expected.