I'm replacing the tailwheel mast with a longer rod so it can als…

I'm replacing the tailwheel mast with a longer rod so it can also be used for dragging trailers around. This is the first time I've tried to weld something this thick (a 1 3/16" rod in a 1/2" plate), so I made 2 passes at the highest setting, and it seems to have come out pretty good. I couldn't find 1 3/16" washers, so I reamed out some 1" Gr.8s.

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