We've been having starting issues with the ATV and I thought cleaning the muddy battery terminals might fix the problem.

What I need to remember the next time is to make sure not to lose the small nut that just sits on the battery once you remove the screw that holds the wire to the battery.

I heard it bounce off the fender where it must have fallen into the grass, which means carrying in the groceries the old fashioned way until I can find a replacement nut.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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