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Normally I'd just patch this up with was to first lay down a square of hardware cloth with a metal pole stuck through the holes and form a cradle out of a food shipping barrel. It works fairly well. Rats chewed a hole in the center for the axle.

I think if I wanted to cement them in place. I suppose I could come back through with caulk or something if I wanted to cement them in place and make them more hand-friendly, but I'll wait and see if it becomes a problem first.

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Tim McCormack lives in Somerville, MA, USA and works as a software developer. (Updated 2019.)