As much as it sucks, its a good thing you saw it, and 2 good things come out of it. 1 it could have been worse if you were on a trip to the water and it went out and possible wheel falling off, fender gone, or worse an accident. 2nd good thing is you will do it yourself and then know it is done...
4x 4's wide enough to cradle the barrel laying down should keep from jumping around very much. And then just use the top bung to fill and the bottom with the spigot.
Oh my. Sounds a little steep to me. And having a dust cap gone and the other loose is bad very very bad. What a horrible job. Does it look like new bearing and grease? Cotter pin doesnt look new to me. And certainly the washer wasnt cleaned. Ugh. I would have a good talking to service manager...
What kind of ATV do you have? Not sure how much water you would be able to haul. You could very easily rig up 30 gallon plastic barrels with spigot and hose. Couple 2x 4's for a saddle and a couple straps. Just a thought.
Yes JUST like that. But both just happened to be the pro's. Just coincidence I imagine, but certainly wasnt from abuse. I didnt bother with warranty :) lol Years ago Rapala used to take back all my beat up scratched ones if any part of the hook or bill broke.
I cant say for certain, but I dont think there is much difference. But I do know that I broke off 2 bills on the pro's, and never have on the regular flickr's. I cant find the dang chart for the pro's. But have this for the regular flickr.