Fred Johnson's Wagon
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Topic: Fred Johnson's Wagon
Posted By: Fred
Subject: Fred Johnson's Wagon
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 12:58pm
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I thought everyone would appreciate seeing my recycled bicycle and bed angle iron wagons. The bigger one is about 8 years old and has had a lot of use. I've changed the wheels many times since these bicycle wheels were not intended to carry the amount of weight put into this wagon. There is usually somebody thowing away an old bike or I could buy one real cheap for one dollar or two at a yard sale which would give me some more wheels. I only recently learned how to utilize the back wheels of the bike by removing the sprocket and brakes. It takes two back wheels to make one wheel.
The smaller wagon as well as the older one I utilized the crank bearing for the steering. I used a very old snow shovel handle as the pull handle. I forgot to mention on the first one I made I didn't have any brakes, we were shopping at a flea market and on several occasions it rolled away so I outfitted it with a parking brake which came from a three wheel baby stroller that ladys jog with. The new wagon is going on two years old and hasn't been used yet. My wife says it's too nice to use. Boy, if there were more people like her you could go around the country and find a bunch of old "brand new" Allis Chalmers which were too nice to be use!
I'm thinking of making another soon with automotive steering.
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Posted By: JohnCinMd
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 2:38pm
| Now that's cool! I'll bet you could sell them at the flea markets. |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 2:42pm
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recycleing at it's finest. ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: David Gibson (OH)
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 2:49pm
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Those are pretty neat. ------------- David Gibson http://www.darkecountysteam.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.darkecountysteam.com 1956 WD45 |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:10pm
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Do I detect brakes?
That means we can "ride down hill" with them; right?? LOL
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Posted By: beeman
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:11pm
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Nice work Sir. Kinda classy looking too with the white wheels. ------------- 1949 B 3930 Ford- Have owned other Orange ,green,red,yellow,dark green tractors and equipment. |
Posted By: roughstock
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:14pm
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Those are neat. I like that they are high enough that you don't have to bend over too far to reach in them. they look nice too. Great job! Brian |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:21pm
| Lets see a pic of your tricycle ya pull them with. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 5:32pm
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COOL!! Next one leave the sprocket on the back wheel, add a B&S engine with a sproceted centrifugal clutch, a bench type"wagon seat" and tiller type steering and you can drive it to the flea market and in the parade.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Fred
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 2:07pm
Walker wanted to see the tricycle that I pull my home made wagons with well...I could only come up with this tricycle. I made it all from recycled bicycle parts. The only thing that was new was a piece of conduit for the handle. I get plenty of thumbs up when we pull it through Trap Pond Campground on the way to the water. Even some folks take pictures as they want to make one like it.
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Posted By: John (C-IL)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 3:51pm
| Very creative and probably handy to boot. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 6:11pm
| You did good. Looks like some of the stuff I have made as I '''played with''' bicycle stuff. the trailer I made however was made from the back end of a riding mower to pull with mower so is not real heavy duty but does the job as intended |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 8:40pm
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Fred, don't forget to turn the canoe upside down while riding in the rain. LOL Like a fella said,"use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 8:44am
| Nice uses of recycled stuff. -- your are a clever fellow. |
Posted By: Fred
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 9:10am
| I did design it so that I could store the canoe upside down on it. |