jon f mn
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I posted about this build in tractor talk and the case forum, but thought I could show the whole process here. I tried to make it a replica of a case wagon since he will pull it with a case garden tractor. Here are the pics of the sample wagon I copied.
I used the spindles from a case garden tractor front axle. I had to fix the "farmer weld on one spindle first tho. I ground off all the bird stuff and rewelded the steering arm to the spindle.
Then I welded some gussets on to beef up the spindle a bit.
I used 2x4x1/8" tube for the bolster. I cut it down on the end and crimped it a bit to fit the spindle bushing. Getting the angle right was a bit of a challenge because there was no straight edge on the original axle to get an angle from, but I got it pretty close. Since the bushing was cast iron I welded that with Nomacast rod.
Then I welded on the reach pipe and angle braces.
Next was the steering on the front of the bolster. The tube is 2x2x3/16" and the plates are 3/8" and the bolts are 1/2".
I welded some 1/2" thick fillers inside the tube to give a thicker wear surface. Figuring out the geometry for the steering turned out to be quite a challenge. When I measured some full size wagons the distance from the bolt to the tie rod for the center was a bit shorter than the distance from the spindle center to the tie rod. It was the same on several different brands. But on this one that had to be reversed for some reason or it wouldn't work. After some trial and error I got it working.
The turn stops are 1 1/2x1/2" flat. The hitch pole is 1x2x1/8" tube. I bent up some flat for the hitch and drilled a 5/8 hole.
The rear bolster is also 2x4 tube, but I didn't have enough for the angle pieces so I used 2 pieces of 2x2 instead.
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The rear axles are 3/4 cold rolled shaft. I just torched hols in the tubes and welded them in, then capped the bottom.
This is how I made the reach pipe for the rear section to allow for twist.
Then welded it on with the braces.
Then I added the rear hitch, it's 3/8 plate with a 5/8 hole
So this is what it looks like so far. Have to make another trip to town for kore stuff yet. Will add stakes and widen the angle braces to look more like the original. Also need to trim the front spindles and adjust the toe-in.
Hope you enjoyed the build as much as I did. I'll finnish it next time I'm home.
I used the spindles from a case garden tractor front axle. I had to fix the "farmer weld on one spindle first tho. I ground off all the bird stuff and rewelded the steering arm to the spindle.
Then I welded some gussets on to beef up the spindle a bit.
I used 2x4x1/8" tube for the bolster. I cut it down on the end and crimped it a bit to fit the spindle bushing. Getting the angle right was a bit of a challenge because there was no straight edge on the original axle to get an angle from, but I got it pretty close. Since the bushing was cast iron I welded that with Nomacast rod.
Then I welded on the reach pipe and angle braces.
Next was the steering on the front of the bolster. The tube is 2x2x3/16" and the plates are 3/8" and the bolts are 1/2".
I welded some 1/2" thick fillers inside the tube to give a thicker wear surface. Figuring out the geometry for the steering turned out to be quite a challenge. When I measured some full size wagons the distance from the bolt to the tie rod for the center was a bit shorter than the distance from the spindle center to the tie rod. It was the same on several different brands. But on this one that had to be reversed for some reason or it wouldn't work. After some trial and error I got it working.
The turn stops are 1 1/2x1/2" flat. The hitch pole is 1x2x1/8" tube. I bent up some flat for the hitch and drilled a 5/8 hole.
The rear bolster is also 2x4 tube, but I didn't have enough for the angle pieces so I used 2 pieces of 2x2 instead.
Q
The rear axles are 3/4 cold rolled shaft. I just torched hols in the tubes and welded them in, then capped the bottom.
This is how I made the reach pipe for the rear section to allow for twist.
Then welded it on with the braces.
Then I added the rear hitch, it's 3/8 plate with a 5/8 hole
So this is what it looks like so far. Have to make another trip to town for kore stuff yet. Will add stakes and widen the angle braces to look more like the original. Also need to trim the front spindles and adjust the toe-in.
Hope you enjoyed the build as much as I did. I'll finnish it next time I'm home.
