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Robert Huntress

11-13-2007 20:45:06




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Does anyone have a good set of prints for a homemade wagon gear? I've drawn out a partial set from pictures, but the steering system is a little vague. Are 1/2" tie rods with a length adjustment over the tongue pivot heavy enough? I am currently looking at building it with 66" axles measured inner hub plate to inner hub plate, to allow for a 96" width on the bed. Any input would be appreciated.




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M Nut

11-15-2007 09:47:01




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to Robert Huntress, 11-13-2007 20:45:06  
Just a thought, do you want to build one as a project for fun, or simply need a wagon? Why not watch around and buy one?
I had a 6 ton Kaston running gear I repainted and put good tires on and put a new 8x16ft whiteoak bed on it. I had a heck of a time getting $500 for it. That was the 1st and last wagon I ever tried to sell and make a little money on. Didn't quite get my money back on expenses in the end.

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Robert Huntress

11-15-2007 16:51:25




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to M Nut, 11-15-2007 09:47:01  
I willbe needing a hay wagon next season. However, I talked to a fellow in town who has a 30'x8' wagon that I'll probably get. It's a shame, since I have the perfect rear axle. Like you mentioned, though, I can't build one for as little as buying an old one and refitting it with a wooden deck. I will probably keep the I beams members, though. I would like to thank everyone who has posted. I searched the net this morning for those lincoln electric plans, also. Thank you guys.

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paul

11-15-2007 19:52:21




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to Robert Huntress, 11-15-2007 16:51:25  
30 foot????? Was that a typo? I sure wouldn't want that! :)

--->Paul



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Robert Huntress

11-15-2007 20:54:03




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to paul, 11-15-2007 19:52:21  
No typo, it's huge. It has a metal bed, which is going to need replacing.



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poogie

11-14-2007 13:41:45




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to Robert Huntress, 11-13-2007 20:45:06  
University of Missouri had some plans that some of the Vo-Ag faculty and a Vo-ag instructor at Troy, Missouri made. It is called the Troy wagon and the authors of the plans were Jesse clounts ,_____ _Parker, and _____ __ ___ Sorry do not remember all of the names. I have 3 of the wagons



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Vapet

11-14-2007 12:34:14




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to Robert Huntress, 11-13-2007 20:45:06  
Lincoln Electric had some good farm project books back in the 50's and 60's. Don't know about now but you might do some searching and find some.



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KEH

11-14-2007 16:04:55




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to Vapet, 11-14-2007 12:34:14  

The Lincoln book had 2 types of wagon plans. One type involved using an old car chassis of the Model A Ford type. The steering linkage was reversed, as I recall. Expert opinion locally said this type wandered over the road at any speed and was hard to back up.

The second type was a 5th wheel type which was supposed to back up easily and could go down the road at normal speed in a straight line. The plans involved making two straight axles of large pipe. The front axle had a round disk of heavy flat steel with a connecting pin in the center going through a corresponding heavy disk which attached to the wagon frame. A hitch was attached to the front axle with pins. The wagon bed had to be high enough so the wheels could clear the frame as the axle turned.

KEH

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edchainsaw

11-16-2007 20:07:30




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 Re: wagon plans in reply to KEH, 11-14-2007 16:04:55  
my gramdfather built a gear from a Model A back in the winter of 1936... he and a friend took a week working everyday on it.. ( I still have this gear--(I am not taking good care of it I am sorry for that) its very week the last time it was moved was sometime in 1978 or 9... it is in a shed... but I wouldn't waste time or money building one...



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