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Don-WI
07-21-2003 14:44:21
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Re: How do I build a hay wagon? in reply to wester, 07-21-2003 13:43:35
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If you could happen to come by an old chopper box no longer funtional, take the stringers from that, other wise you cane use 2 or 3 2x8's bolted together on each side. 16 ft. is the normal size for a wagon, and if you don't do a lot of haying, it shouldn't be a problem. The last one I made, I just used treated 2x6, 8' long and nailed them directly to the stringers, perpendicular of course. For the back, I made it removable, by having some peices of steel made to wrap around the stringer, so you can bolt them on. the uprights on the back are regular 4x4's, they just slide into the steel pockets that are bolted onto the stringers. the rest of the back is hard wood, and is off an old wagon I had, and is just 1x6 or 8, about 4' high, 4 horizontal boards and one vertical on both sides, to hold it together.(that way if the 4x4's ever have to be replaced, you can just unbolt it, take it out and put a new one in it's place, no problem's) Hard wood would be nicer, but chances are if kept dry it will still last forever.
Donovan from Wisconsin
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