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Wagon bed construction tips

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BarryinMN

01-27-2004 18:38:37




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My late Winter project is to construct a wood bed on an old red 4 wheel rubber tire wagon about 6X14'. Wagon has 5 bolt wheels & car type tires. Will use it to carry farm visitors, rocks from the field, etc. Wagon frame does not have ears to bolt (stringers?)to yet. Wagon will stay outside no room in the barn. Anyone have tips & pix for ideas resurrecting grandparents wagon gear that was never completed.

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ShepFL

01-29-2004 12:23:57




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 Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to BarryinMN, 01-27-2004 18:38:37  
To those who posted email check it out. I sent a PDF file from the University of Wisconsin that has a plan for hay wagon.
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Stan - Another Thought

01-28-2004 07:00:34




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 Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to BarryinMN, 01-27-2004 18:38:37  
I got to thinking - joists 2' apart might not be enough to keep from having a trampoline effect. Maybe 16" would be better, just like in a house floor.

Stan



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paul

01-28-2004 09:54:53




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 Re: Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to Stan - Another Thought, 01-28-2004 07:00:34  
Don't use joists at all - makes the wagon to dern high. Seems you are running the flooring the long way? I prefer the flooring to run across the hayrack - better footing for those eratic tractor drivers.... ;)

Dad used 7' long home sawn real 1" planks for the flooring, holds 150 bales just fine. With today's weak wood, perhaps 5/4th's decking would work.

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Tim(nj)

01-28-2004 11:08:23




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 Re: Re: Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to paul, 01-28-2004 09:54:53  
I'd go with treated 2x6. I had a kicker wagon bought at a sale where the guy had put in a new floor made of 5/4x6. Didn't take long to bust them all up, split way too easy where the screws were.



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Stan - Florida

01-28-2004 10:09:00




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 Re: Re: Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to paul, 01-28-2004 09:54:53  
Well, you have to keep in mind that I'm remembering building wagon beds with shoveling ear corn in mind. Smooth surface, lengthwise, and usually hardwood.

Talk about high? Our older beds had 2" X 12" stringers and 2" X 6" joists, of course they were built for the high-wheeled wagons, and those front wheels could sure dump a load if you turned too short.

Stan



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paul

01-28-2004 12:33:55




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to Stan - Florida, 01-28-2004 10:09:00  
Different animal then, your construction makes good sense. Unload grain to the rear, bales to the side - like to have the wood grain running the direction of unloading. :)

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Stan - Florida

01-28-2004 04:49:52




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 Re: Wagon bed construction tips in reply to BarryinMN, 01-27-2004 18:38:37  
Opinions? I've got 'em! Personally, unless you have a limitation on gates or doors or such, I'd go with a 7' X 14' bed. We always had 6' X 14' wagon beds, but those were carryovers from horse-drawn, high-wheel wagons. The 7 X 14 is much better looking.

I'd go with 4" X 6" stringers and 4" X 4" crosswise joists (about 2' apart). You'll need to have a defined edge (and something to bolt sideboards to), so bolt a 2" X 4" on either side, then use carsiding (tongue and groove) lumber (grooves down) for flooring. I suppose, like in laying tile, you should start at the center and work out to the edge, just for appearance's sake.

This may be more picky than you want to go, but I'm just remembering how we used to build wagon beds.

Stan

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