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So, a few months back I found a haywagon frame that my FIL bought. The rack on it was "well worn" to say the least, but the running gear looked decent (made by Electric Wheel, nothing wose than surface rust on it).
We bought it and used it when cutting one of our fields (we had more hay than one wagon would fit) and when we finished with that, I pulled the rack off
Stuffed it with the brush that we had gathered
And lit it on fire
It burned quite well, as did then smaller brushpile that we burned at the same time
That was back in mid July, between now and then I have been getting the brackets that hold the frame to the running gear replaced (3/4 of them were made of 1/8" steel and had been welded several times, the new ones were made from 1/4" steel and had better not split.
Last week my brother started painting the running gear and got most of it done (he did not do the front beam which needed to be welded first as it had some holes rusted into it where the frame had been sitting on the running gear).
This morning we had a friend over with his Miller 180 (we need to get a welder), he welded in a 1x2 piece on the one side of the front beam (rusted through) and his son practiced his stringers on the other side of the beam (not rusted through, but pitted). After they left, I repacked the bearings on the wheels (side note, has anyone seen great that looked and felt like caramel? That is what the grease that was in there looked/felt like) and cleaned up the rims with a wire wheel in my angle grinder.
I then painted the wheels and hubs JD Yellow and the front beam JD green. So far, it looks good to me. Here is a picture of how the running gear looks so far:
The plan is to rebuild (or have rebuilt) the rack using the plans I found from the University of Wisconsin View attachment Haywagon Plans 6173_b.pdf
So far the only change from the plan that we are planning on making is to put a door on both sides (rather than just on the LH side)
The intended purpose for this haywagon is to have it be equally good as a haywagon hauling hay and as a haywagon doing hayrides. Does anyone have any suggestions on improvements that we can make now before we purchase the materials or start building?
I will be updating this thread as the project continues.
Thanks
Aaron Z
We bought it and used it when cutting one of our fields (we had more hay than one wagon would fit) and when we finished with that, I pulled the rack off
Stuffed it with the brush that we had gathered
And lit it on fire
It burned quite well, as did then smaller brushpile that we burned at the same time
That was back in mid July, between now and then I have been getting the brackets that hold the frame to the running gear replaced (3/4 of them were made of 1/8" steel and had been welded several times, the new ones were made from 1/4" steel and had better not split.
Last week my brother started painting the running gear and got most of it done (he did not do the front beam which needed to be welded first as it had some holes rusted into it where the frame had been sitting on the running gear).
This morning we had a friend over with his Miller 180 (we need to get a welder), he welded in a 1x2 piece on the one side of the front beam (rusted through) and his son practiced his stringers on the other side of the beam (not rusted through, but pitted). After they left, I repacked the bearings on the wheels (side note, has anyone seen great that looked and felt like caramel? That is what the grease that was in there looked/felt like) and cleaned up the rims with a wire wheel in my angle grinder.
I then painted the wheels and hubs JD Yellow and the front beam JD green. So far, it looks good to me. Here is a picture of how the running gear looks so far:
The plan is to rebuild (or have rebuilt) the rack using the plans I found from the University of Wisconsin View attachment Haywagon Plans 6173_b.pdf
So far the only change from the plan that we are planning on making is to put a door on both sides (rather than just on the LH side)
The intended purpose for this haywagon is to have it be equally good as a haywagon hauling hay and as a haywagon doing hayrides. Does anyone have any suggestions on improvements that we can make now before we purchase the materials or start building?
I will be updating this thread as the project continues.
Thanks
Aaron Z