Resurrecting the steel wheeler

[motocephalic]

Resurrecting and old wood trailer my dad used 30 years ago. Dug it out of the field right where my mother said it would be. I was fascinated by how well he U bolted on the old timbers that he used to attach to the frame. He always believed in being frugal, so he made his own timbers. Yes I guess on this Thanskgiving day I owe a great deal of gratitude to a father that took the time to show me the value of hard work, and building things yourself.

 

[300UGUY]

Neat! Sure won't have to worry about the tires going flat, like my cart's do!

 

[motocephalic]

yes the wheels should last another 100 years , but their sure not made for paved roads. I figure they would do well in the rough woods.

 

[TripleR]

That's great to see something like that preserved and put back into use.

 

[chad22]

That's great to see something like that preserved and put back into use.

:thumbsup: I always love to see old thing being restored and put back to use too.

Neat old trailer there.

Chad

 

[smstonypoint]

Thanks for posting.

Was the frame initially designed for a trailer? It looks like it may have been adapted from another use.

Steve

 

[dieselcrawler]

Bet that rings your ears pullin it on a gravel road... we had a steel wheeled hay wagon when I was a kid. Sure could tell when it left the field and was headin to the barn... even 3 counties over!

 

[adventure bob]

is it actually driven? it looks like it was made from something else or was designed to be drive shaft coupled to whatever was pulling it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Clint S]

Probably some old car rear re purposed. I had an old wagon similar and one winter I was getting some wood and the tires were locked up. The pumpkin was full of water and it had frozen. Resealed and filled it with a mixture of a tube of grease and some old oil we had around.

 

[stuckmotor]

The way the wheels are hooked on has me fascinated. Do they use the axle connected to the differential? It looks like the origonal wheels might have been removed and a different axle, wheels and all, bolted onto the existing housing.