Two-Wheeled Parade Cart Bobs Up And Down

Two-Wheeled Parade Cart Bobs Up And Down AG WORLD 27-3-21 "When we're in a parade people scratch their head trying to figure it out. As we get closer, they smile or laugh," says Tom Wheeler, Ray, N. Dak., about the two-wheeled cart he made just for fun. The cart rides on a pair of 24-in. truck wheels and is painted red, white and blue. The seat, which is big enough for two adults or three kids, bobs 28 in. up and down as the rig moves along. The seat is welded to a pair of short steel pipes that mount over a longer steel pipe that forms the axle. The axle rotates inside the two pipes. "I got the idea after seeing a story in FARM SHOW about someone who offset the wheels on a Jeep," says Wheeler. "I didn't have a Jeep so I came up with the idea to make a two-wheeled cart and offset the axle instead of the wheels. "It's fun to watch the different reactions people have to it. When the cart is parked and people walk by it, no one bothers to take a second look. But as soon as the cart starts moving and they see the riders moving up and down, they stop and stare in fascination. Sometimes at parades I'll walk behind the crowd and listen to people as they talk about what they've just seen." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Wheeler, 6561 115 Ave. N.W., Ray, N. Dak. 58849 (ph 701 568-3204).

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