"Super Stable" 2-Wheeled Wheelbarrow
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"I wanted to use my wheelbarrow to move firewood into our house, but it was too unstable. So I replaced the single wheel on front with an axle and two 12-in. high wheels. Now the wheelbarrow is a lot more stable and also much easier to use," says Ken Voigt, Wausau, Wis.
Voigt started with a single-wheeled wheelbarrow. He removed the single wheel from the frame and mounted the axle and wheels in its place. The axle is made from a 1-in. dia. stainless steel shaft and is secured to uprights on the frame by a pair of set screws.
The back part of the frame supports a pair of handlebars that extend up and outward, which makes the wheelbarrow easy to pick up. Soft rubber covers make the handlebars easy on the hands.
"I made sure I spaced the wheels 29 inches apart so they would fit through the doors on our house," says Voigt.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Voigt, 9208 Pasture Lane, Wausau, Wis. 54403 (ph 715 842-8471; KV57@aol.com).
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"Super Stable" 2-Wheeled Wheelbarrow FARM HOME Miscellaneous 32-6-30 "I wanted to use my wheelbarrow to move firewood into our house, but it was too unstable. So I replaced the single wheel on front with an axle and two 12-in. high wheels. Now the wheelbarrow is a lot more stable and also much easier to use," says Ken Voigt, Wausau, Wis.
Voigt started with a single-wheeled wheelbarrow. He removed the single wheel from the frame and mounted the axle and wheels in its place. The axle is made from a 1-in. dia. stainless steel shaft and is secured to uprights on the frame by a pair of set screws.
The back part of the frame supports a pair of handlebars that extend up and outward, which makes the wheelbarrow easy to pick up. Soft rubber covers make the handlebars easy on the hands.
"I made sure I spaced the wheels 29 inches apart so they would fit through the doors on our house," says Voigt.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Voigt, 9208 Pasture Lane, Wausau, Wis. 54403 (ph 715 842-8471; KV57@aol.com).
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