Tow-Behind Wagon Converted To Wheelbarrow

Tow-Behind Wagon Converted To Wheelbarrow FARM HOME Miscellaneous It provides a lot more work space than a wheelbarrow and is also much more stable says Joseph Parducci Hampshire Ill who converted an old 10 cu ft tow-behind cart into a wheelbarrow-style cart The cart measures 30 in wide by 42 in long with 1-ft high sides and a tailgate on back Parducci removed the tow bar and moved the axle assembly back in order to rebalance the cart s weight over the wheels He also bolted 2 long wooden wheelbarrow handles onto the sides of the cart allowing it to be moved around like a large wheelbarrow A pair of angle iron legs bolt onto the cart s front corners Flats at the bottom of the legs keep them from sinking into the ground I built it for my wife to use in our 1/2-acre garden says Parducci We re always carrying multiple buckets of material back and forth to the garden so we wanted something with a lot of capacity Yet I can wheel the cart between the rows without compacting the soil like a tractor would And if I want I can put the towbar back on and still tow it with a garden tractor The cart also makes a great work station says Parducci I can place a 36 by 48-in section of plywood on top of the cart to do potting or soil mixing work or use a nylon cutting board to clean my vegetables directly in the garden I also built a 2 by 4-ft wooden framed wire mesh æcompost screen for use on top of the cart that lets me sift compost material into boxes inside the cart Later I sprinkle the compost in my garden Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Joseph and Marissa Parducci 17 North 895 Harmony Road Hampshire Ill 60140 ph 847 683-2519; mmp11842@yahoo com

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