Brothers Built Texas-Style

2012 - Volume #36, Issue #3, Page #21

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Brothers Built Texas-Style "Little" Red Wagon

The “little red wagon” that Brandon and J.P. Frazier built makes a big impression at local parades and events.
  “We got in a bit over our heads, and it took more time and money than we planned,” Brandon Frazier says with a laugh. But the response from people, and prize winnings, have made it well worth it.
  The brothers and their father, Jackie, have restored about 20 antique tractors. They wanted something to pull in local Texas parades. The result is a Texas-sized Radio Flyer wagon built on an old Deere running gear.
  “It’s all wood with 2 by 4 walls and sheet metal wrapped around it to look like stamped steel,” Frazier says. They painted it red, and a friend took a 2-in. decal and enlarged it to create a giant decal for the lettering.
  “The wagon is about seven times bigger than a toy wagon. It’s 7 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide and 20 ft. long,” Frazier says. “The wheels are off a semi truck.”
  The handle, made of pvc pipe, is 15 ft. long, but is for looks only and needs to be removed whenever the wagon is transported on a trailer.
  One challenge was making the tire hubs. Flowerpots at a home improvement store fit the bill and when painted red look just like the caps on the small wagon, Frazier says.
  The Fraziers equipped it with a generator and lights for a night Christmas parade to carry the grand marshal. They paired it with a 1960 630 Deere tractor and earned trophies for best float. The wagon earns its keep transporting 30 or more people at a time to events at a local tractor show. It has also served as a collection box for a toy drive.
  The giant wagon made its biggest splash in Dallas when the Fraziers transported it there for the Tailgate Wars before a Cowboys football game. It won a couple of money prizes.
  The Fraziers plan to “play” as much as possible with their red wagon this year. Brandon laughs that J.P. has a crazy notion to build a giant tricycle to pull it.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Brandon Frazier, 140 Carol Dr., Quinlan, Texas 75474 (ph 903 450-3970).

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Brothers Built Texas-Style Little Red Wagon FARM HOME Novelty Items The “little red wagon” that Brandon and J P Frazier built makes a big impression at local parades and events “We got in a bit over our heads and it took more time and money than we planned ” Brandon Frazier says with a laugh But the response from people and prize winnings have made it well worth it The brothers and their father Jackie have restored about 20 antique tractors They wanted something to pull in local Texas parades The result is a Texas-sized Radio Flyer wagon built on an old Deere running gear “It’s all wood with 2 by 4 walls and sheet metal wrapped around it to look like stamped steel ” Frazier says They painted it red and a friend took a 2-in decal and enlarged it to create a giant decal for the lettering “The wagon is about seven times bigger than a toy wagon It’s 7 ft tall 8 ft wide and 20 ft long ” Frazier says “The wheels are off a semi truck ” The handle made of pvc pipe is 15 ft long but is for looks only and needs to be removed whenever the wagon is transported on a trailer One challenge was making the tire hubs Flowerpots at a home improvement store fit the bill and when painted red look just like the caps on the small wagon Frazier says The Fraziers equipped it with a generator and lights for a night Christmas parade to carry the grand marshal They paired it with a 1960 630 Deere tractor and earned trophies for best float The wagon earns its keep transporting 30 or more people at a time to events at a local tractor show It has also served as a collection box for a toy drive The giant wagon made its biggest splash in Dallas when the Fraziers transported it there for the Tailgate Wars before a Cowboys football game It won a couple of money prizes The Fraziers plan to “play” as much as possible with their red wagon this year Brandon laughs that J P has a crazy notion to build a giant tricycle to pull it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Brandon Frazier 140 Carol Dr Quinlan Texas 75474 ph 903 450-3970

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