Homemade Ferris Wheel
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I built this small ferris wheel from a pair of large dump rake wheels. I started with two rider seats and later added two more. A Teddy Bear rides in each seat. We wanted the Teddy Bears to be large and showy and went to flea markets and garage sales to find just the right ones. All the bears are about the same weight for balance.
Power is provided by a McCormick gas engine, with a clothesline belt running from the ferris wheel to the engine. Every year I take the ferris wheel to a local steam and gas engine show where it’s quite a conversation piece. Little kids like to watch it go around while their parents snap photos. At parades I haul it on a trailer in my 1937 Ford truck, and it’s a real crowd pleaser. (Wally Clavadatscher, S9895 County Rd. E, Sauk City, Wis. 53583)
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Homemade Ferris Wheel FARM HOME Novelty Items I built this small ferris wheel from a pair of large dump rake wheels I started with two rider seats and later added two more A Teddy Bear rides in each seat We wanted the Teddy Bears to be large and showy and went to flea markets and garage sales to find just the right ones All the bears are about the same weight for balance Power is provided by a McCormick gas engine with a clothesline belt running from the ferris wheel to the engine Every year I take the ferris wheel to a local steam and gas engine show where it’s quite a conversation piece Little kids like to watch it go around while their parents snap photos At parades I haul it on a trailer in my 1937 Ford truck and it’s a real crowd pleaser Wally Clavadatscher S9895 County Rd E Sauk City Wis 53583
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