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Merry-Go-Round Spins On Mobile Home Axle
Earl Wagner says the $500 he spent on a merry-go-round for his grandchildren was well worth it.
It started with half an axle used for moving mobile homes. “I was setting up mobile homes and I realized it could be used as a merry-go-round if I stuck it in the ground,” he recalls.
He welded a crisscross
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Merry-Go-Round Spins On Mobile Home Axle AG WORLD Earl Wagner says the $500 he spent on a merry-go-round for his grandchildren was well worth it It started with half an axle used for moving mobile homes “I was setting up mobile homes and I realized it could be used as a merry-go-round if I stuck it in the ground ” he recalls He welded a crisscross of 2-ft sections of I-beam to the end of the shaft and buried it about 6 ft deep cemented in place with six bags of premixed concrete He framed the deck from the hub to the five corners with 1/2 by 3-in steel and welded 1 by 2-in square tubing on top of that Most of the cost was for welding services and the 1/8-in aluminum he pop-riveted for the deck After eight years of use by six grandkids – and some adults – it looks like new He recycled mobile home anchors to make handles Wagner beefed up the merry-go-round with rebar underneath for added stability “My grandkids love it They like to lay on it and look at the sky ” Wagner says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Earl Wagner 40744 River Rd Dade City Fla 33525 ph 352 521-5082
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