2025 - Volume #49, Issue #2, Page #04
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Monster Wagon Made From Gorilla Cart
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An old Gorilla cart frame formed the base. He began by making brackets to hold the 3/4-in. rod for the axles, welded the rod to the brackets with a stick welder, and then drilled holes at the end of the axles for cotter pins. “I used 3/4-in. round stock for the axles themselves and 2 by 2-in. angle iron for the brackets on the axles,” he says. “The brackets attach to a piece of 1 5/8-in. Unistrut, which attaches to the original gorilla cart axle.”
Apple estimates the project took 12 hrs. and cost about $70. “The axles cost $30 each at Tractor Supply. I had the tires, Unistrut and angle iron, but I did buy several Grade-8 bolts. I decided to put on mower tires because the originals were always going flat.”
Overall, the wagon works as planned, with minimal need for modifications. “Though, if I made it again, I would use 3/4-in. all-thread for the axles because it’s $15 for 3 ft. at Lowe’s,” he shares. “The wheels hang up in the middle of the cart, but I just need to trim the middle support.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Eli Apple, 4725 Kimbro Rd., Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 (ph 984-364-7662; appleclan4725@gmail.com).
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