Powered Wheelbarrow Built From Snowblower
“It’s easy to use and saves me a lot of work,” says Dakota Hanisak, Rieglesville, Penn., about the self-propelled “motorized wheelbarrow” he built out of an old walk-behind snowblower.
He started with an old Sears Craftsman 10/29 snowblower that he got for free. He unbolted the auger flighting from the snowblower frame keeping the rear axle, Tecumseh 10-hp. engine, and 6-speed hydrostatic transmission. He used 1-in. square tubing to weld together a frame that bolts on in place of the snowblower auger. It’s supported by a pair of caster wheels on the front. He then used 2 by 6 pressure-treated lumber to build a 4-ft. long, 2-ft. wide deck with 4-in. high sides and bolted it onto the frame. A channel iron bumper was installed on the front.
“I built it all in one day, which included going to get materials from a local junkyard and lumber yard. Ironically, the first thing I ever moved with it was the snowblower components that were removed,” says Hanisak. “What I really like about my powered wheelbarrow is its simplicity.
“I gave the unit to my dad for Father’s Day. He likes it a lot because it’s easier for him to do various jobs around the farm. We use it to haul firewood to the house and to handle other loads too heavy to tote by hand. The big rear wheels provide plenty of traction.
“The operator stands behind the cart and uses the snowblower’s control levers to make the rig go forward or backward. It’s nice to have all those gears, depending on the size of the load and whether you’re going up or downhill. I added a 1-ft. high wooden guard on the back of the wagon that protects the snowblower’s pulley, clutch, and engine. I also bolted an ammunition box on the back of the guard to store tools, small parts, gloves, and so forth.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dakota Hanisak, 1245 Easton Rd., Rieglesville, Penn. 18077 (ph 908-303-6026; dmhanisak@gmail.com).
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Powered Wheelbarrow Built From Snowblower FARM HOME Miscellaneous “It’s easy to use and saves me a lot of work ” says Dakota Hanisak Rieglesville Penn about the self-propelled “motorized wheelbarrow” he built out of an old walk-behind snowblower He started with an old Sears Craftsman 10/29 snowblower that he got for free He unbolted the auger flighting from the snowblower frame keeping the rear axle Tecumseh 10 hp engine and 6-speed hydrostatic transmission He used 1-in square tubing to weld together a frame that bolts on in place of the snowblower auger It’s supported by a pair of caster wheels on front He then used 2 by 6 pressure treated lumber to build a 4-ft long 2-ft wide deck with 4-in high sides and bolted it onto the frame A channel iron bumper was installed on front “I built it all in one day which included going to get materials from a local junk yard and lumber yard Ironically the first thing I ever moved with it was the snowblower components that were removed ” says Hanisak “What I really like about my powered wheelbarrow is its simplicity I built it all in one day which included going to get materials from a local junk yard and lumber yard “I gave the unit to my dad for Father’s Day He likes it a lot because it’s easier for him to do various kinds of jobs around the farm We use it to haul firewood to the house and to handle other loads too heavy to tote by hand The big rear wheels provide plenty of traction “The operator stands behind the cart and uses the snowblower’s control levers to make the rig go forward or backward It’s nice to have all those gears depending on the size of the load and whether you’re going up or downhill I added a 1-ft high wooden guard on back of the wagon that protects the snowblower’s pulley clutch and engine I also bolted an ammunition box on back of the guard to store tools small parts gloves and so forth ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dakota Hanisak 1245 Easton Rd Rieglesville Penn 18077 ph 908 303-6026; dmhanisak@gmail com
