Kids Love This “Play Caboose”
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“Every year we take our grandkids to an amusement park in French Lick, Ind., for a ride on the Polar Express train. However, last summer we couldn’t make the trip because of Covid-19. So at my wife’s suggestion, I built this ‘caboose’ to pull behind our lawn tractor. The kids really enjoy riding in it,” says Tom Chaney, Chrisman, Ill.
The caboose rides on 4 caster wheels purchased from Harbor Freight. The sides are made of 3/4-in. plywood, the floor is off an old shipping crate, and the roof was made using scrap lumber. There are doors on front and back, which kids can open and then step outside onto a small “porch”. There also are windows with ledges on both sides The entire structure is supported by a pair of 2-in. angle iron frames.
“It even has a working tail light that kids can turn on and off from inside the caboose by using a battery-operated switch,” says Chaney.
He made a 4-ft. long drawbar hitch out of 1-in. sq. tubing that lets him pull the caboose behind either a garden tractor or a barrel train he already had. “I drilled a pair of holes through one end of the tubing, then ran a 4-in. muffler clamp through them and bolted it on front of the caboose. The tube swivels on the clamp when turning,” notes Chaney.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tom Chaney, Sr., 14732 E. 1800th Rd., Chrisman, Ill. 61924.
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Kids Love This “Play Caboose” FARM HOME recreation “Every year we take our grandkids to an amusement park in French Lick Ind for a ride on the Polar Express train However last summer we couldn’t make the trip because of Covid-19 So at my wife’s suggestion I built this ‘caboose’ to pull behind our lawn tractor The kids really enjoy riding in it ” says Tom Chaney Chrisman Ill The caboose rides on 4 caster wheels purchased from Harbor Freight The sides are made of 3/4-in plywood the floor is off an old shipping crate and the roof was made using scrap lumber There are doors on front and back which kids can open and then step outside onto a small “porch” There also are windows with ledges on both sides The entire structure is supported by a pair of 2-in angle iron frames “It even has a working tail light that kids can turn on and off from inside the caboose by using a battery-operated switch ” says Chaney He made a 4-ft long drawbar hitch out of 1-in sq tubing that lets him pull the caboose behind either a garden tractor or a barrel train he already had “I drilled a pair of holes through one end of the tubing then ran a 4-in muffler clamp through them and bolted it on front of the caboose The tube swivels on the clamp when turning ” notes Chaney Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Chaney Sr 14732 E 1800th Rd Chrisman Ill 61924
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