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Monster Wagon Made From Gorilla Cart
Eli Apple of Hillsborough, N.C., created a monster wagon for farm work. “I use my monster wagon for hauling animal feed, dirt, rock, all sorts of stuff,” he says.
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 s
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Monster Wagon Made From Gorilla Cart Eli Apple of Hillsborough N C created a monster wagon for farm work “I use my monster wagon for hauling animal feed dirt rock all sorts of stuff ” he says 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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