my free wagon.......

Anonymous-0 · Jun 20, 2011

Hey folks,

This is the wagon I was talking about. Actually in better shape (more solid) than the other two I have, just worried about the wood running gear. It's factory built and rated at 3 tons. Brakes and lights work (unlike my others).... It's flexed a little because the ground is uneven.
Guess I'll just loosely advertise it and if it don't sell oil it and cover it with a tarp. Got some used motoroil to recycle anyway.........
A dump wagon will be minimum 800 bucks in worse shape than this.Starting to ask myself how important that is.

Ken Macfarlane · Jun 20, 2011

Was that thing built in ww2?

Leroy · Jun 20, 2011

Don't worry about the strength, just get yourself a new coupling pole to replace the one that was broke from turning to short ans improperly spliced. That running gear is same type as under that tank wagon in one of the pictures and orignall had the same type wheels. The wheels and I can't tell how much else was replaced for road travel. And it would trail good at 65+MPH, not sure what that translates to you. And it is common to have loads of 10,000+# on them. Have too many of those wood wagons to count. Common load in bales would have been 165 of the 65# small square bales on a 16' or even an 18' bed.Thatis 10,725# just in load without figuring the bed weight. Normal wasa to convert them to rubber with the front axle of a car or 1/2 ton pickup. but they did make replacement axles for that purpose.

Sam#3 · Jun 20, 2011

Maybe Spanish American.
Actually Dad bought one like that around 1950. It had been cut back and mounted on Chevy axles. I was a good wagon except they hadn't compensated for the different size wheels so the rack slanted toward the rear. It had a fourteen-foot flat bed.
One year he hired it out to work during threshing and he loaded it one load of oats that threshed over a hundred bushels.

GordoSD · Jun 20, 2011

Some GI found his jeep but no tires on it

Mike (WA) · Jun 20, 2011

That thing is just beggin' for a buckboard seat on top of the front panel, a long hitch pole with a double tree at the front, and a couple of nice Percherons.

Old Roy · Jun 20, 2011

Motor oil ( petroleum base ) isn't really that good to protect wood makes it soft and easy to gouge creating pockets for water to lay in.

I would go with the linseed because it actually gives the grain a drink and seals by tightening the grain in the wood making a better water barrier.

Thompson s water seal is easy to apply with a garden sprayer it contains linseed oil.

If you use it for Hay it should almost slide off without contaminating feed.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 20, 2011

(quoted from post at 08:24:53 06/20/11) That thing is just beggin' for a buckboard seat on top of the front panel, a long hitch pole with a double tree at the front, and a couple of nice Percherons.

Had a seat on it until a couple years ago (was laying in the barn by it). He pulled it with Oxen. Still find plenty of wagons with the seat on the front.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 20, 2011

thats really nice,and looks very handy.

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